National Championships Round-Up

The world chess championship crowded some tournaments out of the chess headlines, so by way of a round-up here are the results of three recent national championships.

Czech Chess Championships

David Navara won his fourth Czech Championship with an undefeated score of 7/9 points.

The 2012 event was a 9-round Swiss with 47 players held in Kouty nad Desnou from 12-20 May. 

Navara just edged out Alexej Kislinsky by virtue of a superior tie-break score.

More details can be found at the official website.

The top finishers were:

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Cuban Chess Championships

Leinier Dominguez won his fourth Cuban Championship when he defeated rival Lazaro Bruzon in the second game of their final match to win by a score of 1½-½.

Despite his victory, Dominguez is still one short of Bruzon's haul of 5 national titles.

Defending champion Quesada Yuniesky won the 3/4th place playoff match to finish 3rd.

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Georgian Chess Championships

Baadur Jobava achieved his third national title with a crushing victory in the 71st Georgian Championships. 

Jobava was a heavy ratings favourite, but even so his undefeated score of 10/11 in the 12 player single round-robin event was an excellent result.

Merab Gagunashvili took second place after winning a blitz playoff with Davit Zarkua 1½-½.

The final standings:

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