32nd Tournament of Young TalentsOrganized by the Beskydian Chess School in Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic Beside the official World and European championships, the Chess Talents Tournaments in Frýdek-Místek are without question one of the biggest and most representative events for the European chess youth. The main event of the Festival is the 9-round Swiss tournament of […]
19th Cup of the Town of Klatovy
19th Cup of the Town of Klatovy2nd to 10th July at the The Culture House in Klatovy, Czech Republic The 19th Cup of the Town of Klatovy is scheduled to take place from 2nd to 10th July at the The Culture House Klatovy, Domazlicka 676. Two tournaments, Open A for players rated over 1850 and […]
Karpov takes part in Lidice tournament
Russia’s chess icon takes part in Lidice tournamentJan 23, 2011 09:58 Moscow Time Russia’s chess icon Anatoly Karpov took part on Saturday in a chess commemoration tournament in the Czech village of Lidice, which was completely destroyed by German forces during World War Two. On June 10, 1942, all 192 men over 16 years of […]
Oldhands win final round, Snowdrops win match
Team results: I II III IV V VI VII VIII Snowdrops 3 1 3,5 2,5 2 2 3 1 Oldhands 1 3 0,5 1,5 2 2 1 3 Total Snowdrops 3 4 7,5 10 12 14 17 18 Total Oldhands 1 4 4,5 6 8 10 11 14 Individual results: O1 O2 O3 O4 O1 […]
Snowdrops beat Oldhands with 1 round to spare
I II III IV V VI VII Snowdrops 3 1 3,5 2,5 2 2 3 Oldhands 1 3 0,5 1,5 2 2 1 Total Snowdrops 3 4 7,5 10 12 14 17 Total Oldhands 1 4 4,5 6 8 10 11 O1 O2 O3 O4 O1 O2 O3 O4 Total S1 Humpy Koneru 1 0 […]
Humpy dominates oldhands
Humpy has scored 4.5 / 5 so far against the Oldhands team in the Czech Republic. It looks like she is in good form for the upcoming Women’s World Championship. O1 O2 O3 O4 O1 O2 O3 O4 Total S1 Humpy Koneru 1 1 1 1/2 1 4,5 S2 Arianne Caoili 1/2 1 0 0 […]
Czech Republic produces a new chess genius every 20 years
Michal Konopka: “Czech Republic produces a new chess genius every 20 years”http://ugra-chess.com The players from Czech Republic prepared for the Olympiad quite seriously. Women had a 3-day training session, men participated in individual training. This information was revealed by the captain of the Czech team Michal Konopka and his reserve player Vlastimil Babula. – How […]
Laznicka wins City of Good Wine Rapid
Viktor Laznicka Wins City of Good Wine Rapid5th June in Hustopeče, 9 rounds, 138 participantsReport by Chessdom The “Cup of the Mayor of the City of good wine” took place on Saturday, 5th June, in Hustopeče in the south Moravia region of the Czech Republic, known for its wine production. The mayor Luboš Kuchynka happens […]
Dominating performance in Prague
Navara, David – Polgar, Judit ½-½ Polgar, Judit – Navara, David 1-0 Navara, David – Polgar, Judit 0-1 Polgar, Judit – Navara, David 1-0 Navara, David – Polgar, Judit 0-1 Polgar, Judit – Navara, David 0-1 Navara, David – Polgar, Judit 0-1 Polgar, Judit – Navara, David ½-½ http://praguechess.cz/en/ Judit won her match against Czech […]
Czech Coal
CZECH COAL CHESS MATCH – Snowdrops and Old-hands Individual results O1 O2 O3 O4 O1 O2 O3 O4 Total S1 Koneru Humpy 1 1 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2 0 5 1/2 S2 Muzychuk Anna 1/2 1/2 1 1/2 0 1/2 1/2 1 4 1/2 S3 Lahno Kateryna 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 […]