Dortmund: Bluebaum and Svane get off to a winning start

8/2/2026 – Of the five players rated above 2600 at the main event of the Dortmund Chess Festival, only three began the tournament with a win on Saturday. Matthias Bluebaum (2689, last year's winner) defeated Alfred Parvanyan (2200), Rasmus Svane (2618) beat Robert Prieb (2196) and Andrew Hong (2604) overcame Junyi Zhang (2191). Dmitrij Kollars (2627) and David Navara (2619), meanwhile, were both held to draws despite being rating favourites. | Photo: Official website