General Government chess championships (Schachmeisterschaft des Generalgouvernements) were Nazi tournaments held during World War II in occupied central Poland. Hans Frank, the Governor-General of General Government, was the patron of those tournaments because he was an avid chess player. The competition began when he organized a chess congress in Krakow on 3 November 1940. Six months later Frank announced the establishment of a chess school under Chess grandmasters, Efim Bogoljubov and Alexander Alekhine.
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and other German players / Germany.
Regedziński played as Reger, and Tuhan-Baranowski as Lisse.
Krakow / Krynica / Warsaw 1940
The first General Government Championship was held in Krakow/Krynica/Warsaw in 3–17 November 1940.
Krakow / Warsaw 1941
The second General Government Championship was held in Krakow/Warsaw in 5–19 October 1941.
Warsaw / Lublin / Krakow 1942
The third General Government Championship was held in Warsaw/Lublin/Krakow in 11–24 October 1942.
Krynica 1943
The fourth General Government Championship was held in Krynica in 25 November–5 December 1943.
Radom 1944
The fifth General Government Championship was held in Radom in February 1944.