Peter Svidler Wins Čez Chess Trophy
Peter Svidler won the Čez Chess Trophy, beating David Navara 3-1 in their 4-game match in Prague.
The match was part of the Čez Chess Festival which took place from 20 - 24 June in Malostranská Beseda, which included simultaneous displays by both players, chess lectures, and an exhibition of chess-related philately.
Peter Svidler played a simultaneous exhibition on the 'rest' day, achieving a clean sweep by winning all 22 of his games against class players and candidate masters. David Navara took on stronger opposition in a four-game clock simul (40 minutes plus 30 seconds increment), winning 3 games but losing to Vojtěch Straka.
The time control for the match was 90 minutes for 30 moves, with a 30 second increment from the start.
The match results:
| Name | Nat | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pts |
| Peter Svidler | RUS | 2741 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 3 |
| David Navara | CZE | 2706 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 |
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David Navara and Svidler shake hands before their first match game
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The audience watching game two, which Peter Svidler won.
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Svidler rebuffed Navara's wild attack in game 3 to seal the match victory before the final game
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Peter Svidler was impressive in his simul exhibition, winning all 22 games!
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David Navara won 3 of his 4 'clock simul' games, but lost to Vojtěch Straka
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Photos from the official website.
