Chess Train 2014

Beauty on the first track

[11.10.2014 00:00:00] - Chess pieces and boards in blue-white design, carriages decorated by chess figures and even the chess locomotive have made the Chess Train even better on it´s fourth way through Central Europe.

The new locomotive was unveiled by deputy of CEO of České dráhy a.s. Pavel Krtek, CEO of Výzkumný ústav železniční Antonín Blažek and director of Pražská šachová společnost Pavel Matocha. The locomotive was sprinkled by sect and then finally the train has left to begin it´s journey on the way from Prague Main station to Wien.

On the first day all of the 76 participants has played three rounds, in which all of the favorites has kept their scores clear. Tomorrow on the first three boards there will be matches of powerfull players. GM Martin Petr against GM Vlastimil Hort (board number 1), IM David Kaňovský and GM Ian Rogers (board number 2) and GM Petr Neuman with Runar Sigurpalssonem (board 3).

An architect Ahmed Khairat with his whole family came to play in the Chess Train from Saudi Arabia.

Even the CEO of Výzkumný ústav železniční Antoník Blažek (left front), deputy CEO of České dráhy Pavel Krtek (right front), CEO of JLV Bohumír Bárta (left) and director of Pražská šachová společnost Pavel Matocha have played a game before departure of the Chess Train.

First game on the first board belonged to GM Martin Petr (left) and Jan Klaus, manager of ČEZ.

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