General Government chess tournament

General Government chess tournament

The following participants played in General Government chess championships ("Schachmeisterschaft des Generalgouvernements") during World War II:

Alexander Alekhine flag|Russia/flag|France

Efim Bogoljubow flag|Ukraine/flag|Germany|Nazi

Paul Felix Schmidt flag|Estonia/flag|Germany|Nazi

Klaus Junge flag|Chile/flag|Germany|Nazi

Karl Gilg flag|Czechoslovakia/flag|Germany|Nazi

Josef Lokvenc flag|Austria/flag|Germany|Nazi

Hans Müller flag|Austria/flag|Germany|Nazi

Wolfgang Weil flag|Austria/flag|Germany|Nazi

Paul Mrossflag|Poland/flag|Germany|Nazi

Teodor Regedzińskiflag|Poland/flag|Germany|Nazi

Leon Tuhan-Baranowskiflag|Poland/flag|Germany|Nazi

Fedor Bogatyrchuk flag|Ukraine/flag|Soviet Union

and other German players flagicon|GER/flag|Germany|Nazi.

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

An infamous Hans Frank, the Governor-General of occupied central Poland, was a patron of those tournaments. [ [http://www.astercity.net/~vistula/fredvandervliet2.htm Chess In Former German, Now Polish Territories - Fred Van Der Vliet ] ] [ [http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/frank.html Hans Frank and Chess - Edward Winter ] ]

Krakow / Krynica / Warsaw 1940

The first GG-ch was held in Krakow/Krynica/Warsaw in 3–17 November 1940. [ [http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables11.htm 1940 ] ]

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Krynica 1943

The fourth GG-ch was held in Krynica in 25 November–5 December 1943. [ [http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables%2014.htm 1943 ] ]

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Radom 1944

The fifth GG-ch was held in Radom in February 1944. [ [http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/Tables%2015.htm 1944 ] ]

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