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Tomáš Oral (born 24 December 1977) is a
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Grandmaster from the
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.


Career

Oral started playing chess aged five when his father taught him the rules. Oral won the European under-14 championships in 1991 and was fifth at the under-20 world championships. He became Grandmaster in 1999. He participated twice 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 ...
s, playing on top board in 2001 and finishing with 3½ points from 8 games. He played four
Chess Olympiad The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, FIDE held an Online Chess Olympiad in FIDE Onli ...
s in a row (between 1998 and 2004), recording the best individual results in
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with 6½ points from 10 games.Tomáš Oral's Chess Olympiads results
at the Olimpbase.org web He won several international tournaments. In 2001, during a simul game between
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and four Czech national team members, Oral was the only Czech to beat the world champion. In the recent years, he has reduced his chess activities.


Personal life

Oral is married to Portuguese
woman international master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...
and national champion Catarina Leite Oralová.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oral, Tomas 1977 births Czech chess players Chess Grandmasters Chess Olympiad competitors Living people