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Navara, David

contemporary era

David Navara is a Czech grandmaster and 13-time national champion, widely considered the strongest Czech player in history. Known for his uncompromising, combative playing style and unwavering principles, his achievements include winning the 2014 European Blitz Championship and earning individual gold at the 2015 Chess Olympiad.

Total Games

4131

Wins

1941

Draws

1403

Losses

787

47.0% wins34.0% draws19.1% losses

Most Played Openings

B90 - Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation103B12 - Caro-Kann Defense96C65 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense81E15 - Queen's Indian Defense: Buerger Variation81B40 - Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation65A20 - English Opening: Drill Variation63D45 - Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line63D35 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense61C50 - Italian Game58D38 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense58

Most Faced Opponents

Movsesian,S54 gamesSo,W47 gamesIvanchuk,V45 gamesHarikrishna,P37 gamesMamedyarov,S26 gamesWojtaszek,R25 gamesGrischuk,A24 gamesPlat,V23 gamesMichalik,P23 gamesKarjakin,Sergey22 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
0-1

Navara,D vs Ivanchuk,V

74th Tata Steel GMA

2012

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FCGFCG
0-1

Celik, C. vs Navara, David

Wch U14

1998

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FCGFCG
1-0

Mamedyarov, Shahriar vs Navara, David

Wch U14

1999

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FCGFCG
1-0

Navara, David vs Zarezenko, Ilya

Wch U12

1997

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FCGFCG
1-0

Navara,D vs Gelfand,B

43rd Olympiad 2018

2018

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FCGFCG
0-1

Rapport,R vs Navara,D

48th Biel GM 2015

2015

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FCGFCG
0-1

Aronian,L vs Navara,D

74th Tata Steel GMA

2012

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FCGFCG
0-1

Ardic, Emir vs Navara, David

Wch U10

1994

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FCGFCG
0-1

Navara,D vs Dominguez Perez,L

Saint Louis Rapid 2017

2017

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FCGFCG
1-0

Nakamura,Hi vs Navara,D

Saint Louis Blitz 2017

2017

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Games (4131)

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Goldin,R vs Navara,D
0-1
Titled Tue 6th May Early 2025 B12
Navara,D vs Kollars,Dmitrij
1/2-1/2
Bundesliga 2024-25 2025 D38
Navara,D vs Saric,Iv
1/2-1/2
Bundesliga 2024-25 2025 B61
Margl,Roland vs Navara,D
0-1
Titled Tue 15th Apr Early 2025 B15
Navara,D vs Al Tarbosh,W
1-0
Titled Tue 15th Apr Early 2025 A50
Grandelius,N vs Navara,D
0-1
Titled Tue 15th Apr Early 2025 D78
Navara,D vs Bartel,Mat
0-1
Titled Tue 15th Apr Early 2025 C55
Puzyrevsky,Semyon vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 15th Apr Early 2025 D02
Rasulov,Vu vs Navara,D
0-1
Titled Tue 15th Apr Early 2025 A01
Navara,D vs Ersoz,Teoman Guney
1-0
Titled Tue 15th Apr Early 2025 E48
Navara,D vs Bluebaum,M
0-1
Titled Tue 15th Apr Early 2025 C11
Navara,D vs Le Tuan Minh
1-0
Titled Tue 15th Apr Early 2025 C70
Hrbek,Stepan vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
ECo-C TCh-SVK 2024-25 2025 E53
Navara,D vs Vykouk,Jan
1-0
ECo-C TCh-SVK 2024-25 2025 C11
Haring,Filip vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
ECo-C TCh-SVK 2024-25 2025 B11
Smolik,Jachym vs Navara,D
0-1
TCh-CZE Extraliga 2024-25 2025 A06
Navara,D vs Svanda,Ondrej
1/2-1/2
TCh-CZE Extraliga 2024-25 2025 B31
Cernousek,L vs Navara,D
0-1
TCh-CZE Extraliga 2024-25 2025 B22
Kourkoulos Arditis,Stamatis vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 2025 C67
Navara,D vs Rodshtein,M
1/2-1/2
25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 2025 B97
Navara,D vs Iturrizaga Bonelli,Eduardo
1-0
25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 2025 B12
Boyer,Mahel vs Navara,D
0-1
25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 2025 A06
Navara,D vs Bernadskiy,V
1/2-1/2
25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 2025 C53
Muradli,Mahammad vs Navara,D
1-0
25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 2025 D85
Navara,D vs Lodici,Lorenzo
1/2-1/2
25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 2025 C92
Quparadze,G vs Navara,D
0-1
25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 2025 B92
Navara,D vs Haring,Filip
1-0
25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 2025 B42
Domingo Nunez,Alejandro vs Navara,D
0-1
25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 2025 A04
Navara,D vs Shankland,S
1/2-1/2
7th Prague Masters 2025 2025 B40
Aravindh,Chithambaram VR. vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
7th Prague Masters 2025 2025 C67
Nguyen,Thai Dai Van vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
7th Prague Masters 2025 2025 C67
Navara,D vs Gurel,Ediz
1/2-1/2
7th Prague Masters 2025 2025 D27
Wei Yi vs Navara,D
1-0
7th Prague Masters 2025 2025 C53
Maghsoodloo,Parham vs Navara,D
1-0
Djerba Masters 2025 2025 A15
Navara,D vs Dardha,Daniel
1/2-1/2
Djerba Masters 2025 2025 E15
Bacrot,E vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
Djerba Masters 2025 2025 B52
Navara,D vs Oro,Faustino
1/2-1/2
Djerba Masters 2025 2025 C45
Navara,D vs Murzin,Volodar
1/2-1/2
Djerba Masters 2025 2025 D45
Maurizzi,Marc'Andria vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
Djerba Masters 2025 2025 C67
Moussard,J vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
Djerba Masters 2025 2025 C67
Navara,D vs Amin,B
1-0
Djerba Masters 2025 2025 D90
Krejci,Jan2 vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
TCh-CZE Extraliga 2024-25 2025 E49
Navara,D vs Babula,Vlastimil Sr
0-1
TCh-CZE Extraliga 2024-25 2025 B32
Navara,D vs Bartel,Mat
1-0
Bundesliga 2024-25 2025 D30
Kazakouski,Valery vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
Bundesliga 2024-25 2025 B52
Navara,D vs Dzhumagaliev,Y
1-0
Titled Tue 28th Jan Early 2025 B00
Navara,D vs Vasli,A
1-0
Titled Tue 28th Jan Early 2025 A67
Navara,D vs Lortkipanidze,N
1-0
Titled Tue 28th Jan Early 2025 C04
Kalinin,Nikita An. vs Navara,D
1-0
Titled Tue 28th Jan Early 2025 B15
Navara,D vs Begunov,K
1-0
Titled Tue 28th Jan Early 2025 A11
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