Polgar leads 2.5-0.5 against Navara
On the first playing day of the 2010 Cez Chess Trophy, Judit Polgar took a clear lead in her rapid match with David Navara. After a draw in the first game she won both the second and third game. The match takes place in Prague and consists of eight games.This year the Cez Chess Trophy, the traditional rapid match in Prague, is played between the world's most famous and best female chess player Judit Polgar and Czech Republic's number one David Navara. The match takes place April 22-24 and consists of eight games (25 minutes for a game with an increment of 10 seconds per move). Venue is the Michna Palace, one of the largest palaces in Prague. It was built in early Baroque as an ostentatious residence of Pavel Michna of Vacinov between the 16th and 17th century. 
Michna Palace, Prague
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First the people involved went to a chess sets exhibition - here we see arbiter Pavel Vortuba, GM Vlastimil Hort and Judit Polgar's husband Gusztáv Font...
...and here GM Lubomir Kavalek, who made it in time
Does Judit Polgar have the same hobby as John Nunn these days?
The drawing of lots during the opening dinner...
...where Polgar picked the black pieces for game 1
'Na zdraví!', say two Czech GMs to each other
Kavalek chatting with Bessel Kok, who's probably happy not to be involved in chess politics anymore
Organizer Pavel Matocha and Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer...
...who made the first move of the match: Navara's 1.e4
But not after an introductory lecture by Vlastimil Hort
Commentary during the games by Lubomir Kavalek
Photos © Prague Chess Society, more here
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