Round three of the Challengers tournament at the Prague Chess Festival featured five decisive games. Vaclav Finek, aged 16, took over as sole leader after defeating former pace-setter Stepan Hrbek, while four players now make up the chasing group a half point back. Besides Finek, Jonas Buhl Bjerre, Jachym Nemec, Daniil Yuffa and Zhu Jiner also collected wins on Friday. | Photo: Petr Vrabec / Prague Chess Festival

