Zbynek Hrácek
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Zbyněk Hráček is an International Grandmaster
of chess
from the Czech Republic
. Czech chess champion
1994, won Zonal tournament Odorhea 1995 and tournaments Pardubice 1993, Altensteig 1995 and Lippstadt 2000. Played for Czechoslovakia
in the Chess Olympiad
s of 1990 and 1992. Played for Czech Republic in the Olympiads of 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and in the European Team Chess Championships of 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005 and 2007.
In the November 2009 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2624, making him the Czech Republic's number three.
International Grandmaster
The title Grandmaster is awarded to strong chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain....
of chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
from the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. Czech chess champion
Czech Chess Championship
The Czech National Chess Championship is the chess competition, which determines the best Czech Republic chess player.-History:First national championships were held before founding of independent Czechoslovakia as the championships of Bohemia every second year between 1905 and 1913...
1994, won Zonal tournament Odorhea 1995 and tournaments Pardubice 1993, Altensteig 1995 and Lippstadt 2000. Played for Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
in the Chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
s of 1990 and 1992. Played for Czech Republic in the Olympiads of 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and in the European Team Chess Championships of 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005 and 2007.
In the November 2009 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2624, making him the Czech Republic's number three.