David Navara

David Navara (*1985 in Prague) is the strongest Czech chess player and has been part of the extended world elite for many years. A chess prodigy, he was coached early on by renowned trainers such as Luděk Pachman and won multiple national and international youth titles. He became an International Master at 14 and was awarded the Grandmaster title in 2002. Navara is a multiple-time Czech Champion and has played for the national team at every Chess Olympiad since 2002, usually on board one. His international highlights include reaching the quarterfinals of the 2011 World Cup and winning the European Blitz Championship in 2022. In addition to his chess career, he earned a master’s degree in logic from Charles University in Prague and has been a full-time chess professional since 2010. Navara is known for his sportsmanship and deep, strategic style of play.