Josef Lokvenc

Josef Lokvenc
Born(1899-05-01)1 May 1899
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died2 April 1974(1974-04-02) (aged 74)
Sankt Pölten, Austria
NationalityAustrian
Occupationchess master
Known forChess Master (1925)
Notable workAustrian Championship (1953)

Josef Lokvenc (1 May 1899, in Vienna – 2 April 1974, in Sankt Pölten)[1] was an Austrian chess master.

In 1925, he was awarded the Chess Master title in Braunau. In 1926, he took 3rd in Vienna. In 1936, he tied for 6-7th in Vienna (19th Trebitsch-Turnier; Henryk Friedman won). In 1938, he tied for 6-7th in Bad Harzburg (Vasja Pirc won). In June 1939, he tied for 2nd-4th in Bad Elster (Erich Eliskases won). In July 1939, he took 2nd, behind Eliskases, in Bad Oeynhausen (6th German Championship). In November 1940, he took 4th in Kraków/Krynica/Warsaw (1st General Government chess tournament). In April 1943, he tied for 6-9th in Prague. The event was won by Alexander Alekhine ahead of Paul Keres. In August 1943, he won in Vienna (10th GER-ch). In December 1943, he won in Krynica (the 4th GG-ch).[2]

After World War II, Lokvenc tied for 2nd-3rd in Vienna in 1947. In 1951, he tied for 7-8th in Marienbad (zt). In 1951/52, he tied for 2nd-4th in Vienna. He shared 1st in 1951 and won in 1953 the Austrian Championship.[3] In 1954, he tied for 9-10th in Munich.

Lokvenc played for Austria in nine Chess Olympiads: 1927, 1928, 1930, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, and 1962.[4]

He was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1951.[5]

References

  1. ^ Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 254, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-21. Retrieved 2007-07-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ 75 Jahre Schachklub Hietzing Wien 1921-1996
  4. ^ http://olimpbase.org
  5. ^ "Liste des premiers titrés (Chrono) - Chessmile". www.chessmile.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2022.