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.
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※
- ^ 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