František Treybal (24 December 1882 – 5 October 1947 in

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) was a

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. In 1907 he won the 2nd

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. In 1907 he also won in

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, and tied for 5–6th in

(

Oldřich Duras Oldřich Duras (born Důras; 30 October 1882 – 5 January 1957) was a Czech chess master. He was among the leading chess masters of the early 20th century. Biography Duras was born on 30 October 1882 in Pchery, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary. He cam ...

won). In 1908, he took 20th in Prague (Duras and

Carl Schlechter Carl Schlechter (2 March 1874 – 27 December 1918) was a leading Austro-Hungarian chess master and theoretician at the turn of the 20th century. He is best known for drawing a controversial World Chess Championship match with Emanuel Lasker. Ea ...

won). In 1909, he took 4th in Prague (Duras won). In 1910, he tied for 1st–2nd with

Ladislav Prokeš Ladislav Prokeš (7 June 1884 – 9 January 1966) was a Czech chess master and one of the most prolific composers of endgame studies in chess. He was born and died in Prague. Prokeš was joint Czechoslovak Chess Championship, Czech Champion in 19 ...

in Prague. 1913, he won in Berlin and took 2nd, behind

Karel Hromádka Karel Hromádka (23 April 1887 in Großweikersdorf, Austria – 16 July 1956) was a Czech chess player, two-time Czech champion, 1913 and 1921 (jointly). Hromádka played in the 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad, Paris 1924, and scored 6.5/8 ...

, in the 5th Czech Championship in Jungbunzlau (Mladá Boleslav). After

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he played in several tournaments in Prague. In 1921, he tied for 1st–2nd with Hromádka. In 1924, he tied for 4–5th (

Jan Schulz Jan Schulz (May 1899 – May 1953) was a Czech chess master. He took 2nd, behind Karel Opočenský, at Belun 1916; won at Prague 1920, tied for 6-8th at Prague 1921 ( Karel Hromádka and František Treybal won), tied for 5-7th at Brno 1921 (Hrom ...

won). In 1927, he tied for 5–8th (Hromádka won). In 1929, he took 2nd, behind

Salo Flohr Salomon Mikhailovich Flohr (November 21, 1908 – July 18, 1983) was a Czechoslovak and Soviet chess player and writer. He was among the first recipients of the title International Grandmaster from FIDE in 1950. Flohr dominated many tournam ...

. He was an elder brother of

Karel Treybal Karel Treybal (2 February 1885 – 2 October 1941) was a prominent Czech chess player of the early twentieth century. Treybal was born in Kotopeky, a village to the southwest of Prague in central Bohemia. He trained as a lawyer and became chairma ...

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