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Czechoslovak Chess Championship

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The Czechoslovak National Chess Championship was the chess competition, which has determined the best Czechoslovak chess player.

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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.

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)

    • References

    Czechoslovak Chess Championship Wikipedia
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