Karel Hromádka

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The Hromádka Indian Defense

Karel Hromádka (23 April 1887 in Großweikersdorf, Austria – 16 July 1956) was a Czech chess player, two-time Czech champion, 1913 and 1921 (jointly).

Hromádka played in the 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad, Paris 1924, and scored 6.5/8 for first place in the Consolation Cup. In Qualification Group 1 he finished in third place.^[1] Hromádka played in the 1st Chess Olympiad, London 1927, and scored +4 =3 -5.^[2] Notably, he also had a plus score against Siegbert Tarrasch (+2 -0 =0).

The name Hromádka Indian Defense is sometimes given to the chess opening 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.d5 d6 4.c4 e5, otherwise known as the Czech Benoni or the Old Benoni.

References

^ [1] Archived 2008-03-23 at the Wayback Machine [2] Archived 2008-03-21 at the Wayback Machine
^ OlimpBase :: 1st Chess Olympiad, London 1927, Czechoslovakia

External links

Karel Hromadka player profile and games at Chessgames.com

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[1] [1] Archived 2008-03-23 at the Wayback Machine [2] Archived 2008-03-21 at the Wayback Machine

[2] OlimpBase :: 1st Chess Olympiad, London 1927, Czechoslovakia

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