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).
| 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) |
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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