FISU World University Championship Mind Sports 2026 — Classical Men Round 8

Best game of the round

GM Luis Engel (2592) vs IM Stepan Hrbek (2458), 1/2-1/2, Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Classical Defense Deferred — replay the game

FM Sasa Albers (2359) vs Sukhbat Gendendorj (1955), 1/2-1/2, Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation, Traditional System — replay the game

GM Luis Engel (2592) – IM Stepan Hrbek (2458) 1/2-1/2 game
Radoslaw Psyk (2470) – GM Tao Pang (2444) 1/2-1/2 game
IM Jonasz Baum (2459) – IM Ulziikhishig Khishigbat (2349) 1/2-1/2 game
IM Shixu B Wang (2457) – IM Augustin Droin (2505) 1-0 game
IM Kamil Dzida (2415) – IM Richard Stalmach (2456) 1-0 game
FM Richard Turcan (2347) – IM Khoi Pham (2423) 1/2-1/2 game
IM Tobias Koelle (2504) – IM Bartlomiej Niedbala (2376) 1/2-1/2 game
IM Prin Laohawirapap (2376) – IM Nikolas Wachinger (2438) 0-1 game
IM Hengyi Zhu (2412) – IM Phileas Mathieu (2405) 1-0 game
FM Stefan-Emilian Prisacaru (2311) – FM Leandro Slagboom (2357) 0-1 game
CM Mukhriez Shah Mahmood Shah (2121) – Yiheng Tang (2020) 1/2-1/2 game
Yifan(HLJ) Hou (2338) – Qinyu Jiang (2287) 1/2-1/2 game
FM Sasa Albers (2359) – Sukhbat Gendendorj (1955) 1/2-1/2 game
FM Noah Fecker (2352) – Lovers Mthembu (1900) 1-0 game
FM Lik Zang Lye (2242) – Osia Phokela (1910) 1-0 game
R K T Dissanayake (1997) – Xuan Rui Ethan Poh (2234) 0-1 game
Darshan Revinthran (2002) – K G T S D Kiriella (1954) 1/2-1/2 game
Waylon Brander (1956) – G K Pasindu Nimsara Dharmakeerthi (1929) 1-0 game
Laviens Makhetha (1858) – Dai Araki (1831) 1-0 game