Czechoslovak Chess Championship
The Czechoslovak National Chess Championship was the chess competition, which has determined the best Czechoslovak chess player.
History[]
First Czechoslovak championships were held in Prague in year 1919. After a break caused by the World War II the Championships were held till 1992.
Twelve tournaments were organized within international open tournaments, the best Czech or Czechoslovak player won then the title - such tournaments are marked with an asterisk *) in the following list and the overall ranking of the eventual champion in the tournament is added in the brackets.[1]
List of winners[]
During the World War II only the Championships of Bohemia and Moravia were held.
Multiple winners[]
- 7 titles: Luděk Pachman (1946–1966)
- 6 titles: Vlastimil Hort (1969–1977)
- 5 titles: Ľubomír Ftáčnik (1981–1989)
- 3 titles: Miroslav Filip (1950–1954), Vlastimil Jansa (1964–1984), Karel Opočenský (1927–1938), Jan Smejkal (1973–1986)
Bibliography[]
MODR, Břetislav - VESELÝ, Jiří: 100 let organizovaného šachu v českých zemích. Příbram, 2005. 223 p. ISBN 80-86595-14-5
Notes[]
- ^ History of the championship Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine on the Czech Chess Union website
- ^ Ken Whyld, Guinness, Chess, The Records, 1986, p.96.
See also[]
- Chess national championships
- Chess in the Czech Republic
- Chess in Slovakia
- Sports competitions in Czechoslovakia
- Chess in Czechoslovakia
- 1919 establishments in Czechoslovakia
- 1992 disestablishments in Czechoslovakia
- Recurring sporting events established in 1919
- Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1992