PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - E8 round-robin tournament
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9 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Feb 2026 to 06 Mar 2026 in Praha, Czech Republic. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 991, and top seed was Mikulas Rendl (🇨🇿 CZE, 1497).
Dario Atares Carpi (🇪🇸 ESP, 1454) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Alex Brcak (6.0) and Max Brcak (5.5). Atares Carpi shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇨🇿Praha, Czech Republic
Dates
26 Feb 2026 → 06 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Federations · 4 represented
🇨🇿Czech Republic×6
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇨🇭Switzerland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 9 · 9 roundsDario Atares Carpi led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
R2–R9 · LEAD HELD
Dario Atares Carpi held the sole lead from R2 through R9 without losing it.
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Dario Atares Carpi drew with Alex Brcak (White).
R1–R6 · WIN STREAK
Dario Atares Carpi won 5 in a row (R1–R6).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇪🇸Atares Carpi, Dario | 1454 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 20.75 | 30.0 | +36.0 | 1737 |
| 2 | 🇨🇿Brcak, Alex | 1496 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 19.75 | 30.0 | +17.6 | 1560 |
| 3 | 🇨🇿Brcak, Max | 1492 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 17.50 | 30.5 | +19.6 | 1561 |
| 6 | 🇨🇿Cejpova, Melina | 1495 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 | 19.50 | 31.5 | -22.0 | 1417 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Parth Pathare | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 13.00 | 32.0 | 0.0 | 1365 |
| 4 | 🇨🇿Vavrova, Jirina | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 10.75 | 32.5 | 0.0 | 1433 |
| 5 | 🇨🇭Kraus, Thomas | 1489 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 10.00 | 33.0 | -12.4 | 1415 |
| 7 | 🇨🇿Gybas, Tomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 2.0 | 4.50 | 34.0 | 0.0 | 1365 |
| 9 | 🇨🇿Rendl, Mikulas | 1497 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1.5 | 6.25 | 34.5 | -62.4 | 1248 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Atares Carpi, DarioESP+36.06.0 pts · #1
- 2Brcak, MaxCZE+19.65.5 pts · #3
- 3Brcak, AlexCZE+17.66.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Rendl, MikulasCZE-62.41.5 pts · #9
- 2Cejpova, MelinaCZE-22.04.5 pts · #6
- 3Kraus, ThomasSUI-12.43.0 pts · #5