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Harikrishna finishes strong to beat Navara in Prague

6/17/2018 – Pentala Harikrishna won the CEZ Chess Trophy this Saturday after defeating David Navara in a 12-game rapid match. The Indian scored three wins in the final games to overcome the one-point advantage Navara had amassed before the last day of play. It was a great result for the hastily invited Harikrishna, who replaced Ding Liren at the last minute. | Photo: Prague Chess Society

Rapport wins match against Navara

6/11/2016 – David Navara, Czech’s number one, narrowly lost his four-game match against Hungarian talent Richard Rapport 1½-2½. The match was close, exciting, and decided in the fourth and final game. After three draws Navara opted for a sharp and double-edged attack in the fourth game but lost after an inaccurate move. Timur Gareyev reports. | Photo: Anežka Kružíková, Prague Chess Society

2015 CEZ Trophy won by Wesley So

6/17/2015 – Every year, the Prague Chess Society and CEZ have organized a match for their top Czech player, David Navara, often against opponents that outrank even him. Last year he lost to Nakamura in a lopsided match but the American is also world Top 3-4, no exactly lightweight. This year it was Wesley So, also challenging the establishment, and was a remarkable victory for the American.

2015 CEZ Trophy G3: Another fight, another lesson

6/16/2015 – Although the match has not been going his way, David Navara has been putting up a valiant fight against player on the rise, Wesley So. The third game saw a hard fought Semi-Slav with plenty of moments, but the American player failed to improve his slight edge held throughout the struggle. Also invited to the event was world renowned coach and author, Mark Dvoretsky.

CEZ Trophy: Wesley So strikes first

6/15/2015 – The second game of the match between top Czech player David Navara and challenger Wesley So was no less fascinating and was a powerful display by the newly minted American player. Hoping to neutralize White’s ambitions, Black exchanged queens quite early, but it was not enough and Wesley So outplayed his opponent and drew first blood.

CEZ Chess Trophy 2015 begins

6/14/2015 – Every year Czech hero David Navara, rated 2751, faces a world-class opponent in Prague. This time it is Wesley So, 27 points higher and number seven in the world. The event started with a strong 22-board simul which the "Filipino Lightning" took all of 100 minutes to complete. The first match game was an amazing draw. GM Karsten Müller shows us how Wesley could have won.

Hou Yifan wins CEZ trophy in tiebreak

6/14/2013 – After three very close games, the players went out for blood in their final standard time control confrontation. Navara deviated early in the Scheveningen. Yifan outplayed the Czech for the majority of the game, but misplayed the endgame and was lucky that Navara could not finish her off in time trouble. She won the blitz tiebreak to take the title. Final report with GM analysis of a very interesting game.

CEZ Prague: Yifan neck and neck with Navara

6/14/2013 – The second round of the match between David Navara and Hou Yifan has not seen either player pulling ahead, and thus far three draws have ensued. Navara has chosen to avoid Yifan’s tactical strength, and attempt to impose his positional skills. but has been unable to break the Chinese teenager’s resistance, and has seen his chances evaporate one after the other. Illustrated report.

CEZ Prague: first game a volatile 65-move draw

6/12/2013 – This event sees former women's world champion Hou Yifan playing four classical games against top Czech GM David Navara. In the first game the Chinese GM bravely went for her trademark king pawn opening, prepared for a ruthless battle in the Sicilian, which indeed ensued. "I have to express my appreciation for the very combative game by both players," said GM Vlastimil Hort. Illustrated report.

Lubomir Kavalek's birthday guide to Prague

8/9/2005 – Today the well-known Czech-American GM and Washington Post chess columnist celebrates his 62nd birthday. He does this by sending us a spectacular photo report of his beloved Prague, where recently the Czech President and two FIDE presidential candidates attended the CEZ Chess Trophy. Here's Lubos' birthday report.
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