František Blatný

František Blatný (2 April 1933 – 16 December 2015[1]), was a Czech chess player, Czechoslovak Chess Championship medalist (1962, 1964), European Team Chess Championship team medalist (1957).

František Blatný
CountryCzechoslovakia
Czech Republic
Born(1933-04-02)2 April 1933
Died16 December 2015(2015-12-16) (aged 82)

Biography

In Czechoslovak Chess Championship František Blatný for the first time took part in 1954. In 1962 he became a bronze medalist, and two years later, in 1964, he shared first place with Vlastimil Jansa, but lost to him the additional match for the title of champion.[2] From 1965 to May 2011, he managed the chess section in the oldest newspaper Brno Rovnost.

František Blatný played for Czechoslovakia:

  • in Chess Olympiads participated 2 times (1962-1964);[3]
  • in European Team Chess Championships participated 2 times (1957, 1970) and won team bronze medal (1957);[4]
  • in World Student Team Chess Championships participated 4 times (1955, 1957-1959) and won 2 team bronze medal (1957, 1958).[5]

He was a father of grandmaster Pavel Blatný.

References
  1. Zemřel šachista František Blatný. Bylo mu 82 let
  2. "Historie MČR mužů". Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  3. "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: František Blatný". www.olimpbase.org.
  4. "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship :: František Blatný". www.olimpbase.org.
  5. "OlimpBase :: World Student Team Chess Championship :: František Blatný". www.olimpbase.org.
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