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by Karel Opocensky
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Vypraveni zaslouzileho mistra sportu (State publishing house of children's books), Praha 1960, in czech language, hardback, 253 pp+36 pages with photos. Many illustrations. The 40- year memories of K.Οpocensky.
Karel Opočenský (7 February 1892 – 16 November 1975) was an unmissable figure in Czech chess life in the interwar and postwar period. .Opočenský was four-time Czech Champion (1927, 1928, 1938, and 1944). In 1919, he took 2nd, behind František Schubert, in Prague (Czechoslovak Chess Championship). In 1925, he tied for 3rd–4th in Paris (Alekhine won). He played for Czechoslovakia four times in the Chess Olympiads (1931, 1933, 1935, 1939).
Opočenský was awarded the International Master title in 1950, and became an International Arbiter in 1951. In 1951 and 1954, he was the chief arbiter for the World Chess Championship matches in Moscow, and also in the 10th Olympiad at Helsinki 1952, and in the second Candidates Tournament at Zurich 1953.
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