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Charity simultaneous game brought 565 EUR

[15.10.2012] - We have organised the charity simul with GM Ján Plachetka for helping 3 years old Lea Jesenská from Piešťany, affected by CP. Not only the players of the simul, but also other participants of the Chess train and the Medical centre Adeli collected 565 EUR, that has been delivered to the parents of this small girl. GM Plachetka played without requiring the fee.

GM Ján Plachetka played the simultaneous game with a time control (60 min for GM and 30 min for the adverseries) in the hotel Sorea Slňava just after the Chess train had come to Piešťany. Four people of the chess club ŠK PORG ... [all]

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Reminiscence of old times

[15.10.2012] - The Chess Train passed through the post electoral Czech republic, orange and red now, when going from Wroclaw to Piešťany, where the reminiscence of the old times continued due to the hotel Sorea and his awful services, unwilling reception clerk, kitchen closed at 8:30 p.m. ,etc. Once it was a beutiful flourishing spa town…

On the other hand, in the tournament, everything is proceeding fine, without any problems and complications. First seed, grandmaster Martin Petr could ticked off even after the third round: nine rounds, nine points. With two points less, FM Jan Dietrich Wend... [all]

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Seven-year-old fencer from China

[14.10.2012] - Yijan and Ligun Yang came from China to Czech Republic only for the Chess Train. Seven-year- old Yijan from the city of Shenzen is the youngest participant of the tournament in the Chess Train.

Yijan started to play chess when he was just 4 years old. He comes from a chess family, but his parents are not his equivalent adversaries any more. „He has his own coach. At the beginning, when he started to play chess, he used to come home with some tasks that we couldn´t resolve. Several times we helped him, but in few months we realized that he became better than we,“ told ... [all]

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The only one on 100 per cent

[13.10.2012] - After four rounds played in two days, there is the only participant playing on 100 per cent. After the grandmaster Martin Petr with 4 points follows GM Ján Plachetka, FM Jan-Dietrich Wendt and Dr. Matias Jolowicz with a lost of half point.

During the nice sunny day of Saturday the 13th October, the Chess train rode from German Dresden to Polish Wroclaw that is famous also by the romantic player Adolf Anderssen.

You will find the photogallery from the Chess Train h... [all]

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Money for don King of the chess world

[13.10.2012] - „Last year, the Chess train was very succesful. We are happy that we can set out, in cooperation with Prague chess society, the train this year again. I believe that the new tradition is being born and that the Chess train will continue in following years also,“ told vice director of České Dráhy Antonín Blažek at the opening ceremony of the event.

The Chess Train is supported by Era, Czech Tourism and PORG, whose delegates participated in the opening ceremony in the Government lounge on the Central Station in Prague. „I prefer giving the money to don King of the chess worl... [all]

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The trophy will be handed out by grandmaster Hort

[08.10.2012] - The tournament trophy for the winner of Chess Train 2012 will be handed out by legendary grandmaster Vlastimil Hort, who participated in the first year of this interesting project of České dráhy and Prague Chess Society. The winner of this year can look forward the financial prize money of 25.000 CZK and also a gourmand basket of italian delicatessen, prepared by ERA, and the trophy in a form of glass locomotive from the glassworks Ajeto... [all]

The artistic Jewel

The cubist chess set given to Steinitz

[29.08.2012] - The cubist chess set, inspired by the legend among cubist architects and furniture designers, Pavel Janák, would please not only chess set collectors but also art admirers. The designer and sculptor Jaroslav Juřiva designed the figures, with which it is possible to play a serious game and also to decorate the interior.

The figures are hand-carved of maple wood; they are of classic tournament size (the king is 105 mm) and all of them are weighted with lead for stability. The chessboard makes a part of the luxury box for the figures (measures: 510 x 510 x 85 mm); its side walls remind ... [all]