The Prague Open 2026 will take place from January 09 to January 16 in Prague, Czech Republic. This tournament has 2 categories – Open A and Open B. The Open B section is a 9-round Swiss systemtournament with time control of 90 min/40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from the Czech Republic, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
The top-seeded players are Krystof Jandacek (1981), Michael V R Steadman (1954), Frantisek Korenek (1926), Miroslav Janecek (1921), Raimar Dr. Goldschmidt (1915), Vitezslav Musil (1910), Daniel Nikolas Zeman (1895), Konstantin Trojanowski (1883), Aditya Golatkar (1854), Petr Klimek (1844), Natalya Myronenko (1842), Athanasios Dr. Alvanos (1837), Pavel Dragon (1827), Jiri Svetly (1823), Tedo Bolkvadze (1817), David Vognic (1802), Tornike Kalandadze (1797), Alp Kerem Avci (1793), Josef Polnar (1784), Sebastian Lehner-Dittenberger (1772). Scroll down for the full participants list.
Categories: Open A
More: Summer Prague Open 2025 – A Participants / Summer Prague Open 2025 – B Participants
Prague Open 2026 – IM Open B Participants
| No. | Name | FED | Rtg | |
| 1 | Jandacek, Krystof | CZE | 1981 | |
| 2 | FM | Steadman, Michael V R | NZL | 1954 |
| 3 | Korenek, Frantisek | CZE | 1926 | |
| 4 | Janecek, Miroslav | CZE | 1921 | |
| 5 | Goldschmidt, Raimar Dr. | GER | 1915 | |
| 6 | Musil, Vitezslav | CZE | 1910 | |
| 7 | Zeman, Daniel Nikolas | CZE | 1895 | |
| 8 | Trojanowski, Konstantin | GER | 1883 | |
| 9 | AIM | Golatkar, Aditya | IND | 1854 |
| 10 | Klimek, Petr | CZE | 1844 | |
| 11 | WCM | Myronenko, Natalya | UKR | 1842 |
| 12 | Alvanos, Athanasios Dr. | GER | 1837 | |
| 13 | Dragon, Pavel | CZE | 1827 | |
| 14 | Svetly, Jiri | CZE | 1823 | |
| 15 | AIM | Bolkvadze, Tedo | GEO | 1817 |
| 16 | Vognic, David | CZE | 1802 | |
| 17 | Kalandadze, Tornike | GEO | 1797 | |
| 18 | Avci, Alp Kerem | TUR | 1793 | |
| 19 | Polnar, Josef | CZE | 1784 | |
| 20 | Lehner-Dittenberger, Sebastian | AUT | 1772 | |
| 21 | Michel, Ladislav | CZE | 1768 | |
| 22 | Morselli, Stefano | ITA | 1767 | |
| 23 | Van Straaten, Patrick | ISR | 1766 | |
| 24 | Sipciu, Alexandr | CZE | 1765 | |
| 25 | Kompan, Andrej | SVK | 1763 | |
| 26 | Muhr, Andreas | AUT | 1763 | |
| 27 | Slaby, Tomas | CZE | 1760 | |
| 28 | Cole, Christopher | USA | 1741 | |
| 29 | Hanykova, Klara | CZE | 1734 | |
| 30 | Koncicky, Vojtech | CZE | 1731 | |
| 31 | Lorenter, Patrick | FRA | 1720 | |
| 32 | Svaton, Jan | CZE | 1720 | |
| 33 | WCM | Gonchar, Svitlana | UKR | 1719 |
| 34 | Ehammer, Marcel | AUT | 1718 | |
| 35 | Kolmas, Oldrich | CZE | 1715 | |
| 36 | Zadina, Vit | CZE | 1712 | |
| 37 | Trefilik, Jiri | CZE | 1711 | |
| 38 | Ocelak, Lukas | CZE | 1711 | |
| 39 | AFM | Lytvynov, Natan | CZE | 1710 |
| 40 | Bartak, Tobias | CZE | 1708 | |
| 41 | Horky, Karel | CZE | 1706 | |
| 42 | Rabassedas Viejo, Joan | ESP | 1704 | |
| 43 | Nisztuk, Michal | POL | 1695 | |
| 44 | Kang, Jiwon | KOR | 1682 | |
| 45 | Janik, Grzegorz | POL | 1679 | |
| 46 | Vratny, Vojtech | CZE | 1671 | |
| 47 | Zabehlicky, Jiri | CZE | 1670 | |
| 48 | Alothman, Ibrahim | KSA | 1666 | |
| 49 | Feierfeil, Jiri | CZE | 1658 | |
| 50 | Lee, Dahyeon | KOR | 1656 | |
| 51 | Menkov, Ivan | CZE | 1648 | |
| 52 | Mallein, Gabriel | CZE | 1634 | |
