Czechoslovak Chess Championship

Czechoslovak chess competition

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

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

• Slovak Chess Championship
• Czech Chess Championship