Jaroslav Ježek (9 March 1926 – 1998) was a
Czech
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chess player who held the
ICCF title
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of
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(1985). He was a
European Team Chess Championship
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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
The Czechoslovak National Chess Championship was a chess competition to determine the best Czechoslovak chess player.
History
The first Czechoslovak championships were held in Prague in 1919. After a break caused by World War II, the championsh ...
finals.
Jaroslav Ježek played for Czechoslovakia in the
Chess Olympiad
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* In 1956, at second reserve board in the
12th Chess Olympiad in
Moscow
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(+3, =6, -2).
Jaroslav Ježek played for Czechoslovakia in the
European Team Chess Championship
The European Team Championship (often abbreviated in texts and games databases as ''ETC'') is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of European nations whose chess federations are located in zones 1.1 to 1.9. This more ...
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* In 1957, at tenth board in the 1st European Team Chess Championship in
Vienna
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In later years, Ježek actively participated in correspondence chess tournaments. In 1956-1959, he participated in
2nd World Correspondence Chess Championship and ranked in 10th place. In 1985, Jaroslav Ježek was awarded the
International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (GMC) title.
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1926 births
1998 deaths
Czechoslovak chess players
Czech chess players
Chess Olympiad competitors
Correspondence chess grandmasters
20th-century chess players
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