Vlastimil Babula
| Vlastimil Babula | |
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 Vlastimil Babula, 2007 | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Born | 2 October 1973 Uherský Brod, Czechoslovakia |
| Title | Grandmaster (1997) |
| FIDE rating | 2496 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2608 (October 2008) |
Vlastimil Babula (born 2 October 1973 in Uherský Brod) is a chess grandmaster from the Czech Republic who was Czech Champion in 1993 and second at the World Junior Championship of 1993.[1]
Chess career
[edit]In 1998 Babula tied for 1st–4th with Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu, Bartłomiej Macieja and Zoltán Almási in the Zone 1.4 zonal tournament in Krynica and qualified to the FIDE World Chess Championship 1999[2] where he was knocked out in the first round by Tal Shaked.[3] In 2007, he was joint winner of the Czech Open (with Viktor Láznička).[4] He took part in the Chess World Cup 2011, but was eliminated in the first round by Zahar Efimenko.[5]
Babula played for the Czech Republic in the Chess Olympiads of 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "The chess games of Vlastimil Babula". ChessGames.com. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (28 September 1998). "TWIC 203: Krynica Zonal Tournament 1.4". London Chess Center. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (9 August 2009). "TWIC 248: FIDE World Chess Championships". London Chess Center. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "The review of chess events and sites for July, 2007". Chessib.com. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2011-09-21). "TWIC: FIDE World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk 2011". London Chess Center. Archived from the original on 2011-10-20. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ "Men's Chess Olympiads: Vlastimil Babula". OlimpBase. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
External links
[edit]- Vlastimil Babula player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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