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 Krakow on 3 November 1940. Six months later Frank announced the establishment of a chess school under Chess grandmasters, Efim Bogoljubov and Alexander Alekhine.[2]

Participants

and other German players Germany/ Germany.

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

Krakow / Krynica / Warsaw 1940

The first General Government Championship was held in Krakow/Krynica/Warsaw in 3–17 November 1940.[3]

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total
1Anton Kohlerx½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 7½
2Efim Bogoljubow½ x½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 7½
3Kurt Richter½ ½ x½ 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ ½ 7
4Josef Lokvenc½ ½ ½ x1 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 6
5Paul Mross½ 1 0 0 x1 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 5½
6Hans Müller0 ½ ½ 1 0 x½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 5½
7Max Blümich0 0 1 ½ 0 ½ x1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 5½
8Carl Ahues½ 0 0 1 1 ½ 0 x½ ½ 1 ½ 5½
9Karl Gilg0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ x½ ½ ½ 4½
10Georg Kieninger0 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ x0 1 4
11Ludwig Rellstab0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 x1 4
12Max Eisinger1 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 x3½

Krakow / Warsaw 1941

The second General Government Championship was held in Krakow/Warsaw in 5–19 October 1941.[4]

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total
1Alexander Alekhinex1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 8½
2Paul Felix Schmidt0 x1 ½ 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8½
3Efim Bogoljubow0 0 x½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7½
4Klaus Junge½ ½ ½ x½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 7
5Josef Lokvenc½ 0 ½ ½ x0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5½
6Teodor Regedziński0 0 0 0 1 x0 1 0 1 1 1 5
7Georg Kieninger0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 x½ 0 ½ 0 0 4½
8Eduard Hahn½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ x1 1 ½ 0 4½
9Max Blümich0 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 0 x½ 1 ½ 4½
10Carl Carls½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ x1 0 3½
11Heinz Nowarra½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 0 0 x1 3½
12Paul Mross0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 ½ 1 0 x3½

Warsaw / Lublin / Krakow 1942

The third General Government Championship was held in Warsaw/Lublin/Krakow in 11–24 October 1942.[5]

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Total
1Alexander Alekhinex1 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7½
2Klaus Junge0 x½ ½ 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 6½
3Efim Bogoljubow1 ½ x1 ½ 1 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 6
4Fritz Sämisch½ ½ 0 x1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 5½
5Rudolf Keller½ 0 ½ 0 x1 0 1 ½ 1 1 5½
6Georg Kieninger½ 0 0 1 0 x1 0 ½ 1 1 5
7Alfred Brinckmann0 1 0 0 1 0 x½ ½ 1 ½ 4½
8Werner Kunerth0 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ x½ 0 0 4
9Wolfgang Weil0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ x0 1 4
10Hans Roepstorff0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 x1 4
11Hans Zollner0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 x2½

Krynica 1943

The fourth General Government Championship was held in Krynica in 25 November–5 December 1943.[6]

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
1Josef Lokvencx0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7½
2Wilhelm Kuppe1 x0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 6½
3Efim Bogoljubow½ 1 x0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 6½
4Georg Klaus0 ½ 1 x1 0 0 0 1 1 4½
5Leon Tuhan-Baranowski0 ½ ½ 0 x0 0 1 1 1 4
6Hans Roepstorff0 0 0 1 1 x1 0 1 1 4
7Edith Keller0 0 ½ 1 1 0 x0 0 1 3½
8Heinz Nowarra0 0 0 1 0 1 1 x0 ½ 3½
9Egon Gilles0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 x0 3
10Franz Herzog0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 x2

Radom 1944

The fifth General Government Championship was held in Radom in February 1944.[7]

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
1Efim Bogoljubowx½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8½
2Fedir Bohatyrchuk½ x½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
3Hans Roepstorff0 ½ x1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7½
4Leon Tuhan-Baranowski0 0 0 x½ ½ 1 1 1 1 5
5Franz Herzog0 0 0 ½ x0 1 1 1 1 4½
6Planck0 0 0 ½ 1 x0 1 1 1 4½
7Heinz Nowarra0 0 0 0 0 1 x1 1 1 4
8Probst0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x1 1 2
9Sänger0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x1 1
10Meckel0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x0

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