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General Government chess tournament

General Government chess championships (Schachmeisterschaft des Generalgouvernements) were Nazi tournaments held during World War II in occupied central Poland. Hans Frank, the Governor-General of General Government, was the patron of those tournaments because he was an avid chess player.[1][2]The competition began when he organized a chess congress in Kraków on 3 November 1940. Six months later Frank announced the establishment of a chess school under Chess grandmasters, Yefim Bogolyubov and Alexander Alekhine.[2]

Historical context

A number of Polish chess players were arrested in January 1940. Jewish players were killed by Germans, e.g. Dawid Przepiórka. Ethnic Poles didn't participate in the tournaments.[3][4]

Participants

and other German players /Germany.

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

Kraków / Krynica / Warsaw 1940

The first General Government Championship was held in Kraków, Krynica and Warsaw in 3–17 November 1940.[5]

Kraków / Warsaw 1941

The second General Government Championship was held in Kraków and Warsaw in 5–19 October 1941.[6]

Warsaw / Lublin / Kraków 1942

The third General Government Championship was held in Warsaw, Lublin and Kraków in 11–24 October 1942.[7]

Krynica 1943

The fourth General Government Championship was held in Krynica in 25 November–5 December 1943.[8]

Radom 1944

The fifth General Government Championship was held in Radom in February 1944.[9]

References

  1. ^ Chess In Former German, Now Polish Territories - Fred Van Der Vliet Archived 2012-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Hans Frank and Chess – Edward Winter
  3. ^ Goldstein, Alexander (1984). "David Przepiórka". EG. 77 (5): 314–317.
  4. ^ Hoffman, Paul (2007). King's Gambit: A Son, a Father, and the World's Most Dangerous Game. Hyperion Books. p. 388. David Przepiorka.
  5. ^ 1940 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ 1941 Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ 1942 Archived August 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ 1943 Archived February 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ 1944 Archived 2009-01-03 at the Wayback Machine

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