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David Navara
nejlepší český šachista
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Pavel Matocha
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Dress code
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David Kaňovský
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Štěpán Žilka
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Martin Habina
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PF 2011
Games and photogalery
SNOWDROPS AND OLDHANDS – CZECH COAL CHESS MATCH 2012
photogalery | games | results |CUBIST EXHIBITION IN GRAND CAFÉ ORIENT
photogalery | games |CHESS TRAIN
photogalery | prize fund | regulations |Svidler vs. Navara – ČEZ CHESS TROPHY 2012
photogalery | games | results |Snowdrops vs. Oldhands – Czech Coal Chess Match 2011
photogalery | games | results |
New Books
Hort, Houška, Kaválek, Matocha: Karel Opočenský - první český šachový profesionál (KAREL OPOČENSKÝ - THE FIRST CZECH CHESS PROFESSIONAL)
He defeated the world champion Alexander Alekhine and they became friends. Behind the chessboard he met with legends of the end 19th century and also with generation that was famous in seventies of twentieth century. He founded the chess news agency, was an arbiter of world championship matches and the first Czech chess professional. Master Karel Opocensky also loved cigars, good French wine and women. The story of his colourful life is complemented by many previously unpublished photos, including pictures from an album of his daughter Eve and thirty games commented by grandmaster Vlastimil Hort. It has been issued by Prague chess society. Prague 2011.
333,- Kč (+ postage)
The book can be ordered at an e-mail address pavel.matocha@gmail.com. Please give your full name, address and phone number.
Chess Train 2013
Team competition
[13.05.2013] - Chess Train was never been only a contest of individuals in rapid, but it has always been also a journey of friends. First year was numerously reigned by chess-players from Garde Lipovec, their scepter was taken over by players of ŠK PORG last year. New this year will be a team competition. The results of the best three players of each team will be summed up and winning team will obtain a special prize.
„Even though you won't be successful in tournament as individual and plinths will be inaccessibly faraway before the final phase, it will be always worthy to fight. In team competition... [all]
Chess Train 2013
Culinary experiences or gastrotourism on rails
[13.05.2013] - “We started to cooperate with chef Jaroslav Sapík, who have cooked even for the Queen of England, and we're going to prepare an entirely new menu for chess-players. I believe, they will be utterly satisfied with luncheons in dining car,” promises director general of JLV Bohumír Bárta.
Even greater gastronomic experience may afford the participants of Chess Train in individual phase cities. In Regensburg, Innsbruck and Salzburg, they can visit not only restaurants priced with Michelin stars, but also the oldest functioning restaurant in Europe, whose history goes back to year 803.
T... [all]
ČEZ CHESS TROPHY 2013
The Wizard from an inflatable tree
[12.05.2013] - Illustrator, graphic designer and film artist Luděk Bárta is being the one, who imprinted his distinctive, playful tone to the graphic materials of this year's chess match ČEZ Chess Trophy. Prague chess society continues this way in cooperation with famous artists, when preparing the posters and press materials on chosen chess events.
Academic painter Luděk Bárta (*1961) graduated from Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, studio of Film and TV Graphics at professor Miloslav Jágr. With exception of years 1992-1998, when he was an artist of MF Dnes, he has been still a fr... [all]
EASTER TOURNAMENT PRAGUE 1943
Exclusive photos of World Champion Alekhin
[12.05.2013] - „In the middle of war rage, exactly 70 years ago, a big chess tournament took place in Prague, the biggest, who has ever been played in Prague. In days from 10th to 30th of April, twenty players were clashing behind the chessboard in tournament with international participation in Palace hotel, headed by World Champion Alexander Alekhin and candidate of these title Paul Keres,“ starts an article of historian Jaroslav Pospíšil, which was published in Chess weekly no. 16.
The article about the Easter tournament Prague 1943 is accompanied by two unique photos from archive of ČTK. On the f... [all]
History of chessing on the train
From meetings of TJ Lokomotiva to a simul of the World Champion
[18.04.2013] - Unique chess tournament on the train, which is being prepared for the third time by the Prague Chess Society in cooperation with Czech Railways, encourages chess witnesses and historians to search in dusty archives, whether any chess tournament in the past hadn’t already taken place on rails. Several-days-longing international chess tournament on the special train had never been realized before the event of the Prague Chess Society and Czech Reailways, but it is possible to find several prophetic events. Dive into the chess-railwaymen’s history, and if you can’t resist the allurement, sign up ... [all]
ČEZ CHESS TROPHY 2013
Former and future Women's World Chess Champion comes to Prague
[16.04.2013] - Hou Yifan, 19-years-old chinese GM, which became the Women's World Chess Champion as 16-years-old, will be the chief guest of the ČEZ CHESS TROPHY 2013 festival. She will play a match against the best czech GM David Navara and a simultaneous exhibition in Prague.
The festival starts with the simultaneous exhibition, in the same way as two years ago, when the main guest was the World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand. On Sunday 9th of June at 3 p.m., 30 chess-players will have the opportunity to play against the current No. 2 female player in the world.
From Tuesday 11th until Friday ... [all]
Festive Opening of the biggest shopping mall in Prague
Blind and living chess on the megaparty
[31.03.2013] - The chess game was the highlight of the party for more than three thousands guests. I don´t tell you about the dream of a chess promoter, but about the ceremonial opening of recently restored shopping centre Černý Most in Prague, that took place on the first spring day of this year. Several thousands of invited guests could not only enjoy the very exquisite delicatessens and French wines, but also take a view over new stores and especially enjoy the concert of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, the ballet of National theatre and the chess art of the best Czech grandmasters.
Czech chess p... [all]