ČEZ CHESS TROPHY 2010 | 12.05.2010
President and prime minister visited chess event
The world's best chess player Judit Polgar won against the best Czech chess player David Navara in the eight-game rapid chess match 6 - 2, securing the winning each day of the tournament. She got in lead on Thursday 22 April 2010 with an advantage 2,5 – 0,5. On Friday 23 April she had already secure for herself the victory of the tournament, winning 2 -1. And on Saturday 24 April she increased her score, winning 1,5 – 0,5, the overall score changed to 6 – 2.
Nevertheless the course of the games was not at all just one way traffic. The Czech grandmaster openings were very well-played, having good position and significantly better time. However when he for instance surprised his competitor with a nice tactical turnaround and he went to the endgame with an extra pawn, his flag came down.
The first move of the match was made by Czech prime minister Jan Fischer.
All games can be seen here. Photos here.
On Sunday 25 April at BW Kampa Hotel, Judit Polgar played the simul against 25 competitors including well-known business personalities or politicians, among others: the minister of interior Martin Pecina, the director of Dopravni stavby Brno Vlastimil Chladek, the director of PORG gymnasium Vaclav Klaus or director of CSOB Jan Lamser. The best woman chessplayer in the world played the simul very quickly. Under the supervision of Czech president Vaclav Klaus she beat all opponents.
The chess festival ČEZ CHESS TROPHY 2010 was held by the Prague Chess Society.
ČEZ CHESS TROPHY 2010 | 25.04.2010
Judit Polgar wins 6:2
ČEZ CHESS TROPHY 2010 | 24.04.2010
Judit Polgar has decided the result in the 5-th game already
ČEZ CHESS TROPHY 2010 | 23.04.2010
Prime minister Fischer opens match Navara-Polgar
ČEZ CHESS TROPHY 2010 | 21.04.2010
The world's most famous woman chessplayer arrived to Prague
ČEZ CHESS TROPHY 2010 | 11.03.2010
The world's most famous female chessplayer is coming to Prague
Bobby Fischer and Karel Opocensky
Prague Chess Society is preparing release of two extraordinary chess book this year. The first book will be a compilation of games, played by the legendary Grandmaster Bobby Fisxher, who passed away this year. The books will cover 23 games played by the American Grandmaster against Czech grandmasters Ludek Pachman, Miroslav Filip, Lubomir Kavalek and Vlastimil Hort. Games will be commented on by Grandmasters Pachman, Navara, Kavalek and Hort. The other book which is being prepared, is a monograph about the first Czech Master Karel Opocensky. This book too is co-written by Grandmasters Vlastimil Hort and Lubomir Kavalek together with Vitezslav Houska, who half a century ago wrote a book about Opocensky, called Above All World's Chessbords.
