Tournaments
Prague International Chess Festival 2025
Prague International Chess Festival 2025 · Challengers
WinnerGMNodirbek YakubboevFinished first on 8½/11
- Dates
- 26 Feb – 7 Mar 2025
- Location
- Prague, Czechia
- Format
- 10-player round-robin
- Time control
- 90/40, 30+30
After Round 1
| # | Player | Elo | Perf | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GMJonas Buhl Bjerre | 2640 | – | 1/1 |
| 1 | GMIvan Salgado Lopez | 2599 | – | 1/1 |
| 3 | GMNodirbek Yakubboev | 2659 | – | ½/1 |
| 3 | GMMa Qun | 2645 | – | ½/1 |
| 3 | GMMarc`Andria Maurizzi | 2581 | – | ½/1 |
| 3 | IMVaclav Finek | 2478 | – | ½/1 |
| 3 | IMRichard Stalmach | 2449 | – | ½/1 |
| 3 | FMJachym Nemec | 2433 | – | ½/1 |
| 9 | GMStamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis | 2580 | – | 0/1 |
| 9 | IMDivya Deshmukh | 2490 | – | 0/1 |
After Round 2
| # | Player | Elo | Perf | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GMNodirbek Yakubboev | 2659 | – | 1½/2 |
| 1 | GMJonas Buhl Bjerre | 2640 | – | 1½/2 |
| 1 | GMIvan Salgado Lopez | 2599 | – | 1½/2 |
| 4 | GMMa Qun | 2645 | – | 1/2 |
| 4 | IMDivya Deshmukh | 2490 | – | 1/2 |
| 4 | IMVaclav Finek | 2478 | – | 1/2 |
| 4 | FMJachym Nemec | 2433 | – | 1/2 |
| 8 | GMMarc`Andria Maurizzi | 2581 | – | ½/2 |
| 8 | GMStamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis | 2580 | – | ½/2 |
| 8 | IMRichard Stalmach | 2449 | – | ½/2 |
After Round 3
| # | Player | Elo | Perf | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GMNodirbek Yakubboev | 2659 | – | 2½/3 |
| 1 | GMJonas Buhl Bjerre | 2640 | – | 2½/3 |
| 3 | FMJachym Nemec | 2433 | – | 2/3 |
| 4 | GMMa Qun | 2645 | – | 1½/3 |
| 4 | GMIvan Salgado Lopez | 2599 | – | 1½/3 |
| 4 | IMVaclav Finek | 2478 | – | 1½/3 |
| 7 | GMMarc`Andria Maurizzi | 2581 | – | 1/3 |
| 7 | GMStamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis | 2580 | – | 1/3 |
| 7 | IMDivya Deshmukh | 2490 | – | 1/3 |
| 10 | IMRichard Stalmach | 2449 | – | ½/3 |
After Round 4
| # | Player | Elo | Perf | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GMNodirbek Yakubboev | 2659 | – | 3/4 |
| 1 | GMJonas Buhl Bjerre | 2640 | – | 3/4 |
| 3 | GMMa Qun | 2645 | – | 2/4 |
| 3 | GMIvan Salgado Lopez | 2599 | – | 2/4 |
| 3 | GMMarc`Andria Maurizzi | 2581 | – | 2/4 |
| 3 | FMJachym Nemec | 2433 | – | 2/4 |
| 7 | GMStamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis | 2580 | – | 1½/4 |
| 7 | IMDivya Deshmukh | 2490 | – | 1½/4 |
| 7 | IMVaclav Finek | 2478 | – | 1½/4 |
| 7 | IMRichard Stalmach | 2449 | – | 1½/4 |
After Round 5
| # | Player | Elo | Perf | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GMNodirbek Yakubboev | 2659 | – | 4/5 |
| 2 | GMJonas Buhl Bjerre | 2640 | – | 3½/5 |
| 3 | GMIvan Salgado Lopez | 2599 | – | 3/5 |
| 3 | GMMarc`Andria Maurizzi | 2581 | – | 3/5 |
| 5 | GMMa Qun | 2645 | – | 2½/5 |
| 6 | GMStamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis | 2580 | – | 2/5 |
| 6 | IMRichard Stalmach | 2449 | – | 2/5 |
| 6 | FMJachym Nemec | 2433 | – | 2/5 |
| 9 | IMDivya Deshmukh | 2490 | – | 1½/5 |
| 9 | IMVaclav Finek | 2478 | – | 1½/5 |
After Round 6
| # | Player | Elo | Perf | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GMNodirbek Yakubboev | 2659 | – | 4½/6 |
| 1 | GMJonas Buhl Bjerre | 2640 | – | 4½/6 |
| 3 | GMMa Qun | 2645 | – | 3½/6 |
| 3 | GMIvan Salgado Lopez | 2599 | – | 3½/6 |
| 5 | GMMarc`Andria Maurizzi | 2581 | – | 3/6 |
| 6 | GMStamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis | 2580 | – | 2½/6 |
| 6 | IMVaclav Finek | 2478 | – | 2½/6 |
| 6 | IMRichard Stalmach | 2449 | – | 2½/6 |
| 9 | FMJachym Nemec | 2433 | – | 2/6 |
