ČEZ Chess Trophy 2014

Nakamura heads across the ocean with a trophy

[12.06.2014 00:00:00] - Chess gates of the Michna palace on Prague's Kampa are closed for another year. Rich program containing a simul, numerous chess lectures and especially 4-games match between American number one player Hikaru Nakamura and the best Czech player David Navara has been fulfilled on Tuesday's evening. The winner of the 12th year of ČEZ CHESS TROPHY is the currenly 7th player of world rating American Hikaru Nakamura, who beated the Czech number one plaer David Navara 3,5:0,5.

The match was ended with the longest and the most combative game. David Navara in a difficult position sacrificed his Queen in a very interesting way and it seemed, that despite the material disfavour, he would be able to built up an impenetrable fortress. After long maneuvering came the breaking through. It was the f5 move, after which the white pieces in the hands of Hikaru Nakamura found the way to victory.


Trophy for winner Hikaru Nakamura was handed over by the president of Prague chess society Pavel Matocha

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