Czech Chess Trophy – Svidler beats Navara 3-1

Tourney structure: match consisting of 4 games Players: Peter Svidler and David Navara Time control: 90 minutes/40 moves + 30 minutes + 30 seconds/move starting with the first move Game start: 16:00 Rest day: June 22 - simuls by Svidler and Navara

From June 22-24, the Czech Chess Trophy took place, with a match between the top Czech player, David Navara (2706) and six-time Russian champion, Peter Svidler (2741). The match consisted of four classical games including a pair of simuls and lectures held during the rest day on June 22nd.

Peter Svidler won the match by 3-1 with wins in games two and three.

The event was held in the town hall (Malostranská Beseda)

The drawing of lots was done with these pieces in a bag

David was clearly the luckier of the two

Organizer Pavel Matocha officially start game one of the match

The post office issued a special edition post mark, which could be purchased at the
venue. Only 111 postcards were to be stamped with this special post mark.

Grandmasters Robert Cvek and Ján Markoš commented the games for spectators

Spectators could choose between the commentator area...

... or watch the players up close with the screens displaying the board position and time.

The organizer Pavel Matocha and IM Yochanan Afek, in blue, who lectured on tactical
rook endings.

They had people giving out flyers to advertise the event

GM Ján Markoš lectured on positions that eluded chess engines such as Rybka and Fritz

On the rest day both participants also gave simuls

They were well-attended and in picturesque locales

Eventually the number of players surviving dwindled down

David Navara also gave a simul

One could easily imagine spending the entire day in this room alone, admiring the artwork

Sadly for the Czech fans, Svidler won the match decisively

Once the game was over, the post-mortem could get very cozy

David Navara went for broke in game three to try and equalize the score

Pictures by Anežka Kružíková and Pavel Matocha

Links Official tournament site All games in PGN The games are being broadcast live on the official web site and on the chess server Playchess.com. If you are not a member you can download a free Playchess client there and get immediate access. You can also use ChessBase 11 or any of our Fritz compatible chess programs.

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