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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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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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Zubov,A UKR vs Navara,D
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2019 2019 E12
Navara,D vs Grachev,B
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2019 2019 B44
Zuckovs,Aleksejs vs Navara,D
0-1
Tal Memorial Blitz 2019 2019 A45
Vitiugov,N vs Navara,D
0-1
Tal Memorial Blitz 2019 2019 B90
Navara,D vs Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo
0-1
Tal Memorial Blitz 2019 2019 A33
Navara,D vs Aleksandrov,A
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2019 2019 D31
Navara,D vs Siddharth,Gopakumar
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2019 2019 A11
Navara,D vs Fedorchuk,S
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2019 2019 A25
Khismatullin,D vs Navara,D
0-1
Tal Memorial Blitz 2019 2019 A33
Kovalenko,I vs Navara,D
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2019 2019 D38
Kazakovskiy,Valeriy vs Navara,D
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2019 2019 E15
Navara,D vs Gorodetzky,David
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2019 2019 E53
Navara,D vs Yuffa,D
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2019 2019 B04
Navara,D vs Munoz Pantoja,M
1-0
Tal Memorial Rapid 2019 2019 B01
Navara,D vs Svane,R
1/2-1/2
Tal Memorial Rapid 2019 2019 C07
Navara,D vs Vitiugov,N
1-0
Tal Memorial Rapid 2019 2019 C07
Kovalenko,I vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
Tal Memorial Rapid 2019 2019 A45
Gretarsson,He vs Navara,D
0-1
Tal Memorial Rapid 2019 2019 A04
Navara,D vs Predke,A
0-1
Tal Memorial Rapid 2019 2019 C88
Navara,D vs Dudin,Gleb
1-0
Tal Memorial Rapid 2019 2019 B06
Galliamova,A vs Navara,D
0-1
Tal Memorial Rapid 2019 2019 E12
Gleizerov,E vs Navara,D
0-1
Tal Memorial Rapid 2019 2019 A62
Petrovs,Jaroslavs vs Navara,D
0-1
Tal Memorial Rapid 2019 2019 A00
Navara,D vs Usmanov,V
1-0
Tal Memorial Rapid 2019 2019 D35
Navara,D vs Vachier Lagrave,M
1/2-1/2
Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 2019 B51
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Navara,D
1-0
Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 2019 B11
Navara,D vs Radjabov,T
1/2-1/2
Vugar Gashimov Mem 2019 2019 B12
Grischuk,A vs Navara,D
1-0
Vugar Gashimov Mem 2019 2019 C02
Navara,D vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Vugar Gashimov Mem 2019 2019 A13
Giri,A vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
Vugar Gashimov Mem 2019 2019 D38
Mamedyarov,S vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
Vugar Gashimov Mem 2019 2019 D38
Navara,D vs Carlsen,M
0-1
Vugar Gashimov Mem 2019 2019 B33
Topalov,V vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
Vugar Gashimov Mem 2019 2019 C02
Anand,V vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
Vugar Gashimov Mem 2019 2019 B90
Rapport,R vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
1st Prague Masters 2019 2019 A20
Duda,J vs Navara,D
1-0
1st Prague Masters 2019 2019 D30
Navara,D vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
1st Prague Masters 2019 2019 C42
So,W vs Navara,D
1-0
Champions Showdown Blitz 2019 C02
Navara,D vs So,W
0-1
Champions Showdown Blitz 2019 D31
So,W vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
Champions Showdown Blitz 2019 B19
So,W vs Navara,D
0-1
Champions Showdown Blitz 2019 A33
Navara,D vs So,W
1-0
Champions Showdown Blitz 2019 E25
Navara,D vs So,W
1-0
Champions Showdown Blitz 2019 C50
Navara,D vs So,W
1-0
Champions Showdown Blitz 2019 C50
Navara,D vs So,W
0-1
Champions Showdown Blitz 2019 C50
So,W vs Navara,D
1-0
Champions Showdown Blitz 2019 C02
So,W vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
Champions Showdown Blitz 2019 E49
Navara,D vs So,W
1/2-1/2
Champions Showdown Blitz 2019 D31
So,W vs Navara,D
1-0
Champions Showdown Blitz 2019 A06
Navara,D vs So,W
0-1
Champions Showdown Blitz 2019 E25
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