Czech Chess Championship

The Czech National Chess Championship is the chess competition that is held to determine the best chess player from the Czech Republic.

History

First national championships were held before founding of independent Czechoslovakia as the championships of Bohemia (within the Austro-Hungarian Empire) every second year between 1905 and 1913. Then the independent Czech Republic's championships continued the line.

  • 1905–13 – championships of Bohemia
  • 1940–44 – championships of Bohemia and Moravia
  • 1993–present – championships of the Czech Republic

List of winners

Championships of Bohemia

YearCityWinner
1905PragueOldřich Duras
1907BrnoFrantišek Treybal
1909PragueOldřich Duras
1911PlzeňOldřich Duras
1913Mladá BoleslavKarel Hromádka

Championships of Bohemia and Moravia

(in the years of World War II)

YearCityWinner
1940RakovníkJan Foltys
1943PragueFrantišek Zíta
1944BrnoKarel Opočenský

Championships of the Czech Republic

YearCityWinner
1993LuhačoviceVlastimil Babula
1994Ústí nad LabemZbyněk Hráček
1995OlomoucKarel Mokrý
1996TurnovPetr Hába
1997ZlínPavel Blatný
1998ZlínSergei Movsesian
1999Lázně BohdanečMarek Vokáč
2000OpavaPavel Blatný
2001KunžakEduard Meduna
2002OstravaPetr Hába
2003LuhačoviceMiloš Jirovský
2004Karlovy VaryDavid Navara
2005Karlovy VaryDavid Navara
2006BrnoViktor Láznička
2007PragueTomáš Polák
2008Havlíčkův BrodVlastimil Babula
2009DěčínPavel Šimáček
2010OstravaDavid Navara[1]
2011PardubiceJiří Štoček[2]
2012Kouty nad DesnouDavid Navara
2013Ledec nad SazavouDavid Navara[3]
2014OstravaDavid Navara[4]
2015Havlíčkův BrodDavid Navara[5]
2016OstravaVojtěch Plát
2017OstravaDavid Navara
2018OstravaSvatopluk Svoboda

Multiple winners

The Czech Chess Union and Czech chess press count all Czech and Czechoslovak titles together, with the resulting ranking as follows:

Women

YearCityWinner
1992ChrudimHana Kubíková
1993Czech RepublicMartina Folková
1994NymburkLenka Ptáčníková
1994ChrudimHana Kubíková
1995OlomoucSilvie Saljová
1996Usti nad LabemLenka Ptáčníková
1997OstravaGabriela Hitzgerová
1998KlatovyGabriela Hitzgerová
1999KlatovySilvie Saljová
2001TrinecOlga Sikorová
2002FrymburkOlga Sikorová
2003LuhacoviceKateřina Čedíková
2004Karlovy VaryOlga Sikorová
2008Havlickuv BrodKateřina Němcová
2009DěčínKateřina Čedíková[6]
2010OstravaKateřina Němcová
2011PardubiceKarolína Olšarová[2]
2012Kouty nad DesnouTereza Olsarova
2013Ledec nad SazavouMartina Marečková
2014OstravaOlga Sikorova[4]
2015Havlickuv BrodTereza Olsarova[5]
2016OstravaJoanna Worek
2017OstravaKristýna Havlíková
2018České BudějoviceOlga Sikorova

References

  1. "Navara wins Czech Championship with 8.5/9 points". ChessBase. 2010-05-11. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Czech Republic Individual Chess Championships". Chessdom. 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  3. David Navara vítězem MČR mužů 2013 (in Czech) Czech Chess Federation. Retrieved 14 October 2015
  4. 1 2 "Newsletter 155" (PDF). European Chess Union. 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  5. 1 2 "GM David Navara and WIM Tereza Olsarova are 2015 Czech champions". Chessdom. 2015-05-24. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  6. "Mistrovství České republiky žen 2009" (in Czech). Czech Chess Federation. Retrieved 2015-05-18.

Bibliography

Modr, Břetislav; Veselý, Jiří. 100 let organizovaného šachu v českých zemích. Příbram, 2005. ISBN 80-86595-14-5.

See also

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