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ČERNOBÍLÁ CESTA (BLACK AND WHITE ROUTE)
The most beautiful studies and problems of Mario Matouš, the best Czech chess composer of the 20th century, and bizarre chess stories of Pavel Houser connected by illustrations of Kristina Peřichová into one splendid book.
The book was published also in limited numbered edition (100 copies), bound in imitation leather with an embossed diagram, paper cover and sewn ribbon bookmark.
On 240 pages you will found 45 studies and problems, 22 stories and 36 illustrations. The book is supplemented by biographies of both of the authors and several yet non-published photos. The book was published by Prague chess society in 2014.
(limited edition in imitation leather - 999 CZK + postage)
333,- Kč (+ postage)
The book can be ordered at an e-mail address pavel.matocha@gmail.com. Please give your full name, address and phone number.
Chess Train 2018
Steam Pressure Is Rising
[03.10.2018] - The Chess Train is going to start its eighth journey around the Central Europe next week already. Over 100 chess players have registered to participate (check the starting list), however few places are still available for those, who like to make a last-minute decision.
The Chess Train will be on its way from 12. October till 16. October going on Prague – Ostrava – Warsaw – Krakow – Hradec Kralove – Prague route. On the board of the train an international rapid chess tournamen... [all]
EY Blitz Tournament of Managers
Prague Demon and Russian Aristocrat
[02.10.2018] - The eight year of the EY Blitz Tournament of Managers was won in the early Monday evening by Jan Hruška from ČEZ, who came ahead of the owner of a translation agency Jean-Francois Cantier and NNIP´s manager Michal Špaček. The guest of honour for the evening, held by Prague Chess Society in AdAstra Café, was a legendary Slovak chess player Ján Plachetka.
The first Slovak grand-master talked about an old Prague Chess master and eccentric Josef Hašek and even older Russian grand-master Osip Bernstein. Two very different fates and personalities, but similarly deep understanding of che... [all]
ČEZ CHESS TROPHY 2018
The Indian Grandmaster did a good chess job in the Sokol Palace
[17.06.2018] - randmaster Navara led 5:4 in three games, but unfortunately he didn´t managed the finish line. On Saturday, Pentala Harikrishna won all three games and turned the game to his advantage.
Indian Grandmaster won 7: 5 and took the trophy for CEZ CHESS TROPHY 2018 winner.
On Sunday, the festival ends with the simultaneous display in Michna Palace on Kampa in Prague.
The sixteenth year of this festival, in which the best Czech chess player always plays against the world's top chessplayer, brought not only twelve beautiful games but also great chess lectures by Grandmaster Rob... [all]
ČEZ CHESS TROPHY 2018
The exhibition about Schnirch and his chessmen accompanies the match of Grandmasters
[15.06.2018] - Bohuslav Schnirch, together with Josef Vaclav Myslbek, was the most significant Czech sculptor of the 19th century. For chess players, however, he is the first chairman of the Czech Chess Association and the author of the chessmen that are still used until these days. You can visit the exhibiton called „Sculptor Schnirch and the Czech club chessmen“ at the festival ČEZ CHESS TROPHY 2018 at the Michna Palace in Prague on Kampa.
The chess table from 19th century, on which Bohuslav Schnirch played chess and who was kindly lent by Schnirch's heirs, represents an extraordinary artifact of ... [all]
ČEZ CHESS TROPHY 2018
Harikrishna scored first
[14.06.2018] - Mayor of Prague 1 Oldřich Lomecký made the ceremonial first move, and then Grandmasters David Navara and Pentala Harikrishna started the ruthless fight. In the first round, the Czech representative played with white pieces, but it was the Indian one, who gained a better position. Harikrishna had an extra pawn, but he didn´t succeed to win, and Navara was glad for the draw in the first game.
The second game looked like balanced and perhaps it objectively was, but the white pieces were in much more comfortable situation, as the Grandmasters Viktor Láznička, Robert Cvek and Martin Petr... [all]
ČEZ CHESS TROPHY 2018
Navara escaped everyone on the roof of Lucerne
[13.06.2018] - The ČEZ CHESS TROPHY 2018 was launched on June 12th by the unique blitz tournament on the roof of Lucerna Palace in Prague. Among the ninety participants was a number of strong Grandmasters, but the Golden Wenceslas Ducat for the winner was just one ...
In the beginning, the tournament was dominated by Master Tadeas Krieb, who started with a series of five wins and David Navara was among his victims. Then, the second best Czech chess player Viktor Láznička and one of the favorites of the tournament, got to the head of the pellet. However, at the end, the best Czech player was final... [all]
ČEZ CHESS TROPHY 2018
Chinese-Indian under time pressure castling
[04.06.2018] - The grandmaster Ding Liren broke his hip while cycling and he had to withdraw from an ongoing tournament in Norway and unfortunately, he won´t be able to come to Prague. During the ČEZ CHESS TROPHY 2018 festival he will be replaced by the Indian second-best player, a grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna.
“We are pleased that we were able to find such a strong and attractive opponent for our Czech number one, despite such a short time notice.”, said the director of the festival, Pavel Matocha.
The grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna (32) was born in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh region, So... [all]