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ČERNOBÍLÁ CESTA (BLACK AND WHITE ROUTE)
The most beautiful studies and problems of Mario Matouš, the best Czech chess composer of the 20th century, and bizarre chess stories of Pavel Houser connected by illustrations of Kristina Peřichová into one splendid book.
The book was published also in limited numbered edition (100 copies), bound in imitation leather with an embossed diagram, paper cover and sewn ribbon bookmark.
On 240 pages you will found 45 studies and problems, 22 stories and 36 illustrations. The book is supplemented by biographies of both of the authors and several yet non-published photos. The book was published by Prague chess society in 2014.
(limited edition in imitation leather - 999 CZK + postage)
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.
ČEZ CHESS TROPHY 2012
Batman Svidler in a sauna in Prague
[21.06.2012] - Peter Svidler with his wife Olga and his sons Daniel and Nikita spent the whole Tuesday in the ZOO. „We have been observing the bats of the genus Pteropus for 20 minutes. And I´ve been also smoothing one of them. It was really great feeling. Even if there would be nothing more interesting, the trip to Prague was valuable, today I can say: Mission is accomplished,“ laughed grandmaster Svidler during the opening ceremony of the festival CEZ CHESS TROPHY 2012.
The first game of his match against the best Czech player David Navara was played on Wednesday June 20 in really hard conditions... [all]
ČEZ CHESS TROPHY 2012
The winner of the World Cup has landed in Prague
[18.06.2012] - At the midday plane from Petersbourg with the winner of the World Cup and the sixfold Champion of Russia Peter Svidler, his wife Olga and the 10 years old twins landed on the Prague Airport Ruzyně. The grandmaster Svidler will play in Prague the match of 4 games against the best Czech chess player David Navara. The grandmaster´s match represents the main point of the chess festival ČEZ CHESS TROPHY 2012 on whose programme is also the simultaneous displays and the chess lectures.
The festival will take place from Wednesday the 20th of June to Thursday the 24th of June in Malostranská ... [all]
Prague – Dresden – Wroclaw – Piestany – Vienna - Prague
Chess Train 2012 leaving on October 12
[03.04.2012] - The Chess Train will go again over the central Europe! After great success of Chess Train 2011 there is a continuation of this unique project of Prague Chess Society and Czech Railways. Special train for chessplayers and their friends and relatives will go on the way Prague – Dresden – Wroclaw – Piestany – Vienna – Prague on October 12 – 16.
Chessplayers have opportunity to travel over five beautiful central Europeans cities in the nice train. In the train they will play the 13-rounds rapid chess tournament and in the afternoons and evenings they can feel atmosphere of magic town of T... [all]
The simul of grandmaster David Navara
Come to visit Prague and play against the top grandmaster
[28.01.2012] - Come to visit the beautiful city of Prague and to play a game against the top grandmaster. The last few places are still free in the simul of the best Czech chess player David Navara. The simul will be held on Saturday the 25-th of February 2012 in the hotelu Crystal Palace in the center of Prague. One place in the simul of GM David Navara costs 59 EUR. Every participant of the simul can take one of his friends to see the event for free.
Prague was said to be the threshold between East and West, the city of alchemists and astronomers (Tycho Brahe is buried in the church of Our Lady in... [all]
SNOWDROPS AND OLDHANDS
Benkö annoyed Bobby Fischer
[16.12.2011] - What do Vlastimil Hort and Bobby Fisher have in common? They did not solve a beautiful Pal Benkö´s study. This American-Hungarian grandmaster came up with a very easy position, where it is quite hard to find a three moves helping checkmate.
Look at the diagram below. It is black´s move and he helps white to make the checkmate in three moves. It seems to be simple, because they could cooperate, they help each other, the black king is in the corner... But... Just try it! And you understand how difficult is this study.
If you will eventually find a solution, you should be hap... [all]
SNOWDROPS AND OLDHANDS
The Legends are back on the throne!
[12.12.2011] - Beautiful Snowdrops and experienced Oldhands came to Marienbad in the first week of December. The Snowdrops was represented by four women grandmasters: an Indian Tania Sadchev, Russian Natalia Pogonina, Mariya Muzychuk from Ukrain and the best Czech chess player Eva Kulovana. The team of Oldhands represented Vlastimil Hort, traditionally in the role of captain, after one year again Robert Hübner and for the first time Rafael Vaganian with Boris Gulko.
The battle of wisdom vs. young vitality took place in hotel Cristal Palace. After two years, when Snowdrops had won, the Oldhands left ... [all]
SNOWDROPS AND OLDHANDS
Round 7
[11.12.2011] - Although the result of the match has been almost decided, the Snowdrops came into the seventh round with heads held high and tried to make the best with white stones.
Maryia Muzychuk, the only one of the Snowdrops who has not been defeated in the whole tournament, had quite a promising position in the game against Robert Hübner. However, in the middle game she did not orientate well and the black managed to simplify the position and the game was drawn. Also the game Natalia Pogonina against Rafael Vaganian resulted in a draw, in which on the other hand black did not manage to utilize... [all]