Jiří Fichtl

Jiří Fichtl (16 February 1921 – 12 November 2003), was a Czech chess International Master (1959), Czechoslovak Chess Championship winner (1960), Chess Olympiad individual medalist (1958), European Team Chess Championship team and individual medalist (1957).

Jiří Fichtl
CountryCzechoslovakia
Czech Republic
Born(1921-02-16)16 February 1921
Died12 November 2003(2003-11-12) (aged 82)
TitleInternational Master (1959)

Biography

Jiří Fichtl has participated in international chess tournaments since 1943. In the 1950s, he was one of the strongest chess players in Czechoslovakia. Jiří Fichtl nineteen times participated in the final of the Czechoslovak Chess Championships and in 1960 became the winner of this tournament. In 1959, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.[1]

Jiří Fichtl played for Czechoslovakia in the Chess Olympiads:[2]

Jiří Fichtl played for Czechoslovakia in the European Team Chess Championships:[3]

  • In 1957, at seventh board in the 1st European Team Chess Championship in Vienna (+1, =4, -1) and won team and individual bronze medals,
  • In 1961, at sixth board in the 2nd European Team Chess Championship in Oberhausen (+2, =3, -4).
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References
  1. "IM Jiří Fichtl – In memoriam - Internet Chess Journal". www.chessjournal.cz.
  2. "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Jiří Fichtl". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Jiří Fichtl". www.olimpbase.org.


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