Prague Chess Festival
A ten-player Masters round-robin in Prague every winter, with a Challengers group alongside.
- Founded
- 2019
- Held
- Annual, February–March
- Where
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Format
- Masters and Challengers round-robins of ten players, plus open events; the Challengers winner joins the next Masters
- Champion
- Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2026)
History
The Prague Chess Festival started in 2019 and has quickly become a fixture of the winter calendar. Its Masters is a ten-player round-robin, and the winner of the Challengers group earns a place in the following year’s Masters.
Nodirbek Abdusattorov is the only two-time winner, in 2024 and 2026. Its Challengers has launched several young players, including Ediz Gürel, who completed his grandmaster title by winning it in 2024.
Prague Chess Festival in The Chess Herald
Winners
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Nodirbek Abdusattorov |
| 2025 | Aravindh Chithambaram |
| 2024 | Nodirbek Abdusattorov |
| 2023 | Ray Robson |
| 2022 | Pentala Harikrishna |
| 2021 | Sam Shankland |
| 2020 | Alireza Firouzja |
| 2019 | Nikita Vitiugov |
Source: Wikipedia.
Page last reviewed September 29, 2026.