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Vlastimil Hort
Hort 
 

Number of games in database: 3,285
Years covered: 1959 to 2020
Last FIDE rating: 2315 (2457 rapid, 2364 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2620
Overall record: +1221 -340 =1679 (63.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 45 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (191) 
    B23 B22 B40 B81 B20
 King's Indian (169) 
    E92 E75 E73 E70 E60
 Queen's Pawn Game (100) 
    A45 A46 D02 A40 A41
 Nimzo Indian (97) 
    E32 E42 E46 E30 E54
 French Defense (77) 
    C18 C07 C11 C02 C01
 Ruy Lopez (77) 
    C69 C85 C95 C92 C81
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (226) 
    B57 B22 B83 B56 B81
 Caro-Kann (157) 
    B18 B12 B17 B10 B14
 Grunfeld (107) 
    D85 D94 D86 D78 D91
 Ruy Lopez (94) 
    C95 C67 C80 C74 C72
 King's Indian (81) 
    E60 E94 E95 E62 E90
 French Defense (76) 
    C07 C16 C09 C11 C19
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Hort vs Portisch, 1973 1-0
   W Hug vs Hort, 1972 0-1
   Hort vs I Radulov, 1974 1-0
   Hort vs Chandler, 1982 1-0
   Hort vs V Zheliandinov, 1967 1-0
   Miles vs Hort, 1982 0-1
   Hort vs R Byrne, 1962 1-0
   Hort vs V Ciocaltea, 1973 1-0
   Hort vs Smyslov, 1987 1/2-1/2
   Hort vs D Minic, 1967 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Venice (1969)
   Allied Armies Championship (1967)
   Luhacovice (1971)
   Capablanca Memorial (1971)
   Schlechter Memorial (1971)
   Czechoslovak Championship (1970)
   Czechoslovak Championship (1972)
   German Championship (1991)
   Allied Armies Championship (1966)
   Halle Zonal (1967)
   Hoogovens (1970)
   Czechoslovak Championship (1968)
   Athens Zonal (1969)
   Manila Interzonal (1976)
   Solidarity Tournament (1968)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Der beste Zug, Vlastimil Hort & Vlastimil Jansa by xjian77
   Der beste Zug, Part 2, Hort & Jansa by xjian77
   81a ZOOM 001 SUBMODELS A-H by Barlg
   81a ZOOM 001 SUBMODELS A-H by Atsa
   81a ZOOM 001 SUBMODELS A-H by whiteshark
   81a ZOOM 001 SUBMODELS A-H by T002102bd
   Legend Hort by Gottschalk
   Vlastimil Hort by capybara

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 27th Bunratty Masters
   Hort vs K Arkell (Feb-23-20) 0-1
   Short vs Hort (Feb-22-20) 1-0
   T Stomberg vs Hort (Jan-13-19) 1-0
   Harikrishna vs Hort (Jul-23-17) 1-0, rapid
   Hort vs Harikrishna (Jul-23-17) 1/2-1/2, rapid

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VLASTIMIL HORT
(born Jan-12-1944, died May-12-2025, 81 years old) Czech Republic (federation/nationality Germany)

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Vlastimil Hort was born in Kladno, Czechoslovakia. He became an IM in 1962 and a GM in 1965 and went on to win the Czechoslovak Championship six times. In 1977, Hort qualified for the Candidates but lost the Spassky - Hort Candidates Quarterfinal (1977) after losing on time in a winning position in the penultimate game. He is known for introducing the 'Hort system' of awarding prizes. Hort lived in Germany from the 1990s and long remained an active tournament player.

Wikipedia article: Vlastimil Hort

Last updated: 2025-05-13 13:08:30

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 page 1 of 132; games 1-25 of 3,285  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. K Opocensky vs Hort ½-½391959Czechoslovak ChampionshipA45 Queen's Pawn Game
2. Hort vs I Ivanco 1-0291959Czechoslovak ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
3. J Jares vs Hort 0-1381959Czechoslovak ChampionshipC78 Ruy Lopez
4. Hort vs Pachman  ½-½171959Czechoslovak ChampionshipB84 Sicilian, Scheveningen
5. M Ujtelky vs Hort 0-1281959Czechoslovak ChampionshipE80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation
6. Hort vs J Fichtl  ½-½251959Czechoslovak ChampionshipC45 Scotch Game
7. J Fabian vs Hort 1-0411959Czechoslovak ChampionshipC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
8. Hort vs J Podgorny ½-½391959Czechoslovak ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
9. J Ratolistka vs Hort 0-1581959Czechoslovak ChampionshipB88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack
10. F Blatny vs Hort 0-1401959Czechoslovak ChampionshipC14 French, Classical
11. Hort vs J Augustin  ½-½221959Czechoslovak ChampionshipD00 Queen's Pawn Game
12. V Olexa vs Hort 0-1561959Czechoslovak ChampionshipA44 Old Benoni Defense
13. Hort vs S Kupka  ½-½201959Czechoslovak ChampionshipC49 Four Knights
14. L Alster vs Hort ½-½441959Czechoslovak ChampionshipD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
15. Hort vs V Hofman ½-½461959Czechoslovak ChampionshipC47 Four Knights
16. J Brach Jr vs Hort 0-1401959Czechoslovak ChampionshipA81 Dutch
17. Hort vs J Kozma  ½-½91959Czechoslovak ChampionshipA49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
18. Tal vs Hort ½-½311960Prague radio simE70 King's Indian
19. Hort vs J Fichtl 1-0361960Czechoslovak ChampionshipC11 French
20. F Blatny vs Hort  ½-½231960Czechoslovak ChampionshipC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
21. Hort vs V Olexa 1-0461960Czechoslovak ChampionshipB41 Sicilian, Kan
22. Hort vs J Marsalek  ½-½161960Czechoslovak ChampionshipB40 Sicilian
23. J Cucka vs Hort ½-½561960Czechoslovak ChampionshipB96 Sicilian, Najdorf
24. Hort vs K Prucha 1-0481960Czechoslovak ChampionshipB77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
25. J Rejfir vs Hort  ½-½581960Czechoslovak ChampionshipA96 Dutch, Classical Variation
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May-13-25
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  alexmagnus: He was the third oldest living Candidate.

