František Zíta

František Zíta (29 November 1909 – 1 October 1977) was a Czech chess master who was born and died in Prague.citation
last=Gaige | first=Jeremy | author-link=Jeremy Gaige
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Zíta played for Czechoslovakia in Chess Olympiads:
* In 1937, at first reserve board in 7th Olympiad in Stockholm (+4 –4 =3);
* In 1939, at first reserve board in 8th Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+10 –2 =4);
* In 1952, at first reserve board in 10th Olympiad in Helsinki (+1 –0 =2);
* In 1954, at third board in 11th Olympiad in Amsterdam (+1 –1 =8).He won the individual silver medal at Buenos Aires 1939. [ [http://www.olimpbase.org/players/fj1vxtxf.html Zíta, František] team chess record at olimpbase.org]

During World War II, he tied for 4-5th in Bohemia and Moravia Championship at Rakovnik 1940 (Jan Foltys won), [ [http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables11.htm Bad Elster 1940 ] ] shared 4th at Chocen 1942 (Miroslav Katětov won), tied for 4-5th at Prague 1942 (Duras Memorial, Alexander Alekhine and Klaus Junge won), [ [http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables13.htm 1942 ] ] won at Prague 1943 (B&M-ch), tied for 4-5th at Zlin 1943 (Čeněk Kottnauer won). [ [http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables%2014.htm 1943 ] ]

After the war, he shared 11th at Prague 1946 (Treybal Memorial, Miguel Najdorf won), [ [http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/Tables%2017.htm 1946 ] ] shared 1st in Czechoslovak Chess Championship at Bratislava 1948 but lost a play-off match for the title to Emil Richter, took 17th at Karlovy Vary 1948 (Foltys won), [ [http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/Tables%2019.htm 1948 ] ] took 16th at Szczawno Zdrój 1950 (Paul Keres won), [ [http://polbase.w.interia.pl/szczawno50.htm Turniej Międzynarodowy Szczawno Zdrój 1950 ] ] took 3rd at Prague 1953 (CSR-ch, Luděk Pachman won), shared 13th at Mariánské Lázně / Prague 1956 (Miroslav Filip won), [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1950-59/1956marianske.htm marianske ] ] took 10th at Sofia 1957 (zonal, Filip won). [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1950-59/1957sofia.htm sofia ] ]

Zíta was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1950.

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