- Josef Lokvenc
Josef Lokvenc (1 May 1899,
Vienna – 2 April 1974,Sankt Pölten )citation
last=Gaige | first=Jeremy | author-link=Jeremy Gaige
year=1987 | title=Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography
publisher=McFarland
isbn=0-7864-2353-6
page=254] was anAustria nchess master.In 1925, he was awarded the Chess Master title in Braunau. In 1926, he took 3rd in Vienna. In 1936, he tied for 6-7th in Vienna (19th Trebitsch-Turnier;
Henryk Friedman won). In 1938, he tied for 6-7th in Bad Harzburg (Vasja Pirc won). In June 1939, he tied for 2nd-4th in Bad Elster (Erich Eliskases won). In July 1939, he took 2nd, behind Eliskases, in Bad Oeynhausen (6th German Championship). In November 1940, he took 4th in Krakow/Krynica/Warsaw (1stGeneral Government chess tournament ). In April 1943, he tied for 6-9th in Prague. The event was won byAlexander Alekhine ahead ofPaul Keres . In August 1943, he won in Vienna (10th GER-ch). In December 1943, he won in Krynica (the 4th GG-ch). [http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/index.htm]After
World War II , Lokvenc tied for 2nd-3rd in Vienna in 1947. In 1951, he tied for 7-8th in Marienbad (zt). In 1951/52, he tied for 2nd-4th in Vienna. He shared 1st in 1951 and won in 1953 the Austrian Championship. [ [http://members.chello.at/snoopy99/hietzing75/turniere/tur_staatsm.htm 75 Jahre Schachklub Hietzing Wien 1921-1996 ] ] In 1954, he tied for 9-10th in Munich (zt).Lokvenc played for Austria in nine
Chess Olympiad s: 1927, 1928, 1930, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, and 1962. [http://olimpbase.org]He was awarded the
International Master (IM) title in 1951. [http://www.chessmile.com/spip.php?article66]References
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