Vlastimil Babula
| Vlastimil Babula | |
|---|---|
 Vlastimil Babula, 2007 | |
| Full name | Vlastimil Babula |
| Country |
 Czech Republic |
| Born |
2 October 1973 Uherský Brod, Czechoslovakia |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2558 (December 2016) |
| Peak rating | 2608 (October 2008) |
Vlastimil Babula (born 2 October 1973 in Uherský Brod) is a chess Grandmaster from the Czech Republic, Czech Champion in 1993 and second at the World Junior Championship of 1993.[1]
Chess career
In 1998 Babula tied for 1st–4th with Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu, Bartlomiej Macieja and Zoltan Almasi 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
- ↑ "The chess games of Vlastimil Babula". ChessGames.com. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ↑ Crowther, Mark (1998-09-28). "TWIC 203: Krynica Zonal Tournament 1.4". London Chess Center. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ↑ Crowther, Mark (2009-08-09). "TWIC 248: FIDE World Chess Championships". London Chess Center. 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. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ↑ "Men's Chess Olympiads: Vlastimil Babula". OlimpBase. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
External links
- Vlastimil Babula player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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