1942 in chess

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The below is a list of events in chess in the year 1942.

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Chess events in brief

Tournaments

Matches

Team matches

(Toshev 01 Rabar; Tsvetkov 01 Tekavčić; Neikirch 10 Šubarić; Bidev 10 Petek; Kantardzhiev 00 Jerman; Dimitrov 00 Dumić; unknown 00 Horvath; Popov 01 Licul)

(Rohaček ½½ Rabar; Potuček 00 Tekavčić; Ramharter ½1 Šubarić; Ujtelky 0½ Petek; Milan 0½ Jerman; Dienes 11 Horvath; Miština ½1 Dumić; Lauda 01 Licul) [8]

Births

Deaths

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Below is a list of events in chess in the year 1941.

The main organiser of Salzburg 1942, Ehrhardt Post, the Chief Executive of Nazi Grossdeutscher Schachbund, intended to bring together the six strongest players of Germany, the occupied and neutral European countries; world champion Alexander Alekhine, former champion Max Euwe, challenger Paul Keres, former challenger Efim Bogoljubov, winner of European tournament at Munich 1941 Gösta Stoltz, and German champion Paul Felix Schmidt. Euwe withdrew due to "illness". Actually, Euwe refused to participate because Alekhine was invited. His place was occupied by German sub-champion, the eighteen-years-old Klaus Junge. They made Salzburg 1942 the world's second, after a tournament purporting to be the first European Championship (Europameisterschaft) in Munich, strongest tournament in 1942.

The below is a list of events in chess in 1939.

The below is a list of events in chess in the year 1940.

The below is a list of events in chess in 1943.

The below is a list of events in chess in the year 1944.

The below is a list of events in chess in the year 1945.

Events in chess in 1914:

Events in chess in 1915:

References

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  6. "Walter Cruz - Paulo Duarte 1942 - 12° Campeonato Brasileiro". Archived from the original on 2005-05-05. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
  7. "Title Unknown". Archived from the original on 2009-10-21.
  8. OlimpBase :: Friendly matches