| 10 | IMDivya Deshmukh | 2490 | – | 1½/6 |
After Round 7
| # | Player | Elo | Perf | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GMNodirbek Yakubboev | 2659 | – | 5½/7 |
| 1 | GMJonas Buhl Bjerre | 2640 | – | 5½/7 |
| 3 | GMMa Qun | 2645 | – | 4/7 |
| 3 | GMMarc`Andria Maurizzi | 2581 | – | 4/7 |
| 5 | GMIvan Salgado Lopez | 2599 | – | 3½/7 |
| 6 | GMStamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis | 2580 | – | 3/7 |
| 6 | IMVaclav Finek | 2478 | – | 3/7 |
| 6 | IMRichard Stalmach | 2449 | – | 3/7 |
| 9 | FMJachym Nemec | 2433 | – | 2/7 |
| 10 | IMDivya Deshmukh | 2490 | – | 1½/7 |
After Round 8
| # | Player | Elo | Perf | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GMNodirbek Yakubboev | 2659 | – | 6½/8 |
| 2 | GMJonas Buhl Bjerre | 2640 | – | 6/8 |
| 3 | GMMarc`Andria Maurizzi | 2581 | – | 5/8 |
| 4 | GMMa Qun | 2645 | – | 4½/8 |
| 5 | GMIvan Salgado Lopez | 2599 | – | 4/8 |
| 6 | IMVaclav Finek | 2478 | – | 3½/8 |
| 7 | GMStamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis | 2580 | – | 3/8 |
| 7 | IMRichard Stalmach | 2449 | – | 3/8 |
| 9 | FMJachym Nemec | 2433 | – | 2½/8 |
| 10 | IMDivya Deshmukh | 2490 | – | 2/8 |
After Round 9
| # | Player | Elo | Perf | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GMNodirbek Yakubboev | 2659 | 2771 | 8½/11 |
| 2 | GMJonas Buhl Bjerre | 2640 | 2699 | 7½/11 |
| 3 | GMMarc`Andria Maurizzi | 2581 | 2676 | 6/9 |
| 4 | GMMa Qun | 2645 | 2622 | 5½/9 |
| 5 | GMIvan Salgado Lopez | 2599 | 2508 | 4/9 |
| 6 | IMVaclav Finek | 2478 | 2520 | 4/9 |
| 7 | GMStamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis | 2580 | 2426 | 3/9 |
| 8 | IMDivya Deshmukh | 2490 | 2441 | 3/9 |
| 9 | IMRichard Stalmach | 2449 | 2441 | 3/9 |
| 10 | FMJachym Nemec | 2433 | 2401 | 2½/9 |
Crosstable
| # | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yakubboev | ½½1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | |
| 2 | Bjerre | ½½0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | |
| 3 | Maurizzi | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Ma | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | |
| 5 | Salgado Lopez | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | Finek | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4 | |
| 7 | Kourkoulos-Arditis | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 3 | |
| 8 | Deshmukh | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 3 | |
| 9 | Stalmach | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 10 | Nemec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 2.5 |
Tiebreaks · 7 Mar
Round 1 · 26 Feb
Round 2 · 27 Feb
Round 3 · 28 Feb
Round 4 · 1 Mar
Round 5 · 2 Mar
Round 6 · 4 Mar
Round 7 · 5 Mar
Round 8 · 6 Mar
Round 9 · 7 Mar
Round 10Pairings to come
Top 2 boards from each round.
10 players · average classical Elo 2555
| # | Player | Elo |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GMNodirbek Yakubboev | 2659 |
| 2 | GMMa Qun | 2645 |
| 3 | GMJonas Buhl Bjerre | 2640 |
| 4 | GMIvan Salgado Lopez | 2599 |
| 5 | GMMarc`Andria Maurizzi | 2581 |
| 6 | GMStamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis | 2580 |
| 7 | IMDivya Deshmukh | 2490 |
| 8 | IMVaclav Finek | 2478 |
| 9 | IMRichard Stalmach | 2449 |
| 10 | FMJachym Nemec | 2433 |
Times are local to Prague
Fri 7 Mar17:36TiebreaksFinished
Wed 26 Feb15:15Round 1Finished
Thu 27 Feb15:15Round 2Finished
Fri 28 Feb15:15Round 3Finished
Sat 1 Mar15:15Round 4Finished
Sun 2 Mar15:15Round 5Finished
Tue 4 Mar15:15Round 6Finished
Wed 5 Mar15:15Round 7Finished
Thu 6 Mar15:15Round 8Finished
Fri 7 Mar11:15Round 9Finished
TBCRound 10Upcoming
