Last weekend, on April 7-10, the Czech Extraliga concluded its current season with three central events.
Nový Bor won the tournament by a landslide after scoring 37 points. The victory of the eventual champions was already certain long before the final rounds.
David Navara from Nový Bor
Alexei Shirov analysing
The matches of the Extraliga are played on eight boards, as in the Bundesliga. However, a team victory is rewarded with three match points. The team captain and spiritus rector of the successful team is Petr Boleslav, who also founded the Prague Chess Festival.
Inna Puhajková and Petr Boleslav
Runner-up was Moravská Slavia Brno with 24 team points, who got a better tiebreak score than GASCO Pardubice. For Brno, this is the biggest success in the club’s history so far. In rounds 13 and 14 Boris Gelfand played on board one, contributing two draws to the win against Výstaviště Lysá nad Labem and to the 4:4 against Siesta Labs Unichess.
In the match against Výstaviště Lysá nad Labem, Gelfand faced Niclas Huschenbeth.
Petr Boleslav and Boris Gelfand
Moravská Slavia Brno is sponsored and managed by lawyer Michal Vávra. Sports journalist Inna Puhajková travelled with the team throughout the season.
Michal Vávra and Inna Puhajková following the games
The last four teams are relegated, two of which are from Ostrava.
Team Brno
| Rg. | Team | Wtg1 | Wtg2 |
| 1 | 1. Novoborský šachový klub | 37 | 73,0 |
| 2 | Moravská Slavia Brno | 24 | 59,0 |
| 3 | GASCO Pardubice | 24 | 55,0 |
| 4 | ŠK Zikuda Turnov | 23 | 57,0 |
| 5 | Slavia Kroměříž | 19 | 55,0 |
| 6 | INGEM - ŠK Líně | 18 | 52,5 |
| 7 | Výstaviště Lysá nad Labem | 18 | 50,5 |
| 8 | Siesta Labs Unichess | 17 | 51,0 |
| 9 | ŠK Dopravní podnik Praha | 17 | 50,5 |
| 10 | BŠŠ Frýdek-Místek A | 14 | 46,0 |
| 11 | ŠK Duras BVK Královo Pole | 13 | 49,5 |
| 12 | ŠK Slavoj Ostrava - Poruba | 13 | 49,0 |
| 13 | BŠŠ Frýdek-Místek B | 13 | 40,5 |
| 14 | Labortech Ostrava | 4 | 37,5 |
