Sarbartho Mani dominates at Grand Prix at Prague International Chess Festival 2026
Sarbartho Mani scored 897 points to win the Giovanni Grand Prix at the Prague International Chess Festival 2026. Sarbartho had a great time in Prague and played some wonderful and exciting games across all formats. In the Karel Janecek Open, he scored 5.5/9 points with some exciting games, showing his resilience. In the H blitz event, he dominated the field of strong-titled players and scored an unbeaten 10/11 points to win the event. He also performed exceptionally well in the Rapid section, increasing his rating by 133 points. Check out what Sarbartho feels after winning the event in this report. Photos: Abhyudaya Ram
Sarbartho's Resilience at Prague Chess Festival 2026
In the Open section, Sarbartho scored 5.5/9 points and drew with GM Vladislav Nevednichy in a 149-move game which lasted for more than 6 hours. It was a Bishop+Rook against Rook endgame, and Sarbartho managed to hold the draw. In Blitz, he scored an unbeaten 10/11 points, increasing his rating by 216 points.
Karel Janecek Open
In the Karel Janecek Open, Sarbartho scored 5.5/9 points with some interesting games that you can check below.
Round 8: Sarbartho Mani vs Eduard-Carol Cziko (1-0)
Blitz Tournament
Sarbartho Mani won the Open Blitz tournament that happened on the 1st March 2026. Sarbartho scored an unbeaten 10/11 points to win the tournament. In his way of becoming the champion of the event, he won against a GM, an IM, and 3 FMs, and played with a performance rating of 2552.
Rapid Event
In the rapid tournament, Sarbartho scored an unbeaten 5/7 points to finish in 12th place and increased his rating by 133 points.
Pair Blitz and Fischer Random
Sarbartho teamed up with FM Reyaansh Chakrabarty in the K Pair Blitz event. They won 7 games and drew 4 games to secure 3rd place in the event on tie-break scores. In Fischer Random. In Fischer Random, Sarbartho secured the 5th place after scoring 5/7 points.
Final Ranking after 11 Rounds in Pair Blitz
Rk. | SNo |
| Team | Games | + | = | - | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 135 | ||
2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 17,5 | 135 | ||
3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 134 | ||
4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 137 | ||
5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 12,5 | 142 |
Final Ranking after 7 Rounds in Fischer Random
Rk. | SNo |
| Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | GM | CHN | 2596 | 5,5 | 28 | 31,5 | 23,75 | ||
2 | 3 | FM | ARM | 2164 | 5,5 | 27,5 | 30,5 | 23 | ||
3 | 4 | WGM | CHN | 2131 | 5 | 27,5 | 30,5 | 21 | ||
4 | 15 | ARM | 1889 | 5 | 26,5 | 29,5 | 20,5 | |||
5 | 16 | CM | IND | 1887 | 5 | 25 | 27,5 | 17,5 | ||
6 | 13 | GER | 1905 | 4,5 | 28 | 30 | 18 | |||
7 | 10 | CZE | 1975 | 4,5 | 22,5 | 25 | 13,5 | |||
8 | 7 | FRA | 2103 | 4 | 28 | 31 | 15 | |||
9 | 12 | CZE | 1966 | 4 | 25 | 27 | 11,5 | |||
10 | 2 | IM | CZE | 2313 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 11,5 |
Final Standings of Grand Prix
Rank | Title | Name | Born | Fed. | ELO | Score |
1 | CM | Mani Sarbartho | 2016 | IND | 2176 | 897 |
2 | FM | Chakrabarty Reyaansh | 2014 | AUS | 2296 | 761 |
3 | GM | Zhao Jun | 1986 | CHN | 2533 | 683 |
4 | Peglau Paul David | 2013 | GER | 2045 | 668 | |
5 | FM | Domanskiy Mykola | 2006 | SVK | 2292 | 607 |
6 | FM | Dovgaliuk Oleksandr | 2007 | UKR | 2299 | 591 |
7 | Dryglas Maciej | 1982 | JPN | 2036 | 591 | |
8 | FM | Khoo-Thwe Louis | 2009 | NOR | 2202 | 571 |
9 | Mencik Pavel | 1976 | CZE | 1760 | 553 | |
10 | FM | Ribeiro Gustavo | 2007 | POR | 2276 | 533 |
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