Jaroslav Ježek (chess player)
| Jaroslav Ježek | |
|---|---|
| Country | Czechoslovakia Czech Republic |
| Born | 9 March 1926 |
| Died | 1998 (aged 71–72) |
| Title | ICCF Grandmaster (1985) |
| ICCF rating | 2457 (April 2000) |
| ICCF peak rating | 2517 (July 1995) |
Jaroslav Ježek (9 March 1926 – 1998) was a Czech chess player who held the ICCF title of International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (1985). He was a European Team Chess Championship team medalist (1957).
Biography
[edit]In the 1950s Jaroslav Ježek was one of the leading Czechoslovak chess players. He repeatedly competed in the Czechoslovak Chess Championship finals.
Jaroslav Ježek played for Czechoslovakia in the Chess Olympiad:[1]
- In 1956, at second reserve board in the 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+3, =6, -2).
Jaroslav Ježek played for Czechoslovakia in the European Team Chess Championship:[2]
- In 1957, at tenth board in the 1st European Team Chess Championship in Vienna (+1, =3, -1) and won team bronze medal.
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.[3] In 1985, Jaroslav Ježek was awarded the International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (GMC) title.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Jaroslav Ježek". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Jaroslav Ježek". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "2nd World Correspondence Chess Championship (1956)". www.chessgames.com.
- ^ "Player Details". www.iccf.com.
External links
[edit]- Jaroslav Ježek player details at ICCF
- Jaroslav Jezek player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Jaroslav Jezek chess games at 365Chess.com
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