PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - E7 round-robin tournament
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Feb 2026 to 06 Mar 2026 in Praha, Czech Republic. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1066, and top seed was Vlastimil Cerny (🇨🇿 CZE, 1537).
Dominik Jansta (🇨🇿 CZE, 1519) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Niclas Meckel (6.5) and Vlastimil Cerny (6.0). Jansta won solo starting round 6.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsDominik Jansta led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Dominik Jansta never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
Dominik Jansta opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Niclas Meckel); the title is out of reach before R9.
Dominik Jansta drew with Niclas Meckel (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇨🇿Jansta, Dominik | 1519 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 30.75 | 37.0 | +82.0 | 1797 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Meckel, Niclas | 1523 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 23.00 | 38.5 | +19.6 | 1580 |
| 4 | 🇨🇿Cerny, Vlastimil | 1537 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 21.50 | 39.0 | -3.2 | 1521 |
| 5 | 🇨🇿Zacek, Petr | 1525 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 20.00 | 39.0 | -0.4 | 1523 |
| 3 | 🇨🇿Klimes, Martin | 1521 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 20.00 | 39.5 | +18.8 | 1580 |
| 6 | 🇪🇸Gracia Sancho, Carlos | 1505 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 15.25 | 40.0 | -32.4 | 1401 |
| 8 | 🇨🇿Tomanek, Karel | 1526 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 9.50 | 41.0 | -40.4 | 1250 |
| 7 | FIDE 23794046 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 5.50 | 43.0 | 0.0 | 1214 |
| 10 | 🇨🇿Tencar, Jakub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 43.0 | 0.0 | 723 |
| 9 | FIDE 23789077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 45.0 | 0.0 | 723 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Jansta, DominikCZE+82.08.0 pts · #1
- 2Meckel, NiclasGER+19.66.5 pts · #2
- 3Klimes, MartinCZE+18.85.5 pts · #3
- 1Tomanek, KarelCZE-40.44.0 pts · #8
- 2Gracia Sancho, CarlosESP-32.45.0 pts · #6
- 3Cerny, VlastimilCZE-3.26.0 pts · #4