Karl Janetschek
Appearance
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Country | Austria |
Born | 17 April 1940 |
Died | 23 November 2020 | (aged 80)
Title | FIDE Master (FM) |
Peak rating | 2365 (January 1981) |
Karl Janetschek(17 April 1940 — 23 November 2020[1]) was anAustrianchessplayer and two-timeAustrian Chess Championshipwinner (1967, 1973).
Biography
[edit]From the early 1960s to the late 1970s, Karl Janetschek was one of Austria's leading chess players. He won theAustrian Chess Championshiptwice, in 1967 and 1973.
Karl Janetschek played for Austria in theChess Olympiads:[2]
- in 1960, at the fourth board in the14th Chess OlympiadinLeipzig(+3, =6, -6),
- in 1966, at the first reserve board in the17th Chess OlympiadinHavana(+6, =2, -4),
- in 1968, at the fourth board in the18th Chess OlympiadinLugano(+5, =4, -5),
- in 1970, at the second reserve board in the19th Chess OlympiadinSiegen(+1, =5, -4),
- in 1972, at the third board in the20th Chess OlympiadinSkopje(+7, =8, -3),
- in 1974, at the fourth board in the21st Chess OlympiadinNice(+9, =8, -3),
- in 1976, at the fourth board in the22nd Chess OlympiadinHaifa(+2, =5, -3),
- in 1978, at the first reserve board in the23rd Chess OlympiadinBuenos Aires(+0, =3, -2).
Karl Janetschek played for Austria in theEuropean Team Chess Championshippreliminaries:[3]
- in 1970, at the third board in the 4th European Team Chess Championship (+0, =4, -2),
- in 1980, at the sixth board in the 7th European Team Chess Championship (+0, =2, -2),
- in 1983, at the eighth board in the 8th European Team Chess Championship (+0, =2, -2).
Karl Janetschek also played for Austria in theClare Benedict Cupsix times (1960, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1979)[4]and in the Mitropa Cup twice (1977, 1979).[5]In 1977, he won the Mitropa Cup in team competition with the Austrian team.
References
[edit]- ^"Nachruf FM Karl Janetschek".Wiener Schachverband.
- ^"OlimpBase:: Men's Chess Olympiads:: Karl Janetschek".olimpbase.org.
- ^"OlimpBase:: European Men's Team Chess Championship:: Karl Janetschek".olimpbase.org.
- ^"OlimpBase:: Clare Benedict Chess Cup:: Karl Janetschek".olimpbase.org.
- ^"OlimpBase:: Men's Chess Mitropa Cup:: Karl Janetschek".olimpbase.org.
External links
[edit]- Karl Janetschekplayer profile and games atChessgames
- Karl Janetschekchess games at 365chess