FISU World University Championship Mind Sports 2026 · Blitz Men
FISU World University Championship Mind Sports 2026 — Blitz Men Round 8
Best game of the round
IM Phileas Mathieu (2338) vs IM Hengyi Zhu (2149), 0-1, Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation — replay the game
Critical game
IM Bartlomiej Niedbala (2386) vs IM Stepan Hrbek (2431), 0-1, Zukertort Opening: Black Mustang Defense — replay the game
Biggest upset
IM Phileas Mathieu (2338) vs IM Hengyi Zhu (2149), 0-1, Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation — replay the game
Games
- IM Augustin Droin (2451) – Qinyu Jiang (2073) 1-0 game
- Radoslaw Psyk (2432) – GM Luis Engel (2455) 1/2-1/2 game
- IM Bartlomiej Niedbala (2386) – IM Stepan Hrbek (2431) 0-1 game
- IM Tobias Koelle (2610) – IM Prin Laohawirapap (2200) 1-0 game
- IM Phileas Mathieu (2338) – IM Hengyi Zhu (2149) 0-1 game
- IM Ulziikhishig Khishigbat (2323) – IM Nikolas Wachinger (2398) 1-0 game
- IM Jonasz Baum (2380) – FM Richard Turcan (2313) 1/2-1/2 game
- Yifan(HLJ) Hou (2300) – FM Noah Fecker (2353) 1/2-1/2 game
- GM Tao Pang (2382) – IM Richard Stalmach (2295) 1-0 game
- Sukhbat Gendendorj (1946) – FM Lik Zang Lye (2140) 1-0 game
- Dai Araki (1831) – IM Khoi Pham (2335) 0-1 game
- IM Kamil Dzida (2132) – Darshan Revinthran (1873) 1-0 game
- FM Stefan-Emilian Prisacaru (2118) – Xuan Rui Ethan Poh (2048) 0-1 game
- Yuan Hui Yeoh (1778) – FM Sasa Albers (2077) 0-1 game
- G K Pasindu Nimsara Dharmakeerthi (1869) – Waylon Brander (1855) 1/2-1/2 game
- FM Leandro Slagboom (2168) – Laviens Makhetha (1858) 1/2-1/2 game
- Osia Phokela (1731) – CM Mukhriez Shah Mahmood Shah (1944) 0-1 game
- R K T Dissanayake (1787) – Lovers Mthembu (1849) 0-1 game
Standings after round 8
- Droin, Augustin
- Koelle, Tobias
- Engel, Luis
- Hrbek, Stepan
- Psyk, Radoslaw
- Zhu, Hengyi
- Jiang, Qinyu
- Niedbala, Bartlomiej
- Ulziikhishig Khishigbat
- Pang, Tao