Jan Foltys

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Jan Foltys

Jan Foltys (born October 13, 1908 in Svinov , † March 11, 1952 in Ostrava ) was a Czechoslovak chess player . In 1950 FIDE awarded him the title of International Master .

Jan Foltys was one of the best chess players in Czechoslovakia from the mid-1930s until his untimely death. At the state championships he was second in 1936, third in 1938, first in 1940, second in 1943 and third in 1946. He represented his country at the unofficial Chess Olympiad in Munich in 1936 and at the official Chess Olympiad in Stockholm in 1937 and in Buenos Aires in 1939 .

Jan Foltys qualified in Mariánské Lázně 1951 for the Interzonal Saltsjöbaden 1952 , but he died of leukemia before the tournament began.

Tournament successes

  • Poděbrady 1936: 3rd place
  • Margate 1937: 4th place
  • Prague 1937: 3rd / 4th space
  • Rakovník 1940: 1st place
  • Trenčianske Teplice 1941: 1st place
  • Competition with Karel Opočenský in Prague: 6: 6
  • Prague Duras Memorial 1942: 3rd place
  • Munich 1942 : 3rd / 5th space
  • Prague 1943: 4th / 5th space
  • Zlín 1943: 2nd place
  • Prague 1946: 4th / 5th space
  • Budapest 1948: 3rd place
  • Karlovy Vary 1948: 1st place
  • Budapest 1948: 3rd place
  • Vienna Schlechter Memorial 1949: 1./2. space
  • Przepiorka Memorial 1950: 6th place

Web links

Commons : Jan Foltys  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ History of MČR mužů (Czech)
  2. ↑ Jan Foltys' results at unofficial Chess Olympiads on olimpbase.org (English)
  3. ↑ Jan Foltys' results at the Chess Olympiads on olimpbase.org (English)
  4. ^ The international tournament Prague 1943 on TeleSchach (cross table and games)
personal data
SURNAME Foltys, Jan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czechoslovak chess master
DATE OF BIRTH October 13, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Svinov
DATE OF DEATH March 11, 1952
Place of death Ostrava