In the match between GM Navara versus GM Gelfand, it is now even at 1-1 after Navara won game 2.

(2) Gelfand, B (2729) – Navara, D (2719) [A32]
Match Prague CZE (2), August 10, 2006

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c5 4.Nf3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Bc5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Bg2 Nc6 9.Nc3 b6 10.Nd5 Ba6 11.Nxe7 Qxe7 12.Rc1 Rc8 13.c5 0-0 14.0-0 d5 15.cxd6 Qxd6 16.Bg5 Qxd1 17.Rfxd1 Bxe2 18.Rd2 Bb5 19.Rdc2 Nd5 20.Bd2 Nde7 21.h3 Rfd8 22.Be3 Kf8 23.Kh2 Nb4 24.Rxc8 Rxc8 25.Rxc8+ Nxc8 26.Nd4 Bc4 27.a3 Nd3 28.b3 Bd5 29.Bf1 Nc5 30.b4 Ne4 31.a4 Nc3 32.a5 Nd1 33.Bf4 Ke7 34.Kg1 Nc3 35.Bb8 Bb7 36.Be5 Na2 37.axb6 f6 38.Bb8 axb6 39.b5 Nc3 40.f4 Nd6 41.g4 Be4 42.Kf2 Kd7 43.f5 exf5 44.gxf5 Nxf5 45.Nxf5 Bxf5 46.Ke3 Nd5+ 47.Kd2 Nc7 48.Ba7 Nxb5 49.Bxb6 Nd6 50.Ke3 Be6 51.Kf2 h5 52.Kg3 g5 53.Kh2 h4 54.Bd4 Ke7 55.Be2 Kf7 56.Bh5+ Kg7 57.Bf3 Nc4 58.Be2 Ne5 59.Bc3 Ng6 60.Bd2 Ne5 61.Bc3 Bd5 62.Bb2 Kg6 63.Kg1 Kf5 64.Kf2 Ke4 65.Bf1 Be6 66.Bc3 Kf5 67.Bg2 Kg6 68.Kg1 Bf5 69.Kh2 Nd3 70.Bf1 Nf4 71.Bd2 Bd3 72.Bxf4 Bxf1 73.Bc7 f5 74.Bd8 f4 75.Be7 f3 76.Bc5 Kf6 77.Bd4+ Ke6 78.Bb6 Ke5 79.Bd8 Bxh3 80.Kxh3 g4+ 81.Kh2 g3+ 82.Kg1 f2+ 83.Kf1 Ke4 84.Bxh4 0-1

In the second match, IM Jana Jackova, Czech top female player, defeated the legendary GM Hort in the second straight game to lead 2-0.

(2) Hort, V (2512) – Jackova, J (2403) [A29]
Match Prague CZE (2), August 10, 2006

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bg2 Nb6 6.d3 Be7 7.Be3 0-0 8.Nf3 Nc6 9.0-0 Re8 10.Rc1 Bf8 11.Nd2 Nd4 12.Nb3 c6 13.Bd2 a5 14.Ne4 Nd5 15.Nec5 Ra7 16.Re1 h6 17.Nxd4 exd4 18.Qa4 Nb6 19.Qc2 Re5 20.Na4 Nd5 21.a3 Bg4 22.e4 Nb6 23.Rb1 Nxa4 24.Qxa4 b5 25.Qb3 a4 26.Qa2 Be6 27.Qa1 Bb3 28.f4 Re8 29.e5 Bd5 30.Rbc1 Bxg2 31.Kxg2 Qd5+ 32.Kf2 c5 33.Qb1 Ra6 34.Qc2 Qb3 35.Kf3 Qd5+ 36.Kf2 Qb3 37.Kf3 Qe6 38.Re4 Qd5 39.Kf2 Rae6 40.Rce1 Qb3 41.Qxb3 axb3 42.f5 Rc6 43.Kf3 Rd8 44.e6 fxe6 45.Rxe6 Rxe6 46.fxe6 Be7 47.Re5 Rc8 48.Ke2 Kf8 49.Ba5 Rc6 50.Kd1 Bf6 51.Rd5 Ke7 52.Rd7+ Kxe6 53.Rb7 c4 0-1 Posted by Picasa

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