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[lang_nl]Navara heeft het zwaar tegen Kramnik[lang_nl][lang_en]Kramnik tough match for Navara[/lang_en]

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The eight-game rapid match is part of the ?Ñ?íEZ CHESS TROPHY 2008 and is organised by the Prague Chess Society. This year, the annual the event highlights the centennial anniversary of holding the first Prague International Chess Tournament.

Venue is the BM Kampa hotel in Prague; the rate of play is 25 minutes plus five seconds increment for each move. Today is a free day (with simultaneous exhibitions by the 2008 Czech champion Vlastimil Babula and by Vladimir Kramnik) and games 5-8 will be played on Saturday and Sunday, 17:00 and 18:15 hrs CET.

After four games, Kramnik is leading the match 3,5-0,5. Especially the first two games were very impressive. See for yourself:



GalaOpening The Gala Opening

GalaOpening - Vasek Klouda - world champion in hakisak Gala Opening - Vasek Klouda - world champion in hakisak

GalaOpening - Kramnik - GM Sergej Movsesjan Kramnik with GM Sergey Movsesian

GalaOpening - Kramnik Kavalek Kramnik with GM Lubosh Kavalek

BlindChess - GM Marek Vokac vs WGM Katerina Nemcova - GM Vlastimil Hort - referee Pavel Votruba Blindfold Chess - GM Marek Vokac vs WGM Katerina Nemcova - GM Vlastimil Hort - referee Pavel Votruba

GalaOpening - drawing lots - Matocha and Jiri Pacovsky manager of CEZ The drawing of lots with Pavel Matocha and Jiri Pacovsky manager of CEZ

Press Conference - Navara - Kramnik The players at the press conference

Kramnik - portrait Vladimir Kramnik, a tough opponent for Navara (and everyone else)


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