Czechoslovak Chess Championship
The Czechoslovak National Chess Championship was a chess competition to determine the best Czechoslovak chess player.
History
The first Czechoslovak championships were held in Prague in 1919. After a break caused by World War II, the championships were held until 1992.Twelve tournaments were organized within international open tournaments;the best Czech or Czechoslovak player then won the title - such tournaments are marked with an asterisk in the following list and the overall ranking of the eventual champion in the tournament is added in brackets.
List of winners
During World War II only the Championships of Bohemia and Moravia were held.Multiple winners
- 7 titles: Luděk Pachman
- 6 titles: Vlastimil Hort
- 5 titles: Ľubomír Ftáčnik
- 3 titles: Miroslav Filip, Vlastimil Jansa, Karel Opočenský, Jan Smejkal