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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

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Navara,D vs Ivanchuk,V

74th Tata Steel GMA

2012

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Celik, C. vs Navara, David

Wch U14

1998

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1-0

Mamedyarov, Shahriar vs Navara, David

Wch U14

1999

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1-0

Navara, David vs Zarezenko, Ilya

Wch U12

1997

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1-0

Navara,D vs Gelfand,B

43rd Olympiad 2018

2018

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0-1

Rapport,R vs Navara,D

48th Biel GM 2015

2015

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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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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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Nikolic,Pr vs Navara,D★
1-0
WCC 2005 A62
Nikolic,Pr vs Navara,D★
1/2-1/2
WCC 2005 A30
Navara,D vs Nikolic,Pr★
1-0
WCC 2005 C91
Nikolic,Pr vs Navara,D★
1-0
WCC 2005 A63
Navara,D vs Korchnoi,V★
1/2-1/2
36th Olympiad 2004 C05
Navara,D vs Kasimdzhanov,R★
1/2-1/2
36th Olympiad 2004 D37
Ivanchuk,V vs Navara,D★
1-0
36th Olympiad 2004 B89
Navara, David vs Jun Zhao★
0-1
Wch U14 1999 B99
Mamedyarov, Shahriar vs Navara, David★
1-0
Wch U14 1999 A48
Navara, David vs Areshchenko, Olexandr★
0-1
Wch U14 1999 B97
Navara, David vs Cheng Xin Kai★
1-0
Wch U14 1999 B66
Tan, Justin vs Navara, David★
0-1
Wch U14 1999 B53
Khmeinlker, I. vs Navara, David★
1-0
Wch U14 1999 B80
Navara, David vs Venkatesh, MR.★
0-1
Wch U14 1999 B25
Rendle, Thomas vs Navara, David★
0-1
Wch U14 1999 B86
Navara, David vs Gagunashvili, Merab★
0-1
Wch U14 1999 B08
Trent, L. vs Navara, David★
0-1
Wch U14 1999 B23
Navara, David vs Capo, Uriel★
1-0
Wch U14 1999 B33
Navara, David vs Smeets, Jan★
1-0
Wch U14 1998 B01
Berkes, Ferenc vs Navara, David★
1/2-1/2
Wch U14 1998 A45
Miton, Kamil vs Navara, David★
0-1
Wch U14 1998 D99
Navara, David vs Evdokimov, Alexander A★
1/2-1/2
Wch U14 1998 C08
Navara, David vs Drozdovsky, Yuri★
1/2-1/2
Wch U14 1998 C03
Celik, C. vs Navara, David★
0-1
Wch U14 1998 B95
Navara, David vs Bhat, Vinay S★
1-0
Wch U14 1998 B01
Efimenko, Zahar vs Navara, David★
1/2-1/2
Wch U14 1998 B99
Bu Xiangzhi vs Navara, David★
1/2-1/2
Wch U14 1998 D76
Navara, David vs Jeremic, Veljko★
1-0
Wch U14 1998 B02
Gashimov, Sarkhan vs Navara, David★
0-1
Wch U14 1998 B53
Riazantsev, Alexander vs Navara, David★
1-0
Wch U12 1997 D85
Naiditsch, Arkadij vs Navara, David★
1/2-1/2
Wch U12 1997 B53
Navara, David vs Volokitin, Andrei★
1-0
Wch U12 1997 B99
Navara, David vs Nybaeck, Tommy★
1-0
Wch U12 1997 B75
Navara, David vs Berkes, Ferenc★
1-0
Wch U12 1997 C06
Navara, David vs Zarezenko, Ilya★
1-0
Wch U12 1997 B47
Filippov, Anton vs Navara, David★
0-1
Wch U12 1997 B85
Gashimov, Vugar vs Navara, David★
1-0
Wch U12 1997 B53
Navara, David vs Tomba, Ivan★
1-0
Wch U12 1997 B94
Nadj, Aleksander vs Navara, David★
0-1
Wch U12 1997 D87
Paragua, Mark vs Navara, David★
1-0
Wch U12 1996 B90
Lupulescu, Constantin vs Navara, David★
1-0
Wch U12 1996 B53
Navara, David vs Schneider, Dmitry★
1/2-1/2
Wch U12 1996 C06
Navara, David vs Buckley, Simon T★
1-0
Wch U12 1996 B01
Navara, David vs Rybansky, Daniel★
1-0
Wch U10 1994 C06
Karthick, S. vs Navara, David★
1-0
Wch U10 1994 B43
Bhat, Vinay S vs Navara, David★
1-0
Wch U10 1994 C02
Navara, David vs Danilov, Nikolai★
1-0
Wch U10 1994 C47
Ardic, Emir vs Navara, David★
0-1
Wch U10 1994 C02
Chen, J. vs Navara, David★
1-0
Wch U10 1994 C10
Navara, David vs Fama, Ariel★
1/2-1/2
Wch U10 1994 B96
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