Josef Augustin (born 18 May 1942) is a
Czech
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Places
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chess
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International Master
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(1976),
Czechoslovak Chess Championship
The Czechoslovak National Chess Championship was a chess competition to determine the best Czechoslovak chess player.
History
The first Czechoslovak championships were held in Prague in 1919. After a break caused by World War II, the champi ...
winner (1965).
Biography
In the 1960s and 1970s Josef Augustin was one of the leading Czechoslovak chess players. He repeatedly competed in the
Czechoslovak Chess Championship
The Czechoslovak National Chess Championship was a chess competition to determine the best Czechoslovak chess player.
History
The first Czechoslovak championships were held in Prague in 1919. After a break caused by World War II, the champi ...
finals, where winning three medals: gold (
Pardubice
Pardubice (; german: Pardubitz) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 89,000 inhabitants. It is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the Elbe River. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monume ...
, 1965), silver (
Ostrava
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, 1976) and bronze (
Brno, 1975). In 1976, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.
Josef Augustin played for Czechoslovakia in the
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, FIDE held an Online Chess Olympiad in 2020 and ...
:
* In 1968, at first reserve board in the
18th Chess Olympiad
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in
Lugano
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(+1, =2, -2).
Josef Augustin played for Czechoslovakia in the
European Team Chess Championship
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:
* In 1977, at fourth board in the 6th European Team Chess Championship in
Moscow
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(+0, =5, -2).
Josef Augustin played for Czechoslovakia in the World Student Team Chess Championships:
* In 1960, at second board in the 7th World Student Team Chess Championship in
Leningrad
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
(+4, =3, -0) and won team and individual gold medals,
* In 1961, at first reserve board in the 8th World Student Team Chess Championship in
Helsinki
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(+3, =4, -1),
* In 1963, at first reserve board in the 10th World Student Team Chess Championship in
Budva
Budva ( cnr, Будва, or ) is a Montenegrin town on the Adriatic Sea. It has 19,218 inhabitants, and it is the centre of Budva Municipality. The coastal area around Budva, called the Budva riviera, is the center of Montenegrin tourism, kno ...
(+1, =2, -3).
References
External links
*
Josef Augustinchess games at 365chess.com
1942 births
Living people
People from Kyjov
Czechoslovak chess players
Czech chess players
Chess International Masters
Chess Olympiad competitors
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