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 on the Czech Chess Union website
- ↑ Ken Whyld, Guiness, Chess, The Records, 1986, p.96.