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

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:



The Gala Opening

Gala Opening - Vasek Klouda - world champion in hakisak

Kramnik with GM Sergey Movsesian

Kramnik with GM Lubosh Kavalek

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

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

The players at the press conference

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

Links:

• Website Prague Chess Society
• Games in PGN