12-year-old prodigy Vaclav stuns Akash
Peter Leko made the ceremonial first move of the first round on Thai Dai Van Nguyen and Pentala Harikrishna's board
Leko's student Vincent Keymer scored the sole win of the round in the Masters section against Hao Wang
Thai Dai Van Nguyen had a relatively quiet draw against...
...Pentala Harikrishna
David Navara (CZE) - Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU): 0.5-0.5
Sam Shankland (USA) - Boris Gelfand (ISR): 0.5-0.5
Haik Martirosyan (ARM) - Ray Robson (USA): 0.5-0.5
12-year-old FM Vaclav Finek (CZE) got the better of GM Akash G
Masters section
The tournament hall at Don Giovanni Hotel in Prague, Czech Republic
The playing area for the Masters and Challengers section of Prague International Chess Festival
Warning sign for the spectators to avoid any disturbance to the players
Schedule
The Round-Robin tournaments will take place from 21st to 30th June 2023. Every day except the last round, games will start at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST). Monday 26th June is a rest day. The ninth round game on 30th June will start at 11 a.m. local time, 2:30 p.m. IST.
Masters Crosstable after Round 1 | Photo: Prague International Chess Festival
Challengers Crosstable after Round 1
| Photo: Prague International Chess Festival
Replay Round 1 Masters games
Replay Round 1 Challengers games
Masters:
Round 1 results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
| 1 | 1 | 2653 | GM | NGUYEN Thai Dai Van | ½ - ½ | GM | HARIKRISHNA Pentala | 2704 | 10 | PGN | ||
| 2 | 2 | 2690 | GM | KEYMER Vincent | 1 - 0 | GM | WANG Hao | 2722 | 9 | PGN | ||
| 3 | 3 | 2689 | GM | NAVARA David | ½ - ½ | GM | DEAC Bogdan-Daniel | 2693 | 8 | PGN | ||
| 4 | 4 | 2711 | GM | SHANKLAND Sam | ½ - ½ | GM | GELFAND Boris | 2668 | 7 | PGN | ||
| 5 | 5 | 2685 | GM | MARTIROSYAN Haik M. | ½ - ½ | GM | ROBSON Ray | 2689 | 6 | PGN |
Standings after Round 1
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
| 1 | 2 | GM | KEYMER Vincent | GER | 2690 | 1 | 0 | 0,00 | 0 | |
| 2 | 6 | GM | ROBSON Ray | USA | 2689 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 1 | |
| 7 | GM | GELFAND Boris | ISR | 2668 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 1 | ||
| 8 | GM | DEAC Bogdan-Daniel | ROU | 2693 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 1 | ||
| 10 | GM | HARIKRISHNA Pentala | IND | 2704 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 1 | GM | NGUYEN Thai Dai Van | CZE | 2653 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 0 | |
| 3 | GM | NAVARA David | CZE | 2689 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 0 | ||
| 4 | GM | SHANKLAND Sam | USA | 2711 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 0 | ||
| 5 | GM | MARTIROSYAN Haik M. | ARM | 2685 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 9 | GM | WANG Hao | CHN | 2722 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | 1 |
Round 2 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
| 1 | 10 | 2704 | GM | HARIKRISHNA Pentala | GM | ROBSON Ray | 2689 | 6 | ||||
| 2 | 7 | 2668 | GM | GELFAND Boris | GM | MARTIROSYAN Haik M. | 2685 | 5 | ||||
| 3 | 8 | 2693 | GM | DEAC Bogdan-Daniel | GM | SHANKLAND Sam | 2711 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | 9 | 2722 | GM | WANG Hao | GM | NAVARA David | 2689 | 3 | ||||
| 5 | 1 | 2653 | GM | NGUYEN Thai Dai Van | GM | KEYMER Vincent | 2690 | 2 |
Challengers
Round 1 results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
| 1 | 1 | 2609 | GM | BARTEL Mateusz | ½ - ½ | GM | GLEDURA Benjamin | 2645 | 10 | PGN | ||
| 2 | 2 | 2436 | IM | STALMACH Richard | ½ - ½ | GM | PULTINEVICIUS Paulius | 2530 | 9 | PGN | ||
| 3 | 3 | 2409 | FM | FINEK Vaclav | 1 - 0 | GM | AKASH G | 2483 | 8 | PGN | ||
| 4 | 4 | 2611 | GM | PECHAC Jergus | ½ - ½ | IM | VYKOUK Jan | 2467 | 7 | PGN | ||
| 5 | 5 | 2597 | GM | MOTYLEV Alexander | ½ - ½ | GM | L'AMI Erwin | 2645 | 6 | PGN |
Standings after Round 1
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
| 1 | 3 | FM | FINEK Vaclav | CZE | 2409 | 1 | 0 | 0,00 | 0 | |
| 2 | 6 | GM | L'AMI Erwin | NED | 2645 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 1 | |
| 7 | IM | VYKOUK Jan | CZE | 2467 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 1 | ||
| 9 | GM | PULTINEVICIUS Paulius | LTU | 2530 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 1 | ||
| 10 | GM | GLEDURA Benjamin | HUN | 2645 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 1 | GM | BARTEL Mateusz | POL | 2609 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 0 | |
| 2 | IM | STALMACH Richard | CZE | 2436 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 0 | ||
| 4 | GM | PECHAC Jergus | SVK | 2611 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 0 | ||
| 5 | GM | MOTYLEV Alexander | ROU | 2597 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 8 | GM | AKASH G | IND | 2483 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | 1 |
Round 2 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
| 1 | 10 | 2645 | GM | GLEDURA Benjamin | GM | L'AMI Erwin | 2645 | 6 | ||||
| 2 | 7 | 2467 | IM | VYKOUK Jan | GM | MOTYLEV Alexander | 2597 | 5 | ||||
| 3 | 8 | 2483 | GM | AKASH G | GM | PECHAC Jergus | 2611 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | 9 | 2530 | GM | PULTINEVICIUS Paulius | FM | FINEK Vaclav | 2409 | 3 | ||||
| 5 | 1 | 2609 | GM | BARTEL Mateusz | IM | STALMACH Richard | 2436 | 2 |
Time Control
The time control is 90'/40 moves + 30'/end & 30"/move.
Links
Tournament Regulations: Masters, Challengers and Open
