František Blatný
| František Blatný | |
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| Country | Czechoslovakia Czech Republic |
| Born | 2 April 1933 |
| Died | 16 December 2015 (aged 82) |
| Peak rating | 2375 (July 1995) |
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).
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Zemřel šachista František Blatný. Bylo mu 82 let
- ^ "Historie MČR mužů". Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: František Blatný". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship :: František Blatný". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: World Student Team Chess Championship :: František Blatný". www.olimpbase.org.
External links
[edit]- Frantisek Blatny player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- František Blatný chess games at 365chess.com
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