Lechtynsky, Jiri (25.11.1947)

Czech chess Grandmaster (1982).

From the 1970s to the 1980s, Jiří Lechtýnský was one of the leading Czechoslovakian chess players.

Best results: Děčín 1979, 1st; Halle 1981, 1st; Budapest Open 1985, 2nd; Czechoslovak Chess Championships 1986, 3rd; Klatovy 1999, 1st; Augsburg 2002, 1st; Havlíčkův Brod 2004, 1st; Česká Třebová 2006, 1st;

He played for Czechoslovakia in the Chess Olympiads 1974, 1980, 1986 and in the European Team Chess Championships 1970, 1977, 1980.

Peak rating: 2487 in January 2005