Karl Janetschek

Karl Janetschek (17 April 1940 — 23 November 2020[1]) was an Austrian chess player and two-time Austrian Chess Championship winner (1967, 1973).

Karl Janetschek
CountryAustria
Born(1940-04-17)17 April 1940
Died23 November 2020(2020-11-23) (aged 80)
TitleFIDE Master (FM)
Peak rating2365 (January 1981)

Biography

From the early 1960s to the late 1970s, Karl Janetschek was one of Austria's leading chess players. He won the Austrian Chess Championship twice, in 1967 and 1973.

Karl Janetschek played for Austria in the Chess Olympiads:[2]

Karl Janetschek played for Austria in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries:[3]

  • in 1970, at the third board in the 4th European Team Chess Championship (+0, =4, -2),
  • in 1980, at the sixth board in the 7th European Team Chess Championship (+0, =2, -2),
  • in 1983, at the eighth board in the 8th European Team Chess Championship (+0, =2, -2).

Karl Janetschek also played for Austria in the Clare Benedict Cup six times (1960, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1979)[4] and in the Mitropa Cup twice (1977, 1979).[5] In 1977, he won the Mitropa Cup in team competition with the Austrian team.

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