Overview
- Jorden van Foreest beat D Gukesh in round three for his first win over the world champion, joining Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Nodirbek Yakubboev and David Navara in the lead.
- The other Masters games were drawn, leaving Gukesh in a four-way tie for last place with six rounds remaining.
- Defending champion Aravindh Chithambaram returned to 50 percent after a quiet draw with Parham Maghsoodloo one day after defeating Hans Niemann.
- In the Challengers, 16-year-old Vaclav Finek moved into sole lead on 2.5/3 on a day when all five games were decisive, and Zhu Jiner defeated Divya Deshmukh.
- The Prague International Chess Festival runs Feb. 25–Mar. 6 at the Don Giovanni Hotel with 10-player round-robins under classical time controls.