GMVaclav Finek

Vaclav Finek grew up in Liberec and began playing chess in early childhood. He attended the city's Jeronymova grammar school while pursuing tournaments. In the 2023 Prague Challengers he defeated grandmasters Erwin l'Ami, Jerguš Pecháč and G. Akash despite being the lowest seed. He became an international master that year. In 2024 he won the Czech Open at Pardubice after defeating Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu in the last round. He also won the European under-fourteen championship with eight points from nine games. In March 2026 he won the Prague Challengers unbeaten and completed his final grandmaster norm. FIDE records his grandmaster title in 2026. At the Czech Championship that May, he shared the highest score with David Navara and finished runner-up on tiebreak. He subsequently won the Biel Generations Challenge in July.