- Jan Smejkal
Jan Smejkal (born
March 22 ,1946 inLanškroun ) is a Czechchess player and, since 1972, anInternational Grandmaster . In the 1970s, he was among the world chess elite. He was champion ofCzechoslovakia in 1973, 1979 and 1986 and won many international tournaments, including Polanica Zdrój in 1970 and 1972, Smederevska Palanka in 1971, Palma in 1972, Novi Sad in 1976, Vrsac in 1977, Leipzig in 1977, Warsaw in 1979, Trenčianské Teplice in 1979, and Baden-Baden in 1985. In the 1973Leningrad --Interzonal tournament he finished fourth,just missing out on qualification for the World ChampionshipCandidates Tournament .Notable chess games
* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1224539 Jan Smejkal vs Vasily Smyslov, Hastings 1968, Modern Defense: King Pawn Fianchetto (B06), 1-0] Sacrificing an exchange in order to attack the Black King
* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1296855 Jan Smejkal vs Florin Gheorghiu, Palma de Mallorca 1972, Nimzo-Indian (E41), 1-0] A combination using the Excelsior theme
* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1112275 Lev Polugaevsky vs Jan Smejkal, Reykjavik (0.25) 1978, English, Symmetrical (A33), 0-1] Two Rooks more powerful than a Queen
* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1298683 Jan Smejkal vs Predrag Nikolic, Vrsac 1981, Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (D11), 1-0] Rooks attacking along the D-fileExternal links
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