Jiří Štoček Explained

Jiří Štoček (born 10 May 1977) is a Czech chess grandmaster. He won the Czech Chess Championship in 2011.

Chess career

Born in 1977, Štoček earned his international master (IM) title in 1994 and his grandmaster (GM) title in 1998.^[1] He won the Czech Chess Championship in 2011 with a score of 6/9 (+3–0=6), half a point ahead of runner-up Jan Krejčí.^[2] He is the No. 4 ranked Czech player as of September 2018.^[3]

Personal life

Štoček is married to IM Zuzana Štočková.^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=304760 Stocek, Jiri
2. Web site: Czech Republic Individual Chess Championships. Staff writer(s). Chessdom. 20 May 2011. 29 September 2018. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231740/http://reports.chessdom.com/news-2011/czech-chess-championships. dead.
3. Web site: Federations Ranking: Czech Republic. Staff writer(s). FIDE. September 2018. 2018-09-29. 2018-10-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20181001202634/http://ratings.fide.com/topfed.phtml?ina=1&country=CZE. dead.
4. Web site: Manželská partička. nss.cz. Staff writer(s). 10 July 2014. Czech.