Prague Chess Festival

The Prague International Chess Festival, abbreviated as PICF, is an annual chess tournament that takes place in Prague, Czech Republic, since 2019.

It consists of several separate groups including Masters, Challengers, and Futures (organized under the round-robin system), an open tournament (held using the Swiss system), and a series of side tournaments. The winner of Challengers group receives an invitation to the Masters group the following year, while the winner of the open tournament receives an invitation to the Challengers group. The festival is organized by the Nový Bor Chess Club and the playing venue is the Don Giovanni Hotel in Prague.

Participants and winners The average rating of the Masters group is usually around 2700 and the average rating of the Challengers group is about 2550. The tournament has featured a number of participants of the Candidates Tournament, including Alireza Firouzja, Richárd Rapport, Vidit Gujrathi, Gukesh Dommaraju, R Praggnanandhaa, Wang Hao, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Nijat Abasov, the World Chess Championship 2012 challenger Boris Gelfand and Women's World Chess Champion Ju Wenjun.

In each group there is a couple of Czech players nominated by the Chess Federation of the Czech Republic.

Winners of the Masters group: {| class="sortable wikitable" ! # !! Year !! Winner(s) |- |align="center"|1||2019|| |- |align="center"|2||2020|| |- |align="center"|3||2021|| |- |align="center"|4||2022|| |- |align="center"|5||2023|| |- |align="center"|6||2024|| |- |align="center"|7||2025|| |- |align="center"|8||2026||

Winners of the Challengers group: {| class="sortable wikitable" ! # !! Year !! Winner(s) |- |align="center"|1||2019|| |- |align="center"|2||2020|| |- |||2021||cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |- |align="center"|3||2022|| |- |align="center"|4||2023|| |- |align="center"|5||2024|| |- |align="center"|6||2025|| |- |align="center"|7||2026||

2019 Masters PlayerRating12345678910Points12726½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½5½22711½½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ½532722½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½5427310 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 1552655½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½562731½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½4½727300 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½482738½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 492739½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 14102670½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 3 Source:

Challengers PlayerRating12345678910Points12643½½0½11½11622570½½0½½11½15½32580½½110½01½542565110½½½10½552592½½0½1½½014½626670½1½0½0114½7254600½½½½½1½482532½010½1½½04926270½01100½1410260000½½00½102½ Source:

2020 Masters PlayerRating12345678910PointsTie-break1272601 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½522272110 ½ 1 ½½ 1 0 ½503275501 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½542697½ ½ ½ ½0½ ½ 1 1552683½0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1562731½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½½ ½ ½ 4½727130½½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 4½82670½0½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 492717½100½ ½ 0 ½ 14102659½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 03 Source:

Challengers PlayerRating12345678910Points12667½½½½11½½1622670½110½½½1½5½32654½01½½½11½5½42611½0011½½1½552639½1½0½½½½15625290½½0½½1115725600½½½½½1½½4½82442½0½½½001½3½92524½000½0½012½1025590½½½00½½02½ Source:

2021 Masters PlayerRating12345678Points126911 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 5½22729 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 532687 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 442577½½½½½½½3½52665 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 3½62670 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 2½72701 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 2½82697 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1½ Source:

2022 Masters PlayerRating12345678910Points12701½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 6½22709½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 632610½½½½½½½½1542718½0½½½½11½552681½0½½½½½11562703½½½½½½0½14½727230½½½½½½½½4827180½½0½1½½½49267900½00½½½131026920½0½00½½02 Source:

Challengers PlayerRating12345678910PointsTB12675½½1½1½½116½222678½½1½110116½032661½½½½1½1½164263500½½½½111552598½½½½½01½0462613000½½1011472535½0½½101003½82541½100010½½3½9256400½0½01½½31025770000101½½3 Source:

2023 Masters PlayerRating12345678910PointsTie-break126890½½½½111½5½1½226931½½½½½½½15½½32704½½½½½½1½½542689½½½½½½½½½4½52711½½½½½½½½½4½62685½½½½½½0½14½726900½½½½½1½½4½827220½0½½101½4926680½½½½½½0½3½102653½0½½½0½½½3½ Source:

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2024 Masters PlayerRating12345678910Points127441 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½6½226300 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ ½5327150 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 15427471 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 15526670 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½4½62717½0½1½½½½½4½72743½1½½0½01½4½82630000½½½1½½3½927380½½0½½0½13½102747½½00½½½½03 Source:

Challengers PlayerRating12345678910Points12560½½½1½½1116½22612½½½11½½½1632636½½½0½111½5½42627½½½0½½1115½5266600110½1½1562590½0½½1½10½4½72434½½0½½½01½4824810½000011½3924260½00½100½2½10242900½00½½½½2½ Source:

2025 Masters +7th Prague Chess Festival Masters, 26 February–7 March 2025, Prague, Czech Republic, Category XIX (2706.2)PlayerRating12345678910Points1 272911½1½½½½½62 27280½1½½1½½½53 27550½½0½11½154 2741½0½1½½½½155 27310½10½1½½½4½6 2624½½½½½0½½14½7 2670½00½01½1½48 2677½½0½½½½½½49 2739½½½½½½0½½410 2668½½00½0½½½3 Source:

Challengers +6th Prague Chess Festival Challengers, 26 February–7 March 2025, Prague, Czech Republic, Category XIII (2555.2)PlayerRating12345678910PointsTie-break1 2659½1½½1½11171½2 2640½1½½½11117½3 258100½111½1164 2645½½½½½½1½15½5 2478½½0½0½½1½46 25990½0½1½½1047 2580½00½½½½0½38 247800½0½½½0139 2490000½0011½310 24330000½1½0½2½ Source:

2026

Masters +8th Prague Chess Festival Masters, 24 February–6 March, 2026, Prague, Czech Republic, Category XIX (2710.4) PlayerRating12345678910Points1 2751½1½1½½½1½62 2708½½10½1½½½53 27000½11½011054 2705½00½1111055 2628010½1½½½½4½6 2691½½½001½½14½7 2776½010½0½½148 2725½½00½½½½149 27540½00½½½½13½10 2666½½11½00003½ Source:

Challengers +7th Prague Chess Festival Challengers, 24 February–6 March, 2026, Prague, Czech Republic, Category XIII (2552)PlayerRating12345678910Points1 25381½½½11½1½6½2 26040½1111½0163 2497½½½½½½110542652½0½11001½4½5 2629½0½0½1½½14½6 246600½0½½1114½7 252500½10½1½½48 2568½½01½00½149 24630100½0½½13½10 2578½01½00½002½ Source:

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