Pavel Blatný (born 22 June 1968 in Brno, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech chess grandmaster.
| Pavel Blatný | |
|---|---|
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| Country | Czech Republic |
| Born | 22 June 1968 Brno, Czechoslovakia |
| Title | Grandmaster (1993) |
| Peak rating | 2589 (October 2000) |
Career edit
Blatny tied with Josef Klinger for second in the 1985 World Junior Chess Championship (which was won by Maxim Dlugy).[1] He became an International Master in 1986.[2] He was the champion of Czechoslovakia in 1988 and 1990, and earned the grandmaster title in 1993. He won the New York Open Tournament in 1995, and was the champion of the Czech Republic in 1997 and 2000.[3][4] Also in 2000, he was one of eight grandmasters who tied for first in the World Open chess tournament, which was won by Joel Benjamin after a blitz playoff.[5] His other first-place finishes include at the 1998 National Open, in which he tied for first with Jaan Ehlvest, Vladimir Epishin, Julian Hodgson and Evgeny Pigusov.[6] He also shared first place at the 2000 Chesswise International Tournament with Ehlvest,[7] and at the 38th American Open in 2002 with Yury Shulman.[8]
Opening repertoire edit
Blatny often plays the London System in an attacking style,[9] and, unlike most people who play this system, does not play h2-h3. Instead, he tends to castle queenside and try to launch an attack on his opponent's king.[10]
References edit
- ^ Byrne, Robert (1985-10-20). "Chess; Queens Youth Wins World Junior Title". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "Pavel Blatny". FIDE.com.
- ^ Byrne, Robert (1995-05-23). "Chess". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ Wall, Bill. "Chess in 1968".
- ^ Kavalek, Lubomir (2000-07-10). "CHESS". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ PETERS, JACK (1998-04-05). "Chess". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ Byrne, Robert (2000-09-03). "CHESS; As in Baseball, All the W's Count the Same in the End". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ Byrne, Robert (2002-12-29). "CHESS; Blatny and Shulman Win At the 38th American Open". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "The chess games of Pavel Blatny".
- ^ Holmes, Alfonso Romero; Prado, Oscar de (2016-10-15). The Agile London System: A Solid but Dynamic Chess Opening Choice for White. New In Chess. p. 122. ISBN 9789056917050.
External links edit
- Pavel Blatny player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Pavel Blatny rating card at FIDE
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