Jan Smejkal
Number of games in database: 1,902
Years covered: 1960 to 2001
Last FIDE rating: 2504
Highest rating achieved in database: 2615
Overall record: +732 -304 =848 (61.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      18 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  English (150)      A15 A17 A10 A13 A14  King's Indian (118)      E62 E63 E68 E60 E69  English, 1 c4 e5 (89)      A29 A21 A25 A26 A28  English, 1 c4 c5 (87)      A30 A34 A33 A35 A31  Reti System (55)      A04 A06 A05  Catalan (52)      E08 E04 E06 E05 E01	With the Black pieces:  Ruy Lopez (199)      C95 C92 C67 C77 C68  Grunfeld (157)      D85 D94 D91 D87 D86  Ruy Lopez, Closed (136)      C95 C92 C91 C85 C93  Sicilian (114)      B43 B25 B35 B40 B42  English, 1 c4 c5 (76)      A34 A37 A30 A39 A35  English (50)      A15 A17 A16 A10 A14

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Jansa vs Smejkal, 1969 0-1
   J M Bellon Lopez vs Smejkal, 1970 0-1
   Smejkal vs Smyslov, 1969 1-0
   Smejkal vs Ljubojevic, 1977 1-0
   Smejkal vs Petrosian, 1981 1-0
   Smejkal vs Adorjan, 1972 1-0
   Smejkal vs J Moles, 1972 1-0
   Karpov vs Smejkal, 1975 1/2-1/2
   Smejkal vs Yusupov, 1991 1/2-1/2
   Smejkal vs Huebner, 1975 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Hastings 1968/69 (1968)
   Leningrad Interzonal (1973)
   Milan (1975)
   Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens (1975)
   October Revolution 60th Anniversary (1977)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1975 by suenteus po 147
   Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1972 by suenteus po 147
   Banja Luka 1979 by suenteus po 147
   Amsterdam IBM 1979 by suenteus po 147
   Hastings 1968/69 by suenteus po 147
   Milan 1975 by suenteus po 147
   Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1976 by suenteus po 147
   Black - Ruy Lopez: Exchange by gaborn

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JAN SMEJKAL (born Mar-22-1946) Czech Republic [what is this?] Jan Smejkal was born in Lanskroun, Czechoslovakia. Awarded the IM title in 1970 and the GM title in 1972, he has been Czech champion in 1973, 1979 and 1986. In the 1973 Leningrad Interzonal he finished fourth--one spot shy of qualifying as a World Championship Candidate. He was on most Czech Olympiad teams between 1968 and 1988. His tournament successes include wins at Polanica Zdroj 1970 and 1972, Smederevska Palanka 1971, Palma 1972, Novi Sad 1976, Vrsac 1977, Leipzig 1977, Warsaw 1979, Trencianske-Teplice 1979 and Baden-Baden 1985. He was also 4th= at Munich 1988. Wikipedia article: Jan Smejkal

page 1 of 77; games 1-25 of 1,902  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Tal vs Smejkal 1-0 31 1960 Prague radio sim C82 Ruy Lopez, Open 2. Smejkal vs F Blatny   ½-½ 64 1963 CSR-ch C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) 3. L Alster vs Smejkal   1-0 36 1963 CSR-ch D80 Grunfeld 4. K Eretova vs Smejkal   0-1 30 1963 Telnice/Usti B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 5. Filip vs Smejkal 1-0 35 1963 CSR-ch E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4 6. Smejkal vs Kavalek 1-0 40 1963 CSR-ch B98 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. J Kozma vs Smejkal   ½-½ 42 1963 CSR-ch E60 King's Indian Defense 8. Smejkal vs S Kupka   ½-½ 37 1963 Telnice/Usti C45 Scotch Game 9. J Fichtl vs Smejkal   1-0 42 1963 CSR-ch B32 Sicilian 10. Smejkal vs Z Novak   ½-½ 41 1963 CSR-ch C11 French 11. F Blatny vs Smejkal   ½-½ 32 1963 Telnice/Usti B23 Sicilian, Closed 12. Pachman vs Smejkal   ½-½ 26 1963 CSR-ch B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 13. Smejkal vs J Simek 1-0 69 1963 CSR-ch C17 French, Winawer, Advance 14. Smejkal vs M Janata 1-0 23 1963 Telnice/Usti C41 Philidor Defense 15. S Kupka vs Smejkal   1-0 40 1963 CSR-ch B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 16. Smejkal vs J Fabian   ½-½ 44 1963 CSR-ch B94 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. J Vesely vs Smejkal 0-1 27 1963 Telnice/Usti B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 18. Smejkal vs Hybl   1-0 39 1963 CSR-ch E55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation 19. J Dolezal vs Smejkal   1-0 37 1963 CSR-ch D90 Grunfeld 20. Smejkal vs J Augustin   ½-½ 47 1963 Telnice/Usti C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) 21. Smejkal vs F Zita   ½-½ 40 1963 CSR-ch B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation 22. Ujtelky vs Smejkal   1-0 50 1963 CSR-ch A00 Uncommon Opening 23. Smejkal vs M Seifert   1-0 60 1963 Telnice/Usti B07 Pirc 24. Hort vs Smejkal   ½-½ 49 1963 CSR-ch E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4 25. Smejkal vs J Augustin 1-0 69 1963 CSR-ch C16 French, Winawer  page 1 of 77; games 1-25 of 1,902

< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 2 OF 2 ·  Later Kibitzing> Sep-05-04    Eggman: Smejkal, Jan (1946- ), Czech champion 1973, 1979, 1986, International Grandmaster 1972. Going into the second-last round of the 1973 interzonal he trailed Karpov by a half-point, with the two facing off against each other, and Smejkal needing a win to stay in the running. Smejkal lost the game (Smejkal vs Karpov, 1973), a classic, and would come no further toward the world title, but would have successes in other strong international tournaments up until the mid-80s. Sep-05-04    iron maiden: Even if Smejkal had won that game, though, it still wouldn't have been enough to qualify him, because he lost in the last round too. Sep-05-04    Benzol: 2nd time in just over a fortnight. Not bad eh. Sep-05-04    Gypsy: People are not machines <iron maiden> and we can not infer anything by such simple arithmetic. The last game would have been played by an inspired-, rather then dispirited man. Sep-05-04    iron maiden: He'd have needed 1.5 points from the last two games just to qualify for a tie-break match. Sep-05-04    Gypsy: Remembering how well Smejkal played back then, he had a fair to good shot at those 1.5 points. It was not to be. Sep-05-04    Eggman: <<People are not machines ... and we can not infer anything by such simple arithmetic. The last game would have been played by an inspired-, rather then dispirited man.>> Yes, of course. Smejkal's last round game would have been played in a completely different context - as would Karpov's and Byrne's (Byrne was also in the running) last round games. Feb-03-05    aw1988: I would like to correct a previous post- not completely unknown, but completely forgotten. May-08-05    hintza: http://dictionary.reference.com/sea... Nov-03-05    WTHarvey: Here is a little collection of puzzles from Jan's games: http://www.wtharvey.com/smej.html Mar-22-06    Mameluk: Jan Smejkal, elite player of the 70´s, now completely unknown to some kibitzers here :( turns 60 today. Pity he doesn´t play anymore, he doesn´t write books or train youngsters. Feb-25-07    ChessNe1: why does David Goodman get a picture and Jan Smejkal not? I have heard more about Smejkal than Goodman. May-13-07    ALEXIN: Smejkal unknown ? Not for me. A great player when I was 15 old :-) Aug-08-07    PAWNTOEFOUR: i try and not pay attention to some of these guys.......i strongly suggest that you do some some homework first.......remember it's better to be thought a fool then open your mouth and remove all doubt.......i won't mention any names,i'll just look at the guilty party and whistle.......<hailmorphy> Aug-08-07    Troller: <ChessNe1: why does David Goodman get a picture and Jan Smejkal not? I have heard more about Smejkal than Goodman.> Good question. Goodman, is he the IM who has written some books? Oh, wow. Smejkal is, if not exactly legendary, then one of the great masters of the 70's. Smejkal was known for getting into time trouble. Larsen won a famous game against him (Smejkal vs Larsen, 1976), where he deliberately tried to exploit this. Rumour has it that Smejkal for the last 10 moves before time control really needed to go to the rest room, but did not dare. While Larsen would take his time for his moves, and then move the pieces slowly across the board. Smejkal does have an even score against Larsen, though, his best win probably being from Milan 1975: Smejkal vs Larsen, 1975 Apr-08-08    Resignation Trap: Photo of Smejkal with Robert Eugene Byrne during the 1973 Leningrad Interzonal: http://www.e3e5.com/upload/articles... . May-13-08    percyblakeney: <The first thing I thought of when I seen his name was the word 'precious'..> The first thing he thinks if he sees that is surely "we hate those kibitzes"... Mar-22-09    brankat: Happy Birthday my old friend! Mar-22-09    WhiteRook48: happy birthday!! Jul-07-10    GrahamClayton: Smejkal is now a Councillor on the FIDE Medical Commission: http://www.fide.com/fide/directory?... Mar-22-11    BIDMONFA: Jan Smejkal SMEJKAL, Jan http://www.bidmonfa.com/smejkal_jan... _ Mar-22-12    Penguincw: Happy Birthday POTD! Mar-22-12    haydn20: Finally someone my own age! Tho' I've forgotten a lot about the 70's, I remember his name very well, and it's fun to look at some of his games from back then. Mar-22-12    Sonny Rollins: He was one of the top players in our first team here in Munich from 1985 to 1993. Happy birthday Jan and all the best. Jun-06-12    Cemoblanca: Just checking out some games of the tournament in Game Collection: Milan 1975 and he attracted my attention immediately! Until today he was unknown to me! His win against "The Great" Larsen in this tournament was really great! Very interesting opening indeed: 9.Nf1!?, 10.Nxg2!?, 11.e4!? and finally Ne3!? to control the center! Very fine moves here! :0) < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 2 OF 2 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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