Czech Chess Championships 2012
The 2012 Czech Chess Championships for men and women were held from 12th to 20th May at Kouty nad Desnou, hotel Dlouhé Stráně. The 9-round Swiss event featured 47 participants.
Grandmasters David Navara and Alexej Kislinsky shared the first place with 7 points each. Navara is declared champion on better Buchholz score. This is his 4th national title (after 2004, 2005, and particularly convincing in 2010).
WIM Tereza Olsarova, the best placed woman with 5 points, is declared the Czech Women Champion.
The prize fund was about 7600 EUR. There were also appearance fees, sorted according to rating, with David Navara receiving the highest amount of 520 EUR.
Final standings:
1 GM Navara David 2706 1. Novoborský ŠK – 7
2 GM Kislinsky Alexej 2532 SK Slavia Orlová – 7
3 GM Babula Vlastimil 2563 Agentura 64 Grygov – 6.5
4 GM Cvek Robert 2563 1. Novoborský ŠK – 6
5 IM Bernášek Jan 2476 ŠK Rapid Pardubice, o.s. – 6
6 IM Rašík Vítězslav 2495 Šachový klub GEOFIN Ostrava – 6
7 IM Černoušek Lukáš 2440 ŠK Rapid Pardubice, o.s. – 6
8 GM Polák Tomáš 2514 ŠK Zlín – 5.5
9 GM Jansa Vlastimil 2454 ŠK JOLY Lysá nad Labem – 5.5
10 IM Žilka Štěpán 2513 Tatran Litovel – 5.5
11 IM Vávra Pavel 2368 SK Litoměřice – 5.5
12 GM Štoček Jiří 2595 ŠK JOLY Lysá nad Labem – 5.5
13 IM Konopka Michal 2452 Šachový klub Zikuda Turnov – o.s. – 5.5
Nice kid.