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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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Alonso Rosell,A vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Classic Play-In 2024 E15
Navara,D vs Simacek,P
1-0
ch-CZE 2024 2024 C42
Hrbek,Stepan vs Navara,D
0-1
ch-CZE 2024 2024 E24
Kraus,To vs Navara,D
0-1
ch-CZE 2024 2024 C47
Navara,D vs Stocek,J
1-0
ch-CZE 2024 2024 E10
Jirovsky,M vs Navara,D
0-1
ch-CZE 2024 2024 A37
Navara,D vs Finek,Vaclav
1-0
ch-CZE 2024 2024 A15
Stalmach,Richard vs Navara,D
1-0
ch-CZE 2024 2024 A09
Navara,D vs Nemec,Jachym
1-0
ch-CZE 2024 2024 B30
Neuman,P vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
ch-CZE 2024 2024 B22
Neugebauer,Martin vs Navara,D
0-1
TCh-CZE Extraliga 2023-24 2024 B51
Navara,D vs Saric,Iv
1/2-1/2
TCh-CZE Extraliga 2023-24 2024 B10
Sahidi,Samir vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
TCh-CZE Extraliga 2023-24 2024 B50
Mayank,Chakraborty vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 26th Mar Early 2024 B52
Navara,D vs Andreikin,D
0-1
Titled Tue 26th Mar Early 2024 A59
Zou,Chen vs Navara,D
0-1
Titled Tue 26th Mar Early 2024 C88
Navara,D vs Gatterer,F
1-0
Titled Tue 26th Mar Early 2024 A00
Navara,D vs Weetik,V
1-0
Titled Tue 26th Mar Early 2024 E38
Navara,D vs Iniyan,Pa
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 26th Mar Early 2024 E97
Wagh,Suyog vs Navara,D
0-1
Titled Tue 26th Mar Early 2024 B11
Shandrygin,Nikita vs Navara,D
0-1
Titled Tue 26th Mar Early 2024 B12
Niemann,Hans Moke vs Navara,D
1-0
Titled Tue 26th Mar Early 2024 C50
Navara,D vs Mamedov,Edgar
1-0
Titled Tue 26th Mar Early 2024 D35
Navara,D vs Kozlov,Ge
0-1
Titled Tue 19th Mar Early 2024 C11
Pavlov,De1 vs Navara,D
0-1
Titled Tue 19th Mar Early 2024 A06
Navara,D vs Dronavalli,Harika
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 19th Mar Early 2024 C09
Kazmin,Semen vs Navara,D
0-1
Titled Tue 19th Mar Early 2024 B12
Navara,D vs Tregubov,P
1-0
Titled Tue 19th Mar Early 2024 B40
Navara,D vs Nihal,Sarin
0-1
Titled Tue 19th Mar Early 2024 B00
Navara,D vs Subelj,Jan
1-0
Titled Tue 19th Mar Early 2024 D10
Vaibhav,Jayant Raut vs Navara,D
0-1
Titled Tue 19th Mar Early 2024 A20
Navara,D vs Stankovic,Iv
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 19th Mar Early 2024 A00
Urazayev,Arystanbek vs Navara,D
0-1
Titled Tue 19th Mar Early 2024 E21
Santos Latasa,J vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
Bundesliga 2023-24 2024 C67
Navara,D vs Horvath,Dominik
1-0
Bundesliga 2023-24 2024 B13
Le Tuan Minh vs Navara,D
0-1
Titled Tue 12th Mar Early 2024 D02
Navara,D vs Rustemov,A
1-0
Titled Tue 12th Mar Early 2024 C10
Kushko,Dmitriy vs Navara,D
0-1
Titled Tue 12th Mar Early 2024 A00
Kleiman,J vs Navara,D
0-1
Titled Tue 12th Mar Early 2024 B11
Navara,D vs Weetik,V
1-0
Titled Tue 12th Mar Early 2024 B12
Galchenko,Matvey vs Navara,D
1-0
Titled Tue 12th Mar Early 2024 B22
Navara,D vs Rakhmatullaev,Almas
0-1
Titled Tue 12th Mar Early 2024 D10
Navara,D vs Minko,Dmitry
1-0
Titled Tue 12th Mar Early 2024 C65
Navara,D vs Finek,Vaclav
0-1
Titled Tue 12th Mar Early 2024 D02
Navara,D vs Keleberda,Tymur
1-0
Titled Tue 12th Mar Early 2024 E44
Navara,D vs Nguyen,Thai Dai Van
1/2-1/2
6th Prague Masters 2024 2024 D78
Bartel,Mat vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
6th Prague Masters 2024 2024 B94
Navara,D vs Maghsoodloo,Parham
1/2-1/2
6th Prague Masters 2024 2024 D37
Vidit,S vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
6th Prague Masters 2024 2024 C65
Gledura,B vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
Bundesliga 2023-24 2024 C50
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