Ladislav Alster (2 June 1927 – 11 January 1991), was a

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player,

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winner (1956),

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team medalist (1957).

Biography

In the mid-1950s Ladislav Alster was one of the leading Czechoslovak chess players. He repeatedly competed in the

finals, where winning three medals: gold (

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1956), silver (Prague 1955) and bronze (Prague 1954). In 1957, in

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Ladislav Alster played in World Chess Championship Zonal tournament and ranked in 13th place. He competed in chess tournaments until 1989. Ladislav Alster played for Czechoslovakia in the

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: * In 1956, at reserve board in the

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(+2, =2, -3). Ladislav Alster played for Czechoslovakia in the

: * In 1957, at third board in the 1st European Team Chess Championship in

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(+0, =2, -3) and won team bronze medal. Ladislav Alster played for Czechoslovakia in the World Student Team Chess Championships: * In 1954, at second board in the 1st World Student Team Chess Championship in

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(+3, =1, -2) and won team gold medal, * In 1956, at first board in the 3rd World Student Team Chess Championship in

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(+3, =6, -0). In 1987, Ladislav Alster published the book ''Šachy hra královská'' ("Royal game chess").

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chess games at 365chess.com 1927 births 1991 deaths Czechoslovak chess players Czech chess players Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century chess players {{CzechRepublic-chess-bio-stub