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General Government chess championships (Schachmeisterschaft des Generalgouvernements) were Nazi tournaments held during World War II in occupied central Poland. Hans Frank, the Governor-General of General Government, was the patron of those tournaments because he was an avid chess player. [1] [2] The competition began when he organized a chess congress in Kraków on 3 November 1940. Six months later Frank announced the establishment of a chess school under Chess grandmasters, Yefim Bogolyubov and Alexander Alekhine. [2]

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Historical context

A number of Polish chess players were arrested in January 1940. Jewish players were killed by Germans, e.g. Dawid Przepiórka. Ethnic Poles didn't participate in the tournaments. [3] [4]

Participants

and other German players /Germany.

Regedziński played as Theodore Reger, and Tuhan-Baranowski as Lisse.

Kraków / Krynica / Warsaw 1940

The first General Government Championship was held in Kraków, Krynica and Warsaw in 3–17 November 1940. [5]

# Player123456789101112Total
1 Anton Kohler x½½½½11½1110
2 Efim Bogoljubow ½x½½0½11½111
3 Kurt Richter ½½x½1½0111½½7
4 Josef Lokvenc ½½½x10½0½1½16
5 Paul Mross ½100x110½0½1
6 Hans Müller 0½½10x½½½½1½
7 Max Blümich 001½0½x1½½1½
8 Carl Ahues ½0011½0x½½1½
9 Karl Gilg 0½0½½½½½x½½½
10 Georg Kieninger 00001½½½½x014
11 Ludwig Rellstab 00½½½000½1x14
12 Max Eisinger 10½00½½½½00x

Kraków / Warsaw 1941

The second General Government Championship was held in Kraków and Warsaw in 5–19 October 1941. [6]

# Player123456789101112Total
1 Alexander Alekhine x11½½11½1½½1
2 Paul Felix Schmidt 0x1½11011111
3 Efim Bogoljubow 00x½½1½11111
4 Klaus Junge ½½½x½1½½1½½17
5 Josef Lokvenc ½0½½x0½½½½11
6 Teodor Regedziński 00001x0101115
7 Georg Kieninger 01½½½1x½0½00
8 Eduard Hahn ½00½½0½x11½0
9 Max Blümich 0000½110x½1½
10 Carl Carls ½00½½0½0½x10
11 Heinz Nowarra ½00½001½00x1
12 Paul Mross 00000011½10x

Warsaw / Lublin / Kraków 1942

The third General Government Championship was held in Warsaw, Lublin and Kraków in 11–24 October 1942. [7]

# Player1234567891011Total
1 Alexander Alekhine x10½½½11111
2 Klaus Junge 0x½½110½111
3 Efim Bogoljubow 1½x1½110½0½6
4 Fritz Sämisch ½½0x101½½1½
5 Rudolf Keller ½0½0x101½11
6 Georg Kieninger ½0010x10½115
7 Alfred Brinckmann 010010x½½1½
8 Werner Kunerth 0½1½01½x½004
9 Wolfgang Weil 00½½½½½½x014
10 Hans Roepstorff 001000011x14
11 Hans Zollner 00½½00½100x

Krynica 1943

The fourth General Government Championship was held in Krynica in 25 November–5 December 1943. [8]

# Player12345678910Total
1 Josef Lokvenc x0½1111111
2 Wilhelm Kuppe 1x0½½1111½
3 Efim Bogoljubow ½1x0½1½111
4 Georg Klaus 0½1x100011
5 Leon Tuhan-Baranowski 0½½0x001114
6 Hans Roepstorff 00011x10114
7 Edith Keller 00½110x001
8 Heinz Nowarra 0001011x0½
9 Egon Gilles 00000111x03
10 Franz Herzog 0½00000½1x2

Radom 1944

The fifth General Government Championship was held in Radom in February 1944. [9]

# Player12345678910Total
1 Efim Bogoljubow x½11111111
2 Fedir Bohatyrchuk ½x½11111118
3 Hans Roepstorff 0½x1111111
4 Leon Tuhan-Baranowski 000x½½11115
5 Franz Herzog 000½x01111
6 Planck 000½1x0111
7 Heinz Nowarra 000001x1114
8 Probst 0000000x112
9 Sänger 00000000x11
10 Meckel 000000000x0

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References

  1. Chess In Former German, Now Polish Territories - Fred Van Der Vliet Archived 2012-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 Hans Frank and Chess – Edward Winter
  3. Goldstein, Alexander (1984). "David Przepiórka". EG . 77 (5): 314–317.
  4. Hoffman, Paul (2007). King's Gambit: A Son, a Father, and the World's Most Dangerous Game . Hyperion Books. p.  388. David Przepiorka.
  5. 1940 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  6. 1941 Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  7. 1942 Archived August 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  8. 1943 Archived February 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  9. 1944 Archived 2009-01-03 at the Wayback Machine

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