Jaroslav Ježek (chess player)

Jaroslav Ježek
Jaroslav Ježek
Country	Czechoslovakia ; Czech Republic
Born	9 March 1926
Died	1998
Title	International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (1985)

Jaroslav Ježek (9 March 1926 – 1998), was a Czech International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (1985), European Team Chess Championship team medalist (1957).

Biography

In the 1950s Jaroslav Ježek was one of the leading Czechoslovak chess players. He repeatedly competed in the Czechoslovak Chess Championship finals.

Jaroslav Ježek played for Czechoslovakia in the Chess Olympiad:[1]

In 1956, at second reserve board in the 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+3, =6, -2).

Jaroslav Ježek played for Czechoslovakia in the European Team Chess Championship:[2]

In 1957, at tenth board in the 1st European Team Chess Championship in Vienna (+1, =3, -1) and won team bronze medal.

In later years, Jaroslav Ježek active participated in correspondence chess tournaments. In 1956-1959, he participated in 2nd World Correspondence Chess Championship and ranked in 10th place.[3] In 1985, Jaroslav Ježek was awarded the International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (GMC) title.[4]

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