Jan Foltys

January Foltys ( born October 13, 1908 in Svinov, † March 11, 1952 in Ostrava ) was a Czechoslovakian chess player. In 1950, his FIDE awarded the title of International Master.

January Foltys was from the mid-1930s until his untimely death at the best chess players of Czechoslovakia. At the national championships, he was second in 1936, third in 1938, first in 1940, second in 1943 and 1946 third. He represented his country at the Chess Olympiads in Munich in 1936, Stockholm in 1937 and Buenos Aires 1939. Doing so, he achieved a result of 65.1 % ( 22, -6, = 25).

January Foltys qualified in Marianske Lazne in 1951 for the interzonal Saltsjöbaden 1952, but he died before the tournament starts from leukemia.

Tournament successes

  • Poděbrady 1936: 3rd place
  • Margate 1937: 4th place
  • Prague 1937: 3 / 4 space
  • Rakovníka 1940: 1st Place
  • Trenčianske Teplice 1941: 1st Place
  • Competition with Karel Opočenský in Prague: 6:6
  • Prague Duras Memorial 1942: 3rd place
  • Munich 1942: 3 / 5 space
  • Prague 1943: 4/5 space
  • Zlín 1943: 2nd place
  • Prague 1946: 4/5 space
  • Budapest 1948: 3rd place
  • Karlovy Vary 1948: 1st Place
  • Budapest 1948: 3rd place
  • Vienna Schlechter Memorial 1949: 1 / 2 space
  • Przepiorka Memorial 1950: 6th place
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