TRIATHLON OF MIXED DOUBLES

Grandmasters‘ net play

[20.09.2015 00:00:00] - The chess grandmasters Sergei Movsesian and Petr Neuman did not meet over the chessboard, but at the tennis and volleyball net instead. They took part in the second Triathlon of Mixed Doubles organised by the Prague Chess Society. On the last and tropical August Saturday, the grandmasters first competed on clay tennis courts at Hamrsport in Záběhlice, and then on grass volleyball courts at the U svatého Kryštofa Penzion, where they continued with playing chess in doubles.

All the great sport events (Olympics, Football World Cup) take place once every four years and the same applies to the Triathlon of Mixed Doubles. The first took place in 2011 and the winners were Kristýna Němcová and Pavel Matocha. This year, they successfully defended the title. The silver medal went to Lucie Hodová and Sergei Movsesian, Adéla Zákoucká and Petr Neuman were bronze.


The morning began with tennis.


Grandmaster Movsesian’s idol is Rafael Nadal.


Kristýna Němcová caught everything.


Lucie Hodová stood out in volleyball as well.


Grandmaster Neuman’s first encounter with volleyball was easier thanks to his teammate Adéla Zákoucká.


The final discipline was chess.


The winning pair Pavel Matocha and Kristýna Němcová during their least successful discipline.

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