Prague Masters 2026: Abdusattorov wins the Masters, Aravindh finishes third
He did it again!! Nodirbek Abdusattorov wins the Prague Masters 2026 with a clear point lead over the field. Abdusattorov scored an unbeaten 6/9 points with 6 draws and 3 wins. This is his second Triumph at the Prague Masters after winning it in 2024. Parham Maghsoodloo, Aravindh Chithambaram, and Jorden van Foreest scored 5/9 points to secure 2nd to 4th places respectively. In the last round of the tournament, Jorden van Foreest had the chance to force the tiebreaks, but he lost to Parham, and David Navara lost to Aravindh Chithambaram. It was a good day for Indian players as Aravindh and Gukesh both won their last games and finished the tournament on a high note. Photos: Abhyudaya Ram, Prajwal Bhat
Is Abdusattorov the strongest player who's missing from the Candidates 2026?
Nodirbek Abdusattorov is showing his consistency event after event. He ended the year 2025 with a tremendous performance at the World Rapid and Blitz Championship. After that, he won the Tata Steel Masters 2026, and now he has won this strong event, remaining unbeaten, taking his live rating to 2780.3, and getting back to the World no.4 spot.
Candidates 2026 is going to miss this strong contender this time!!
The Final Round!
The last round of the Prague Masters was filled with decisive results. Nodirbek Abdusattorov played a solid draw against Hans Niemann with white pieces to get to 6/9 points. In the most important clash of the round, Jorden van Foreest lost to Parham Maghsoodloo after blundering early in the game. Aravindh Chithambaram won a nice game against David Navara to stop him from getting the podium finish. World Champion D Gukesh managed to win his first game of the tournament in the last round against David Anton Guijarro. Nodirbek Yakubboev won his last game against Vincent Keymer.
Parham Maghsoodloo vs Jorden van Foreest (1-0)
It was an important clash for Jorden as he lost his 8th round and lost the sole lead, and winning the last round could have given him a chance to force the tie breaks, but the pressure of a must-win game struck him, and he blundered in the middlegame. Parham gave him no chance after that mistake.
Playing with the white side, Parham played 27.Nc5 attacking Jorden's queen as his queen is already in danger on e3, Jorden played surprisingly 27.Nxd2, allowing 28.Nxb3 to win the queen. After that, Parham had a clear advantage over Jorden's uncoordinated pieces.
Aravindh Chithambaram vs David Navara (1-0)
It was a complex battle between Aravindh and Navara. The game was full of imbalances till the end, when Navara had a rook for a knight and 3 pawns. Eventually, Aravindh managed to win the game in the endgame after missing some chances in the middlegame.
David Anton Guijarro vs D Gukesh (0-1)
When your tournament isn't going well, you start to play more freely because you play without too much care, and this is exactly what happened in the last round of the Prague Masters 2026 for Gukesh. He played a risky opening; he followed it up with some excellent chess, and he was up against Spanish Grandmaster David Anton Guijarro.
Photo Gallery from this round and Prize Distribution: Here
Participants
Previous winners
Venue: Don Giovanni Hotel Prague
Don Giovanni Hotel Prague is a 4-star hotel located in Prague's popular residential area of Vinohrady in proximity to the city centre. It is a modern city hotel built in 1995, and it is named after Mozart's opera Don Giovanni. The Hotel offers 412 spacious, air-conditioned guest rooms, and most of them offer exceptional views of Prague. Don Giovanni has 5 restaurants and bars. The Hotel also has one of the biggest conference capacities in Prague.
Live Stream
Replay Round 9 Masters games
Final Round results
Bo. | No. | Rtg |
| White | Result | Black |
| Rtg | No. | PGN | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | 2751 | GM | ½ - ½ | GM | 2725 | 10 | |||||
2 | 6 | 2700 | GM | 1 - 0 | GM | 2628 | 4 | |||||
3 | 7 | 2708 | GM | 1 - 0 | GM | 2705 | 3 | |||||
4 | 8 | 2776 | GM | 0 - 1 | GM | 2691 | 2 | |||||
5 | 9 | 2666 | GM | 0 - 1 | GM | 2754 | 1 |
Final Standings
Rk. | SNo |
| Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | GM | 2751 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 3 | |||
2 | 7 | GM | 2708 | 5 | 1 | 22,25 | 2 | |||
3 | 6 | GM | 2700 | 5 | 1 | 21,75 | 4 | |||
4 | 3 | GM | 2705 | 5 | 3 | 21,25 | 4 | |||
5 | 4 | GM | 2628 | 4,5 | 1 | 19,5 | 2 | |||
6 | 2 | GM | 2691 | 4,5 | 2 | 19,25 | 2 | |||
7 | 8 | GM | 2776 | 4 | 0 | 17,5 | 2 | |||
8 | 10 | GM | 2725 | 4 | 0 | 17,25 | 1 | |||
9 | 1 | GM | 2754 | 3,5 | 1 | 14,5 | 1 | |||
10 | 9 | GM | 2666 | 3,5 | 2 | 17,75 | 2 |
Time Control
90 Minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 Minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move 1
Links
Tournament Regulations: Masters, Challengers, Futures, Open
Prague Chess Festival: Facebook. Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube
Related News
Prague Chess Festival 2026 R8: Nodirbek Abdusattorov in sole lead after winning against David Navara
Prague Chess Festival 2026 R7: Jorden maintains sole lead going into the penultimate round
Prague Chess Festival 2026 R6: Tough time continues for Gukesh in Prague as he lost to Aravindh
प्राग शतरंज महोत्सव 2026 में 'चेस विमेंस डे' का आयोजन
Chess Women’s Day at Prague Chess Festival 2026
Prague Chess Festival 2026 R5: A day filled with decisive results, Divya scores her first win
Prague Chess Festival 2026 R4: Vincent gets his first win, Jorden on a winning streak
Prague Chess Festival 2026 R3: Jorden van Foreest beats Gukesh, Divya lost to Zhu Jiner
Prague Chess Festival 2026 R2: Aravindh gets the winning start after beating Hans
Prague Chess Festival 2026 R1: Gukesh and Divya starts with a draw