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.

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
1	Anton Kohler	x	½	½	½	½	1	1	½	1	1	1	0	7½
2	Efim Bogoljubow	½	x	½	½	0	½	1	1	½	1	1	1	7½
3	Kurt Richter	½	½	x	½	1	½	0	1	1	1	½	½	7
4	Josef Lokvenc	½	½	½	x	1	0	½	0	½	1	½	1	6
5	Paul Mross	½	1	0	0	x	1	1	0	½	0	½	1	5½
6	Hans Müller	0	½	½	1	0	x	½	½	½	½	1	½	5½
7	Max Blümich	0	0	1	½	0	½	x	1	½	½	1	½	5½
8	Carl Ahues	½	0	0	1	1	½	0	x	½	½	1	½	5½
9	Karl Gilg	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	x	½	½	½	4½
10	Georg Kieninger	0	0	0	0	1	½	½	½	½	x	0	1	4
11	Ludwig Rellstab	0	0	½	½	½	0	0	0	½	1	x	1	4
12	Max Eisinger	1	0	½	0	0	½	½	½	½	0	0	x	3½

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
1	Alexander Alekhine	x	1	1	½	½	1	1	½	1	½	½	1	8½
2	Paul Felix Schmidt	0	x	1	½	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	8½
3	Efim Bogoljubow	0	0	x	½	½	1	½	1	1	1	1	1	7½
4	Klaus Junge	½	½	½	x	½	1	½	½	1	½	½	1	7
5	Josef Lokvenc	½	0	½	½	x	0	½	½	½	½	1	1	5½
6	Teodor Regedziński	0	0	0	0	1	x	0	1	0	1	1	1	5
7	Georg Kieninger	0	1	½	½	½	1	x	½	0	½	0	0	4½
8	Eduard Hahn	½	0	0	½	½	0	½	x	1	1	½	0	4½
9	Max Blümich	0	0	0	0	½	1	1	0	x	½	1	½	4½
10	Carl Carls	½	0	0	½	½	0	½	0	½	x	1	0	3½
11	Heinz Nowarra	½	0	0	½	0	0	1	½	0	0	x	1	3½
12	Paul Mross	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	½	1	0	x	3½

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
1	Alexander Alekhine	x	1	0	½	½	½	1	1	1	1	1	7½
2	Klaus Junge	0	x	½	½	1	1	0	½	1	1	1	6½
3	Efim Bogoljubow	1	½	x	1	½	1	1	0	½	0	½	6
4	Fritz Sämisch	½	½	0	x	1	0	1	½	½	1	½	5½
5	Rudolf Keller	½	0	½	0	x	1	0	1	½	1	1	5½
6	Georg Kieninger	½	0	0	1	0	x	1	0	½	1	1	5
7	Alfred Brinckmann	0	1	0	0	1	0	x	½	½	1	½	4½
8	Werner Kunerth	0	½	1	½	0	1	½	x	½	0	0	4
9	Wolfgang Weil	0	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	x	0	1	4
10	Hans Roepstorff	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	x	1	4
11	Hans Zollner	0	0	½	½	0	0	½	1	0	0	x	2½

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
1	Josef Lokvenc	x	0	½	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	7½
2	Wilhelm Kuppe	1	x	0	½	½	1	1	1	1	½	6½
3	Efim Bogoljubow	½	1	x	0	½	1	½	1	1	1	6½
4	Georg Klaus	0	½	1	x	1	0	0	0	1	1	4½
5	Leon Tuhan-Baranowski	0	½	½	0	x	0	0	1	1	1	4
6	Hans Roepstorff	0	0	0	1	1	x	1	0	1	1	4
7	Edith Keller	0	0	½	1	1	0	x	0	0	1	3½
8	Heinz Nowarra	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	x	0	½	3½
9	Egon Gilles	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	x	0	3
10	Franz Herzog	0	½	0	0	0	0	0	½	1	x	2

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
1	Efim Bogoljubow	x	½	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	8½
2	Fedir Bohatyrchuk	½	x	½	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	8
3	Hans Roepstorff	0	½	x	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	7½
4	Leon Tuhan-Baranowski	0	0	0	x	½	½	1	1	1	1	5
5	Franz Herzog	0	0	0	½	x	0	1	1	1	1	4½
6	Planck	0	0	0	½	1	x	0	1	1	1	4½
7	Heinz Nowarra	0	0	0	0	0	1	x	1	1	1	4
8	Probst	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	1	1	2
9	Sänger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	1	1
10	Meckel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	0

References

↑ Chess In Former German, Now Polish Territories - Fred Van Der Vliet
1 2 Hans Frank and Chess - Edward Winter
↑ 1940
↑ 1941 Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ 1942 Archived August 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ 1943 Archived February 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ 1944

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