- Ivan Vladimir Rohaček
Ivan Vladimir Rohaček (19 April 1909 – 22 November 1977) was a Slovak
chess player.Biography
He won Slovak championships in 1930, 1936, and 1939. Rohaček took 12th at Bad Sliač 1932 (
Salo Flohr andMilan Vidmar won). In 1935, he took 8th in Luhačovice (Karel Opočensky won). In 1938, he took 4th in Prague (15th CSR-ch; Opočensky won).In 1941, he took 6th in Trenčianske Teplice (
Jan Foltys won). In September 1941, he tied for 14-15th in Munich ("Europaturnier",Gösta Stoltz won). In December 1941, he played for Slovakia in a match against Croatia on first board withLajos Asztalos (1 : 1) in Zagreb. [http://www.vjesnik.hr/pdf/2001%5C12%5C09%5C31A31.PDF KRONOLOGIJA HRVATSKOGA ŠAHA (393)] In 1942, he tied for 9-10th in Munich ("Europameisterschaft", 1stEuropean Individual Chess Championship ). The event was won byAlexander Alekhine . [Gillam, Anthony J. & Swift, A J (2001), 1st European championship Munich 1942, Nottingham: The Chess Player, ISBN 1-901034-46-1]In 1946, he took 6th in Ostrava (19th CSR-ch;
Luděk Pachman won). In 1946, he tied for 13-14th in Prague (Treybal Memorial). The event was won byMiguel Najdorf . In 1948, he tied for 11-13th in Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad) – Marianske Lazne (Marienbad). The event was won by Foltys. In 1949, he tied for 15-16th in Trenčianske Teplice (Gideon Stahlberg won). [http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/index.htm]Notable chess games
* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1274705 Ivan Vladimir Rohaček vs Josef Rejfiř, Luhačovice 1935, Old Benoni, A43, 1-0]
* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1273056 Jan Foltys vs Ivan Vladimir Rohaček, Munich 1941, Europa Turnier, Tarrasch Defense, Von Hennig Gambit, D32, 0-1]
* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1273107 Ivan Vladimir Rohaček vs Klaus Junge, Munich 1942, 1st European Championship, Semi-Slav Defense, Marshall Gambit, D31, 1-0]
* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1378843 Ivan Vladimir Rohaček vs Enrico Paoli, Trenčianske Teplice 1949, Four Knights Game, Scotch Variation, Accepted, C47, 1-0]References
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