| 53 | Mora, Matej | CZE | 1634 | |
| 54 | Steinschuld, Jo | NED | 1631 | |
| 55 | Ticha, Barbora | CZE | 1625 | |
| 56 | Levinsky, Ladislav | CZE | 1622 | |
| 57 | Cejchan, Teodor | CZE | 1620 | |
| 58 | Franz, Paul | AUT | 1604 | |
| 59 | Dindera, Jaroslav | CZE | 1599 | |
| 60 | Zeman, Jonas | CZE | 1597 | |
| 61 | Anthonissen, Liliya | RSA | 1597 | |
| 62 | Veksler, Oleksandr | UKR | 1595 | |
| 63 | Rejzek, Zdenek | CZE | 1591 | |
| 64 | Kim, Nayoon B | KOR | 1590 | |
| 65 | Melicharova, Veronika | CZE | 1584 | |
| 66 | Lee, Suhyuk | KOR | 1582 | |
| 67 | Krouzek, Jindrich Frantisek | CZE | 1581 | |
| 68 | Bochenin, Lev | CZE | 1580 | |
| 69 | Hanyk, Stepan | CZE | 1580 | |
| 70 | Katasonov, Mikhail | CZE | 1577 | |
| 71 | Kim, Heeyou | KOR | 1577 | |
| 72 | Soukup, Erik | CZE | 1576 | |
| 73 | Holub, Petr | CZE | 1575 | |
| 74 | Klimes, Martin | CZE | 1568 | |
| 75 | Zacek, Petr | CZE | 1565 | |
| 76 | Urbanek, Alexandr Jan | CZE | 1564 | |
| 77 | Landeros Romero, Antonio | CZE | 1560 | |
| 78 | Lescinskij, Timofej | CZE | 1555 | |
| 79 | Slonek, Richard | CZE | 1554 | |
| 80 | Redmond, Samuel | CZE | 1549 | |
| 81 | Lacko, Lubos | CZE | 1546 | |
| 82 | Tomanek, Karel | CZE | 1542 | |
| 83 | Sarifullin, Erik | CZE | 1542 | |
| 84 | Servin, Hugo | CZE | 1535 | |
| 85 | Kammova, Viktorie | CZE | 1524 | |
| 86 | Hlavacek, Bedrich | CZE | 1523 | |
| 87 | Cerny, Tomas | CZE | 1518 | |
| 88 | Park, Juho | KOR | 1515 | |
| 89 | Kim, Hangyeol | KOR | 1510 | |
| 90 | Lee, Donghwa | KOR | 1508 | |
| 91 | Kammova, Natalie | CZE | 1498 | |
| 92 | Polansky, Matej | CZE | 1497 | |
| 93 | Conradie, Ingrid Anne-Christie | RSA | 1495 | |
| 94 | Rejzek, Ondrej | CZE | 1485 | |
| 95 | Skalicky, Miroslav | CZE | 1484 | |
| 96 | AIM | Dobsinsky, Petr | CZE | 1481 |
| 97 | Peglau, Lorena | GER | 1474 | |
| 98 | Larionov, Bjorn | CZE | 1472 | |
| 99 | Anthonissen, Mikhael Villem | UKR | 1471 | |
| 100 | Brcak, Max | CZE | 1470 | |
| 101 | Taisl, Lubomir | CZE | 1468 | |
| 102 | Skalicky, Jindrich | CZE | 1467 | |
| 103 | Katasonova, Olga | CZE | 1455 | |
| 104 | Jea, Daeul | KOR | 1450 | |
| 105 | Pobrislova, Ivana | CZE | 1430 | |
| 106 | Melicharova, Tereza | CZE | 1429 | |
| 107 | Vanickova, Natalie | CZE | 1428 | |
| 108 | Silhan, Vladimir | CZE | 1424 | |
| 109 | Joi, Woojoo | KOR | 1419 | |
| 110 | Zeman, Tomas Mathias | CZE | 1418 | |
| 111 | Torhan, Vaclav | CZE | 1121 | |
| 112 | Lacko, Lukas | CZE | 1079 | |
| 113 | Tuzinsky, Mikulas | CZE | 1070 | |
| 114 | Popova, Nikol | CZE | 1041 | |
| 115 | Vavrova, Jirina | CZE | 1025 | |
| 116 | Aichinger, Valentin | GER | 0 | |
| 117 | Brcak, Alex | CZE | 0 | |
| 118 | Cevela, Simon | CZE | 0 | |
| 119 | Dekkers, Martijn | NED | 0 | |
| 120 | Duda, Vit | CZE | 0 | |
| 121 | Fokina, Yeva | CZE | 0 | |
| 122 | Gybas, Tomas | CZE | 0 | |
| 123 | Hasa, Miroslav | CZE | 0 | |
| 124 | Howison, Beatrix Mathilde Sage | USA | 0 | |
| 125 | Kancler, Viktor | CZE | 0 | |
| 126 | Khurelbaatar, Ugtakhbayar | CZE | 0 | |
| 127 | Lerch, Vaclav | CZE | 0 | |
| 128 | Lorenzini, Odile | FRA | 0 | |
| 129 | Milovzorova, Nadiia | UKR | 0 | |
| 130 | Movsesian, Gabriel | CZE | 0 | |
| 131 | Parth, Pathare | IND | 0 | |
| 132 | Troyanenko, Alexandr | CZE | 0 | |
| 133 | Vonk, Lars | NED | 0 |

