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General Government chess tournament

General Government chess championships (Schachmeisterschaft des Generalgouvernements) were Nazi tournaments held during World War II in occupied central Poland. Hans Frank, the Governor-General of General Government, was the patron of those tournaments because he was an avid chess player. The competition began when he organized a chess congress in Krakow on 3 November 1940. Six months later Frank announced the establishment of a chess school under Chess grandmasters, Efim Bogoljubov and Alexander Alekhine.

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and other German players /Germany.

Regedziński played as Reger, and Tuhan-Baranowski as Lisse.

Krakow / Krynica / Warsaw 1940

The first General Government Championship was held in Krakow/Krynica/Warsaw in 3-17 November 1940.

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total
1 Anton Kohler x ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 7½
2 Efim Bogoljubow ½ x ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 7½
3 Kurt Richter ½ ½ x ½ 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ ½ 7
4 Josef Lokvenc ½ ½ ½ x 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 6
5 Paul Mross ½ 1 0 0 x 1 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 5½
6 Hans Müller 0 ½ ½ 1 0 x ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 5½
7 Max Blümich 0 0 1 ½ 0 ½ x 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 5½
8 Carl Ahues ½ 0 0 1 1 ½ 0 x ½ ½ 1 ½ 5½
9 Karl Gilg 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ x ½ ½ ½ 4½
10 Georg Kieninger 0 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ x 0 1 4
11 Ludwig Rellstab 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 x 1 4
12 Max Eisinger 1 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 x 3½

Krakow / Warsaw 1941

The second General Government Championship was held in Krakow/Warsaw in 5-19 October 1941.

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total
1 Alexander Alekhine x 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 8½
2 Paul Felix Schmidt 0 x 1 ½ 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8½
3 Efim Bogoljubow 0 0 x ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7½
4 Klaus Junge ½ ½ ½ x ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 7
5 Josef Lokvenc ½ 0 ½ ½ x 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5½
6 Teodor Regedziński 0 0 0 0 1 x 0 1 0 1 1 1 5
7 Georg Kieninger 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 x ½ 0 ½ 0 0 4½
8 Eduard Hahn ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ x 1 1 ½ 0 4½
9 Max Blümich 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 0 x ½ 1 ½ 4½
10 Carl Carls ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ x 1 0 3½
11 Heinz Nowarra ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 0 0 x 1 3½
12 Paul Mross 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 ½ 1 0 x 3½

Warsaw / Lublin / Krakow 1942

The third General Government Championship was held in Warsaw/Lublin/Krakow in 11-24 October 1942.

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Total
1 Alexander Alekhine x 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7½
2 Klaus Junge 0 x ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 6½
3 Efim Bogoljubow 1 ½ x 1 ½ 1 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 6
4 Fritz Sämisch ½ ½ 0 x 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 5½
5 Rudolf Keller ½ 0 ½ 0 x 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 5½
6 Georg Kieninger ½ 0 0 1 0 x 1 0 ½ 1 1 5
7 Alfred Brinckmann 0 1 0 0 1 0 x ½ ½ 1 ½ 4½
8 Werner Kunerth 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ x ½ 0 0 4
9 Wolfgang Weil 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ x 0 1 4
10 Hans Roepstorff 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 x 1 4
11 Hans Zollner 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 x 2½

Krynica 1943

The fourth General Government Championship was held in Krynica in 25 November-5 December 1943.

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
1 Josef Lokvenc x 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7½
2 Wilhelm Kuppe 1 x 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 6½
3 Efim Bogoljubow ½ 1 x 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 6½
4 Georg Klaus 0 ½ 1 x 1 0 0 0 1 1 4½
5 Leon Tuhan-Baranowski 0 ½ ½ 0 x 0 0 1 1 1 4
6 Hans Roepstorff 0 0 0 1 1 x 1 0 1 1 4
7 Edith Keller 0 0 ½ 1 1 0 x 0 0 1 3½
8 Heinz Nowarra 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 x 0 ½ 3½
9 Egon Gilles 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 x 0 3
10 Franz Herzog 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 x 2

Radom 1944

The fifth General Government Championship was held in Radom in February 1944.

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
1 Efim Bogoljubow x ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8½
2 Fedir Bohatyrchuk ½ x ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
3 Hans Roepstorff 0 ½ x 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7½
4 Leon Tuhan-Baranowski 0 0 0 x ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 5
5 Franz Herzog 0 0 0 ½ x 0 1 1 1 1 4½
6 Planck 0 0 0 ½ 1 x 0 1 1 1 4½
7 Heinz Nowarra 0 0 0 0 0 1 x 1 1 1 4
8 Probst 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 1 1 2
9 Sänger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 1 1
10 Meckel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0
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