Prague International Chess Festival
Gukesh struggles and apologizes to fans midway through Prague Chess Festival
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Despite arriving upbeat, world chess champion D Gukesh is struggling at the Prague International Chess Festival 2026, languishing at the bottom of the Masters leaderboard with 2.5 points after eight rounds. The 19-year-old Indian grandmaster drew against Vincent Keymer in round eight and apologized to fans for skipping autographs amid his poor form.
World champion D Gukesh remained without a win after drawing with David Navara in the fourth round of the Prague International Chess Festival. Jorden van Foreest took the sole lead with a victory over Nodirbek Yakubboev, while Aravindh Chithambaram suffered a defeat to Vincent Keymer. The 10-player round-robin tournament nears its halfway point with five rounds left.
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In round five of the 2026 Prague Chess Festival Masters, all games were decisive, highlighted by Nodirbek Abdusattorov's victory over World Champion D Gukesh via a late blunder. Jorden van Foreest took sole lead by beating Hans Niemann, while David Navara won a brilliant game against Nodirbek Yakubboev. Van Foreest leads at 4/5, with Abdusattorov and Navara at 3.5.