The Austrian Chess Federation ( German: ''Österreichischer Schachbund'' - ''ÖSB'') is the national organisation for

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Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

. It is based in

Graz Graz () is the capital of the Austrian Federal states of Austria, federal state of Styria and the List of cities and towns in Austria, second-largest city in Austria, after Vienna. On 1 January 2025, Graz had a population of 306,068 (343,461 inc ...

. The federation has 15,000 members and since 1981 publishes a chess magazine called ''Schach Aktiv''. The federation organizes the

Austrian Chess Championship The Austrian Chess Championship is held by the Austrian Chess Federation (''Österreichischer Schachbund''). For its correspondence chess subdivision, see OESB-FS. Unofficial Championships : Official Championships * Erich Eliskases won two mat ...

History

It was founded in 1920 with Josef Krejcik as president, but ceased to exist following the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany. It was refounded in 1946, with Josef Hanacik as president. He was succeeded in 1952 by Franz Cejka, and after his death in 1971 by , a co-founder and president of the European Chess Union."Geschichte"
Österreichischer Schachbund , retrieved 2 November 2021. Jungwirth served until 2017; he was succeeded by , an Austrian politician and member of the Vienna Landtag.

Organisation

* President: Christof Tschohl * Vice president: Friedrich Knapp"Organisation"
Österreichischer Schachbund , retrieved 2 November 2021.

References

External links

* {{Authority control National members of the European Chess Union Chess in Austria

Chess Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves Perfect information, no hidden information and no elements of game of chance, chance. It is played on a square chessboard, board consisting of 64 squares arran ...

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