Luca Moroni Jr. prevails at 24th Prague Open 2026, Neelash Saha second
GM Luca Moroni Jr. (ITA) scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to win 24th Prague Open A 2026. IM Neelash Saha and FM Maksym Pankiv (UKR) scored 7/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund in Open A was CZK 70000. The top three prizes were CZK 20000, 15000 and 10000 each respectively.
First podium finish of the year for Neelash
Top 3 in Open A (L to R): 2nd IM Neelash Saha 7/9, 1st GM Luca Moroni Jr. (ITA) 7/9 and 3rd FM Maksym Pankiv (UKR) 7/9 | Photo: Czech Tour
Various prize winners | Photo: Czech Tour
The tournament hall at Olympik Hotel Tristar in Prague, Czech Republic | Photo: Czech Tour
A total of 150 players including 5 GMs, 8 IMs and a WGM took part from 32 countries across the world in Open A category. The eight-day nine round Rating Open tournament was organized by AVE Chess z.s. at Olympik Hotel in Prague, Czech Republic from 9th to 16th January 2026. The time control of the event was 40 moves in 90 minutes + 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.
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