Biography

He won Slovak championships

Slovak Chess Championship

The Slovak Chess Championship is the chess competition, which determines the best slovak chess player.- History :*1993 - today - championships of Slovakia*for Czechoslovak championship see Czechoslovak Chess Championship...

 in 1930, 1936, and 1939. Rohaček took 12th at Bad Sliač 1932 (Salo Flohr

Salo Flohr

Salomon Mikhailovich Flohr was a leading Czech and later Soviet chess grandmaster of the mid-20th century, who became a national hero in Czechoslovakia during the 1930s. His name was used to sell many of the luxury products of the time, including Salo Flohr cigarettes, slippers and eau-de-cologne...

 and Milan Vidmar

Milan Vidmar

Milan Vidmar was a Slovene electrical engineer, chess player, chess theorist, philosopher, and writer. He was a specialist in power transformers and transmission of electric current.- Biography :...

 won). In 1935, he took 8th in Luhačovice (Karel Opočensky

Karel Opocenský

Karel Opočenský was a Czech chess master.-Biography:He was four-time Czech Champion . In 1919, he took 2nd, behind František Schubert, in Prague . In 1925, he tied for 3rd-4th in Paris . In 1927, he won in Česke Budějovice...

 won). In 1938, he took 4th in Prague (15th CSR-ch; Opočensky won).

In 1941, he took 6th in Trenčianske Teplice (Jan Foltys

Jan Foltys

Jan Foltys , was a Czech chess International Master.-Biography:...

 won). In September 1941, he tied for 14-15th in Munich (Europaturnier, Gösta Stoltz

Gösta Stoltz

-Biography:Stoltz played a few matches with strong chess masters. In 1926, he lost to Mikhail Botvinnik at a team match Stockholm – Leningrad in Stockholm. In 1927, he drew with Allan Nilsson in Göteborg . In 1930, he won against Isaac Kashdan in Stockholm. In 1930, he lost to Rudolf Spielmann ...

 won). In December 1941, he played for Slovakia in a match against Croatia on first board with Lajos Asztalos

Lajos Asztalos

Lajos Asztalos was a Hungarian chess International Master, professor, and languages teacher....

 (1 : 1) in Zagreb. In 1942, he tied for 9-10th in Munich (Europameisterschaft, 1st European Individual Chess Championship). The event was won by Alexander Alekhine

Alexander Alekhine

Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine was the fourth World Chess Champion. He is often considered one of the greatest chess players ever.By the age of twenty-two, he was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played...

.

In 1946, he took 6th in Ostrava (19th CSR-ch; Luděk Pachman

Ludek Pachman

Luděk Pachman was a Czechoslovak-German chess grandmaster, chess writer, and political activist. In 1972, after being imprisoned and tortured almost to death by the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia, he was allowed to emigrate to West Germany...

 won). In 1946, he tied for 13-14th in Prague (Treybal Memorial). The event was won by Miguel Najdorf

Miguel Najdorf

Miguel Najdorf was a Polish-born Argentine chess grandmaster of Jewish origin, famous for his Najdorf Variation....

. In 1948, he tied for 11-13th in Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad) – Marianske Lazne (Marienbad). The event was won by Foltys. In 1949, he tied for 15-16th in Trenčianske Teplice (Gideon Stahlberg

Gideon Ståhlberg

Anders Gideon Tom Ståhlberg was a Swedish chess grandmaster.He won the Swedish Chess Championship of 1927, became Nordic champion in 1929, and held it until 1939....

won).

Notable chess games

• Ivan Vladimir Rohaček vs Josef Rejfiř, Luhačovice 1935, Old Benoni, A43, 1-0
• Jan Foltys vs Ivan Vladimir Rohaček, Munich 1941, Europa Turnier, Tarrasch Defense, Von Hennig Gambit, D32, 0-1
• Ivan Vladimir Rohaček vs Klaus Junge, Munich 1942, 1st European Championship, Semi-Slav Defense, Marshall Gambit, D31, 1-0
• Ivan Vladimir Rohaček vs Enrico Paoli, Trenčianske Teplice 1949, Four Knights Game, Scotch Variation, Accepted, C47, 1-0

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