Czechoslovak Chess Championship

The Czechoslovak National Chess Championship was a chess competition to determine the best Czechoslovak chess player.

History

The first Czechoslovak championships were held in Prague in 1919. After a break caused by World War II, the championships were held until 1992.

Twelve tournaments were organized within international open tournaments;the best Czech or Czechoslovak player then won 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 brackets.[1]

List of winners
YearCityWinner
1919PragueFrantišek Schubert
1921BrnoKarel Hromádka, Ladislav Prokeš, Karel Treybal[2]
1923PardubiceMax Walter
1925BratislavaRichard Réti
1927České BudějoviceKarel Opočenský
1929BrnoKarel Opočenský
1931PragueLeo Zobel
1933Mnichovo HradištěSalo Flohr
1936Poděbrady*)Salo Flohr (1st)
1938PragueKarel Opočenský
1946OstravaLuděk Pachman
1948BratislavaEmil Richter
1950Gottwaldov (now Zlín)Miroslav Filip
1952Tatranská LomnicaMiroslav Filip
1953PragueLuděk Pachman
1954PragueMiroslav Filip
1955PragueJán Šefc
1956PoděbradyLadislav Alster
1957PragueLuděk Pachman
1959BratislavaLuděk Pachman
1960OstravaJiří Fichtl
1961KošiceLuděk Pachman
1962Jablonec nad NisouLubomír Kaválek
1963PragueLuděk Pachman
1964BrnoVlastimil Jansa
1965PardubiceJosef Augustin
1966Harrachov*)Luděk Pachman (3rd)
1967BratislavaJúlius Kozma
1968LuhačoviceLubomír Kaválek
1969Luhačovice*)Vlastimil Hort (3rd)
1970HavířovVlastimil Hort
1971Luhačovice*)Vlastimil Hort (1st)
1972TřinecVlastimil Hort
1973Luhačovice*)Jan Smejkal (1st)
1974Rimavská SobotaVlastimil Jansa
1975Brno*)Vlastimil Hort (1st)
1976OstravaEduard Prandstetter
1977Děčín*)Vlastimil Hort (3rd)
1978Mariánské LázněEduard Prandstetter
1979Trenčianske TepliceJan Smejkal
1980TrnavaJan Ambrož
1981Hradec Králové*)Ľubomír Ftáčnik (2nd)
1982Frenštát pod RadhoštěmĽubomír Ftáčnik
1983Bratislava*)Ľubomír Ftáčnik (2nd)
1984ŠumperkVlastimil Jansa
1985Trenčianske Teplice*)Ľubomír Ftáčnik (2nd)
1986PragueJan Smejkal
1987Námestovo*)Eduard Meduna (2nd)
1988TřinecPavel Blatný
1989Prague*)Ľubomír Ftáčnik (2nd)
1990BrnoPavel Blatný
1991BratislavaIgor Gažík
1992PragueVítězslav Rašík

During 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
  1. History of the championship Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine on the Czech Chess Union website
  2. Ken Whyld, Guinness, Chess, The Records, 1986, p.96.

See also
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