The new top 3 is Panno, Portisch, Karpov. Yup, there are no living Candidates born in the 1940s now.

May-13-25
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  alexmagnus: <Yup, there are no living Candidates born in the 1940s now.>

But <five> living Candidates born in 1951 (Karpov, Ribli, Vaganian, Torre, and Timman).

The Fischer gap is so clear.

May-13-25
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  perfidious: Hort just passed on, <not Fischer>; not everything is about the latter, amazing as it may sound to some.
May-13-25
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  Fusilli: Sad to see another great from my young years pass away. Thank you for your games, grandmaster.
May-13-25
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  moronovich: R.I.P, maestro.

And thank you for all your games and effort.

May-13-25
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  offramp:
Vlastimil Hort liked Chessgames - Sports.

And have a look at our competition:

offramp chessforum (kibitz #1943)

<<CAPTION COMPETITION #12>>

May-13-25  Olavi: Hort lists his ten favourite games in his 1984 book Begegnungen am Schachbrett:

Hort vs B Kurajica, 1976 Hort vs P Biyiasas, 1976 Hort vs Ivkov, 1970 Hort vs Spassky, 1977 Hort vs B Larsen, 1965 S Mariotti vs Hort, 1982 Hort vs Miles, 1982 Hort vs B Larsen, 1980 Hort vs Chandler, 1982 Hort vs Lobron, 1981

May-14-25  Mimzovich: R.I.P hort. You will be remembered forever.
May-14-25  Retireborn: Just caught up with the sad news. My own personal favourite:-

Hort vs R Byrne, 1978

May-14-25
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  Sally Simpson: Sad News.

Recall a few meetings with him when he stayed for in Edinburgh for about a week not long after he had beaten Karpov. Hort vs Karpov, 1981.

Pleasant, chatty, humerous, full of anecdotes and very patient when I and others were picking his brain.
He liked his drink and especially Scotch Whiskey. An evening with him in a bar would be quite expensive, he never bought a round but none of us seemed to care. Warm memories.

May-14-25  areknames: I am <Fusilli>'s age and I echo his sentiments. May you rest in peace, GM Hort.
May-14-25
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  keypusher: Pretty amazing career for a guy who didn't even know how to set up the pieces.
May-14-25  stone free or die: <keypusher: Pretty amazing career for a guy who didn't even know how to set up the pieces.>

What'd I miss?!

May-14-25  stone free or die: (I did find this:

Karpov vs Hort, 1973 (kibitz #15))

May-14-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  Sally Simpson: Keypusher is referring to the picture at the top of this page. Hort appears to be playing a freestyle game.
May-14-25  stone free or die: Just buzzing by, but I'm a dolt for missing that!

Really funny comment by <kp>, thanks for setting me straight <Sally>. Smiles!

May-14-25  stone free or die: (Moments like these make all the other gruff on <CG> bearable - er, sorta speak!)
May-16-25  ColdSong: Just learnt the new.Mr Hort mattered so much.RIP.
May-20-25  GreenLantern: Rest in peace, GM Hort.
May-21-25  ndg2: Hort / Jansa "The Best Move" remains one of the best chess books I've ever read. It's not your typical tactics / opening / middle game / end game book, but everything rolled into one.

It demands and develops creative and independent thought.

May-27-25
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  Sally Simpson: Part of an interview in NIC March 2009.

<What do you see as your best result ever?>
V.H. My candidates match against Spassky in 1977 and I won some International events, no wonder when you're 65 years old. Spassky - Hort Candidates Quarterfinal (1977)

<If you could change one thing in the chess world, what would it be?>
V.H. I would strictly expel and forbid all computers. Using them is a surrender of the human brain.

<Who is your favourite player of all time and why?>
V.H. Robert James Fischer. He never played a prearranged game and never made a short draw in his life.

May-27-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  Sally Simpson: <ndg2>

"Hort / Jansa "The Best Move" remains one of the best chess books I've ever read. "

Phew! hard work. I never finished it. I stopped not long after this one. My confidence was taking a battering.

Puzzle No.4 Is White winning? What does White play.


click for larger view

Kg1, Kh1 or Kh3.

See; Hort vs O Kinnmark, 1961 (kibitz #5)

May-27-25
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  Open Defence: RIP GM Hort a legend of the game
May-27-25
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  Honza Cervenka: Odpočívej v pokoji a budiž ti země lehká, Vlasto...
May-28-25  vonKrolock: RIP <"Then Mr. Hort did something unexpected. To give Mr. Spassky a chance to continue to compete, Mr. Hort requested a three-day timeout, which was granted. It was a choice seen for decades as one of the greatest acts of sportsmanship in the history of the game, and it ended up costing Mr. Hort the match."> D L McClain in https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/....
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