General Government chess tournament

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 Krakow on 3 November 1940. Six months later Frank announced the establishment of a chess school under Chess grandmasters, Efim Bogoljubov and Alexander Alekhine.[2]

Historical context

A number of Polish chess players was 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.

Krakow / Krynica / Warsaw 1940

The first General Government Championship was held in Krakow/Krynica/Warsaw in 3–17 November 1940.[5]

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total
1Anton Kohlerx½½½½11½1110
2Efim Bogoljubow½x½½0½11½111
3Kurt Richter½½x½1½0111½½7
4Josef Lokvenc½½½x10½0½1½16
5Paul Mross½100x110½0½1
6Hans Müller0½½10x½½½½1½
7Max Blümich001½0½x1½½1½
8Carl Ahues½0011½0x½½1½
9Karl Gilg0½0½½½½½x½½½
10Georg Kieninger00001½½½½x014
11Ludwig Rellstab00½½½000½1x14
12Max Eisinger10½00½½½½00x

Krakow / Warsaw 1941

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

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total
1Alexander Alekhinex11½½11½1½½1
2Paul Felix Schmidt0x1½11011111
3Efim Bogoljubow00x½½1½11111
4Klaus Junge½½½x½1½½1½½17
5Josef Lokvenc½0½½x0½½½½11
6Teodor Regedziński00001x0101115
7Georg Kieninger01½½½1x½0½00
8Eduard Hahn½00½½0½x11½0
9Max Blümich0000½110x½1½
10Carl Carls½00½½0½0½x10
11Heinz Nowarra½00½001½00x1
12Paul Mross00000011½10x

Warsaw / Lublin / Krakow 1942

The third General Government Championship was held in Warsaw/Lublin/Krakow in 11–24 October 1942.[7]

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Total
1Alexander Alekhinex10½½½11111
2Klaus Junge0x½½110½111
3Efim Bogoljubow1½x1½110½0½6
4Fritz Sämisch½½0x101½½1½
5Rudolf Keller½0½0x101½11
6Georg Kieninger½0010x10½115
7Alfred Brinckmann010010x½½1½
8Werner Kunerth0½1½01½x½004
9Wolfgang Weil00½½½½½½x014
10Hans Roepstorff001000011x14
11Hans Zollner00½½00½100x

Krynica 1943

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

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
1Josef Lokvencx0½1111111
2Wilhelm Kuppe1x0½½1111½
3Efim Bogoljubow½1x0½1½111
4Georg Klaus0½1x100011
5Leon Tuhan-Baranowski0½½0x001114
6Hans Roepstorff00011x10114
7Edith Keller00½110x001
8Heinz Nowarra0001011x0½
9Egon Gilles00000111x03
10Franz Herzog0½00000½1x2

Radom 1944

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

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
1Efim Bogoljubowx½11111111
2Fedir Bohatyrchuk½x½11111118
3Hans Roepstorff0½x1111111
4Leon Tuhan-Baranowski000x½½11115
5Franz Herzog000½x01111
6Planck000½1x0111
7Heinz Nowarra000001x1114
8Probst0000000x112
9Sänger00000000x11
10Meckel000000000x0

References

  1. Chess In Former German, Now Polish Territories - Fred Van Der Vliet Archived 2012-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
  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

See also

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