Prodigious Nika Juris Nicolas dod the country proud by placing second in the Prague Open 2025 23rd International Chess Festival in the Czech Republic over
the weekend.
It was another international trophy for Nicolas after bringing home two in Chinese Taipei in June and in Krakow, Poland last year.
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