Czechoslovak Chess Championship
# Czechoslovak Chess Championship

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

    YearCityWinner 1919PragueFrantišek Schubert 1921BrnoKarel Hromádka, Ladislav Prokeš, Karel Treybal 1923PardubiceMax Walter 1925BratislavaRichard Réti 1927České BudějoviceKarel Opočenský 1929BrnoKarel Opočenský 1931PragueLeo Zobel 1933Mnichovo HradištěSalo Flohr 1936Poděbrady*)Salo Flohr (1st) 1938PragueKarel Opočenský 1946OstravaLuděk Pachman 1948BratislavaEmil Richter 1950Gottwaldov (now Zlín)Miroslav Filip 1952Tatranská LomnicaMiroslav Filip 1953PragueLuděk Pachman 1954PragueMiroslav Filip 1955PragueJán Šefc 1956PoděbradyLadislav Alster 1957PragueLuděk Pachman 1959BratislavaLuděk Pachman 1960OstravaJiří Fichtl 1961KošiceLuděk Pachman 1962Jablonec nad NisouLubomír Kaválek 1963PragueLuděk Pachman 1964BrnoVlastimil Jansa 1965PardubiceJosef Augustin 1966Harrachov*)Luděk Pachman (3rd) 1967BratislavaJúlius Kozma 1968LuhačoviceLubomír Kaválek 1969Luhačovice*)Vlastimil Hort (3rd) 1970HavířovVlastimil Hort 1971Luhačovice*)Vlastimil Hort (1st) 1972TřinecVlastimil Hort 1973Luhačovice*)Jan Smejkal (1st) 1974Rimavská SobotaVlastimil Jansa 1975Brno*)Vlastimil Hort (1st) 1976OstravaEduard Prandstetter 1977Děčín*)Vlastimil Hort (3rd) 1978Mariánské LázněEduard Prandstetter 1979Trenčianske TepliceJan Smejkal 1980TrnavaJan Ambrož 1981Hradec Králové*)Ľubomír Ftáčnik (2nd) 1982Frenštát pod RadhoštěmĽubomír Ftáčnik 1983Bratislava*)Ľubomír Ftáčnik (2nd) 1984ŠumperkVlastimil Jansa 1985Trenčianske Teplice*)Ľubomír Ftáčnik (2nd) 1986PragueJan Smejkal 1987Námestovo*)Eduard Meduna (2nd) 1988TřinecPavel Blatný 1989Prague*)Ľubomír Ftáčnik (2nd) 1990BrnoPavel Blatný 1991BratislavaIgor Gažík 1992PragueVítězslav Rašík

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)
