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Prague 1990: postcard signed by all players
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Listing Format: Auction
Current price : €82,00
Starting bid: €50,00
# of bids: 8
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Location: Czech Republic
Started: 2022-01-25 17:23:19
Ended: 2022-02-05 19:30:18
Seller: Boletus27 (560)  
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Prague 1990. Postcard with tournament postmark and greetings in German from Bretislav Modr (tournament organizer and later publisher of the Czech chess magazine Sachinfo) signed by all participants of the tournament: Timman, Short, Hort, Kavalek, Smejkal and Ftacnik. Size: 22,2 x 10,5 cm.

Prague 1990 was the first international chess tournament in Czechoslovakia after the fall of communism as a tribute to democracy. The tournament was held on the initiative of Lubomir Kavalek and with the assistance of the World Grandmaster Association GMA and its chairman Bessel Kok from 27 August to 2 September 1990 at the Hotel Intercontinental in Prague. The tournament was under the auspices of President Vaclav Havel, who played his famous game against Bessel Kok at the opening of the tournament.

Participants of the tournament were Jan Timman, Nigel Short, Vlastimil Hort, Lubomir Kavalek, Jan Smejkal and Lubomir Ftacnik. The main commentator was Vlastimil Jansa. During the tournament there was a GMA meeting and some of its members played a simul against the public (Bent Larsen, Alexander Beliavsky, Ljubomir Ljubojevic, Jan Timman, Nigel Short, Bachar Kouatly)

Crosstable of the tournament

Condition - Good to Very Good

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Payment Details: Payment by bank transfer (preferred), by PayPal (plus 5%) or by Wise. For non-EU customers, I recommend using Wise. Unlike PayPal, there are almost no fees. I will e-mail you to confirm the total price. You always pay just the real postage. The packing material is free!
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