Jan Smejkal
Number of games in database: 1,898
Years covered: 1960 to 2001
Current FIDE rating: 2504
Highest rating achieved in database: 2615
Overall record: +736 -308 =849 (61.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      5 exhibition games, blitz games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  English (152)      A15 A17 A10 A13 A16  King's Indian (122)      E62 E60 E63 E68 E69  English, 1 c4 e5 (89)      A29 A21 A25 A26 A28  English, 1 c4 c5 (88)      A30 A34 A33 A35 A31  Catalan (54)      E08 E04 E06 E05 E01  Reti System (53)      A04 A05	With the Black pieces:  Ruy Lopez (198)      C95 C92 C67 C68 C77  Grunfeld (156)      D85 D94 D91 D87 D86  Ruy Lopez, Closed (136)      C95 C92 C91 C85 C88  Sicilian (114)      B43 B25 B35 B40 B42  English, 1 c4 c5 (75)      A34 A37 A35 A30 A39  English (56)      A15 A16 A10 A14 A13

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Smejkal vs Smyslov, 1968 1-0
   Smejkal vs J Moles, 1972 1-0
   Smejkal vs Huebner, 1975 1-0
   Polugaevsky vs Smejkal, 1978 0-1
   Smejkal vs Yusupov, 1991 1/2-1/2

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
   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 on the 22nd of March 1946 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 1974 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.

page 1 of 76; games 1-25 of 1,898  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Tal vs Smejkal 1-0 31 1960 Prague radio sim C82 Ruy Lopez, Open 2. Filip vs Smejkal 1-0 35 1963 CSR-ch E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4 3. Smejkal vs F Zita   ½-½ 40 1963 CSR-ch B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation 4. Smejkal vs E Nowak   0-1 35 1963 Telnice/Usti C86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack 5. Smejkal vs J Augustin 1-0 69 1963 CSR-ch C16 French, Winawer 6. Smejkal vs J Trapl   ½-½ 11 1963 CSR-ch B06 Robatsch 7. Hort vs Smejkal   ½-½ 49 1963 CSR-ch E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4 8. K Eretova vs Smejkal   0-1 30 1963 Telnice/Usti B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 9. J Vesely vs Smejkal   ½-½ 40 1963 CSR-ch B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 10. Smejkal vs S Kupka   ½-½ 37 1963 Telnice/Usti C45 Scotch Game 11. L Alster vs Smejkal   1-0 36 1963 CSR-ch D80 Grunfeld 12. J Kozma vs Smejkal   ½-½ 42 1963 CSR-ch E60 King's Indian Defense 13. Smejkal vs F Blatny   ½-½ 64 1963 CSR-ch C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) 14. F Blatny vs Smejkal   ½-½ 32 1963 Telnice/Usti B23 Sicilian, Closed 15. Smejkal vs Kavalek   1-0 40 1963 CSR-ch B98 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. Smejkal vs M Janata   1-0 23 1963 Telnice/Usti C41 Philidor Defense 17. Smejkal vs Z Novak   ½-½ 41 1963 CSR-ch C11 French 18. J Vesely vs Smejkal 0-1 27 1963 Telnice/Usti B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 19. Smejkal vs J Simek 1-0 69 1963 CSR-ch C17 French, Winawer, Advance 20. J Fichtl vs Smejkal   1-0 42 1963 CSR-ch B32 Sicilian 21. Smejkal vs J Fabian   ½-½ 44 1963 CSR-ch B94 Sicilian, Najdorf 22. Pachman vs Smejkal   ½-½ 26 1963 CSR-ch B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 23. Smejkal vs J Augustin   ½-½ 47 1963 Telnice/Usti C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) 24. S Kupka vs Smejkal   1-0 40 1963 CSR-ch B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 25. Smejkal vs M Seifert   1-0 60 1963 Telnice/Usti B07 Pirc  page 1 of 76; games 1-25 of 1,898

< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 2 OF 2 ·  Later Kibitzing > Aug-12-04    Gypsy: <aw1988: Another completely unkown player of the day.> Pitty. Smejkal was one of the top 15-20 or so players in the seventies; together with Hort, he was board 1-2 for Czechoslovakia. A very strong player plagued by time troubles and health problems, Smejkal was/is one of those players that work very hard each game but do not pace themself well throughout the tournaments. Aug-12-04    Gypsy: One should note that when Smejkal had his 2615 Elo, 2600 was considered the divide of super-GM. Aug-12-04    Benzol: He's not unknown to me either. Here's a nice win some of you may not have seen. Smejkal vs Gheorghiu, 1972 Aug-12-04    HailM0rphy: <He's not unknown> ?? omg 3 of his 4 notable games are draws btw is his name pronounced Smeagol? The first thing I thought of when I seen his name was the word 'precious'.. Aug-12-04    Gypsy: Well <HailM0rphy>, you certainly came up with the weirdest criticism of GM Smejkal. Aug-12-04    HailM0rphy: <ArabianGypsie> Thanks, I learn from the best :) <7/30/04 CrackerSmack: I'm sure Morphy's photo here has been tampered. Judging by his games he should look like an anthropoid ape > "Fat stuupid hobbit..." Aug-12-04    Gypsy: That quote by <cs> explains your faul mood <HailM0rphy>. You had me puzzled. Although I kind of enjoy the quick wit <cs> at times exudes, I dare not to provoke him. Even though he is now much less lethal than he used to be, I still would not want to be on the receiving end of his posts. (Even writing this may be too much I fear.) Sep-03-04    Knight13: This guy is unknown to me, too. Who is he? 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"... < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 2 OF 2 ·  Later Kibitzing >

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