In round seven of the Prague International Chess Festival, India's D Gukesh played out a draw against Parham Maghsoodloo, continuing his struggles in the tournament. Aravindh Chidambaram also drew with Nodirbek Yakuboev, while Divya Deshmukh split points in the challengers section. The round featured mostly draws in the masters category, with only one decisive result.
The Prague International Chess Festival reached its seventh round on Wednesday, marked by a series of draws in the masters section. Incumbent World Champion D Gukesh, representing India, settled for a draw with Iran's Parham Maghsoodloo. Fellow Indian Aravindh Chidambaram also drew against Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Yakuboev. Other notable draws included Czech player David Navara against American Hans Niemann, and Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Abdusattorov against Dutchman Jorden Van Foreest.
The sole victory in the masters came from Germany's Vincent Keymer, who defeated Spain's David Anton Guijaro. After seven rounds, Jorden Van Foreest leads the masters standings with 5 points. David Navara and Nodirbek Abdusattorov follow with 4.5 points each. Parham Maghsoodloo, Vincent Keymer, and David Anton Guijaro share 3.5 points, while Nodirbek Yakuboev and Aravindh Chidambaram have 3 points apiece. Hans Niemann sits at 2.5 points, and D Gukesh trails with 2 points.
In the challengers category, India's Divya Deshmukh drew with Denmark's Jonas Buhl Bjerre. Spain's Daniel Yuffa beat the Netherlands' Thomas Beerdsen, Czech Vaclav Finek drew with Hungary's Benjamin Gleruda, and India's Suriya Shekhar Ganguly won against China's Jiner Zhu. Czech Jachym Nemec prevailed over Stepan Hrbek in an all-Czech matchup.
Vaclav Finek tops the challengers with 5 points, followed by Daniel Yuffa and Jachym Nemec at 4 points each. Jonas Buhl Bjerre, Thomas Beerdsen, Benjamin Gleruda, Divya Deshmukh, and Stepan Hrbek all have 3.5 points, with Ganguly at 2.5 and Zhu at 2.