Ivan Vladimir Rohaček (19 April 1909 in Kysáč

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– 22 November 1977) was a Slovak

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player.

Biography

He won Slovak championships in 1930, 1936, and 1939. Rohaček took 12th at Bad Sliač 1932 (

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and

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won). In 1935, he took 8th in Luhačovice (

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won). In 1938, he took 4th in Prague (15th CSR-ch; Opočensky won). In 1941, he took 6th in Trenčianske Teplice (

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won). In September 1941, he tied for 14-15th in Munich (''Europaturnier'',

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won). In December 1941, he played for Slovakia in a match against Croatia on first board with

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(1 : 1) in Zagreb. In 1942, he tied for 9-10th in Munich (''Europameisterschaft'', 1st

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). The event was won by

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. In 1946, he took 6th in Ostrava (19th CSR-ch;

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won). In 1946, he tied for 13-14th in Prague (Treybal Memorial). The event was won by

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. In 1948, he tied for 11-13th in Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad) – Marianske Lazne (Marienbad). The event was won by Foltys. In 1949, he tied for 15-16th in Trenčianske Teplice (

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won).

Notable chess games

Ivan Vladimir Rohaček vs Josef Rejfiř, Luhačovice 1935, Old Benoni, A43, 1-0

Jan Foltys vs Ivan Vladimir Rohaček, Munich 1941, Europa Turnier, Tarrasch Defense, Von Hennig Gambit, D32, 0-1Ivan Vladimir Rohaček vs Klaus Junge, Munich 1942, 1st European Championship, Semi-Slav Defense, Marshall Gambit, D31, 1-0Ivan Vladimir Rohaček vs Enrico Paoli, Trenčianske Teplice 1949, Four Knights Game, Scotch Variation, Accepted, C47, 1-0

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* 1909 births 1977 deaths Slovak chess players 20th-century chess players Yugoslav emigrants to Czechoslovakia {{Slovakia-chess-bio-stub