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Jan Smejkal (born March 22, 1946 in Lanškroun) is a Czech chess player and since 1972 an International Grandmaster. In the 1970s, he was among the world chess elite. He was champion of Czechoslovakia in 1973, 1979 and 1986 and won many international tournaments (Polanica Zdrój 1970 and 1972, Smederevska Palanka 1971, Palma 1972, Novi Sad 1976, Vrsac 1977, Leipzig 1977, Warsaw 1979, Trenčianské Teplice 1979 and Baden-Baden 1985).
[edit] Notable chess games
- Jan Smejkal vs Vasily Smyslov, Hastings 1968, Modern Defense: King Pawn Fianchetto (B06), 1-0 Sacrificing an exchange in order to attack the Black King
- Jan Smejkal vs Florin Gheorghiu, Palma de Mallorca 1972, Nimzo-Indian (E41), 1-0 A beautiful combination using the Excelsior theme
- Lev Polugaevsky vs Jan Smejkal, Reykjavik (0.25) 1978, English, Symmetrical (A33), 0-1 Two Rooks more powerful than a Queen
- Jan Smejkal vs Predrag Nikolic, Vrsac 1981, Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (D11), 1-0 Rooks attacking along the D-file
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