Lithuanian Chess Championship
- Lithuanian Chess Championship
In 1930, Lithuania joined FIDE, the World Chess Federation.When Lithuania was part of the Soviet Union (June 1940 – June 1941 and July 1944 – March 1990), players from other Soviet Republics were sometimes invited to play in the championship. In 1951, Ratmir Kholmov won the championship ahead of the guests Andor Lilienthal, Tigran Petrosian, and Vladimir Simagin.
Winners
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Notes
References
*Lithuanian Chess Federation and Department of Physical education and Sport (1994) "Šachmatų taisyklės" (Vilnius)
*A. Uogelė (1993) "Mano šachmatai"
* [http://www1.omnitel.net/margiris/istorija/istor_ch.html Lietuvos čempionatai] (most results and crosstables for 1943–2002)
* [http://www.geocities.com/al2055Km/index.html RUSBASE (part V) 1919-1937,1991-1994]
* [http://www.geocities.com/al2055perv/index.html RUSBASE (part IV) 1938-1960]
* [http://www.geocities.com/al2055mag/index.html RUSBASE (part III), 1961-1969,1985-1990]
* [http://www.geocities.com/al2055urs/index.html RUSBASE (part II) 1970-1984]
*citation
editor-last=Golombek | editor-first=Harry | editor-link=Harry Golombek
year=1977 | title=Golombek's Encyclopedia of Chess
publisher=Crown Publishing
isbn=0-517-53146-1
last=Hartston | first=William R. | author-link=William Hartston
contribution=Lithuania
page=182
*citation
last=Gaige | first=Jeremy | author-link=Jeremy Gaige
year=1987 | title=Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography
publisher=McFarland
isbn=0-7864-2353-6 (full names and brief biographical details for some players)
* [http://ratings.fide.com/ FIDE player information] (names and birth years for some currently active players)
* [http://www.chess.gr/tourn/2000/lithuanian_champs/index.html Details of the 2000 edition]
* [http://www.kris-egis.com/chegis/index.php/category/ltu-cempionatai/ Details 2002-2007 editions]
* [http://www.encyklopedia.biolog.pl/Sarunas_Sulskis Šarunas Šulskis biography] (in Polish)
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