
Nový Bor Chess Club won the Czech Extraliga 2024–25 for the 14th time. They dominated the competition, scoring 30 out of 33 points and finishing three points ahead of their closest rivals. Lysá nad Labem and BŠŠ Frýdek-Místek both scored 27 points, securing second and third place, respectively, based on tiebreak criteria.
Pentala Harikrishna was a key contributor to Nový Bor's success. He remained unbeaten, scoring 4½/5 with a performance rating of 2868. Widely regarded as one of the most dependable team players in chess, Harikrishna has played a crucial role in league-winning teams across the world. Nový Bor are also the reigning champions of the European Club Cup, and have further cemented their dominance.
Team captain Petr Boleslav praised his players' efforts:
After winning European gold, we now triumph in the Czech Extraliga as well. A fantastic season! A big salute and huge thanks to all the players for securing our 14th championship!
A standout moment from the tournament came in round 10, when Harikrishna delivered a striking checkmate against IM Jakub Seemann. His opponent's decisive error, 53.Ka3??, allowed Harikrishna to conclude the game in style.
53...Rb2, threatening mate on a2, 54.Nxb2 Bd6#
The Nový Bor squad celebrating their victory | Photo: Nový Bor Chess Club
Second place went to Výstaviště Lysá nad Labem | Photo: Šachový svaz České republiky (Chess Federation of the Czech Republic)
BŠŠ Frýdek-Místek came in third | Photo: Šachový svaz České republiky (Chess Federation of the Czech Republic)
Rk. | Team | TB1 | TB2 |
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1 | 1. Novoborský ŠK | 30 | 62 |
2 | Výstaviště Lysá nad Labem | 27 | 52 |
3 | BŠŠ Frýdek-Místek | 27 | 51 |
4 | Slavia Kroměříž | 20 | 46,5 |
5 | Šachový klub Moravská Slavia | 18 | 48 |
6 | Sigil Fund Pardubice | 18 | 44,5 |
7 | ŠK Zikuda Turnov | 16 | 47 |
8 | ŠK Slavoj Poruba | 14 | 44,5 |
9 | OAZA loznice.cz | 9 | 33 |
10 | ŠŠ Vávra a Černoušek Unichess | 8 | 37,5 |
11 | GASCO Pardubice | 4 | 34 |
12 | ŠK Líně | 3 | 28 |
Full technical info on Chess-Results...
Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | FideID | Pts. | Games | RtgAvg | |
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2 | GM | Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | 2659 | POL | 1118358 | 1,5 | 2 | 2593 |
3 | GM | Harikrishna, Pentala | 2704 | IND | 5007003 | 4,5 | 5 | 2502 |
4 | GM | Navara, David | 2663 | CZE | 309095 | 7,5 | 11 | 2495 |
5 | GM | Nguyen, Thai Dai Van | 2677 | CZE | 358878 | 6,5 | 9 | 2525 |
6 | GM | Grandelius, Nils | 2644 | SWE | 1710400 | 4 | 6 | 2493 |
7 | GM | Anton, Guijarro David | 2663 | ESP | 2285525 | 1,5 | 2 | 2537 |
8 | GM | Shirov, Alexei | 2652 | ESP | 2209390 | 2 | 2 | 2327 |
9 | GM | Ragger, Markus | 2581 | AUT | 1610856 | 6 | 8 | 2426 |
10 | GM | Žilka, Štěpán | 2525 | CZE | 315303 | 6,5 | 11 | 2363 |
11 | GM | Bartel, Mateusz | 2621 | POL | 1112635 | 4,5 | 6 | 2380 |
13 | IM | Kriebel, Tadeáš | 2514 | CZE | 330027 | 6,5 | 9 | 2306 |
14 | CM | Baláček, Tadeáš | 2352 | CZE | 327646 | 6 | 9 | 2295 |
15 | FM | Chovan, Milan | 2317 | SVK | 14933691 | 1,5 | 2 | 1986 |
16 | IM | Kulhánek, Tomáš | 2320 | CZE | 309656 | 3 | 5 | 2319 |
17 | FM | Vojta, Jakub | 2269 | CZE | 382515 | 0,5 | 1 | 2361 |