Lubomir (Lubosh) Kavalek (Czech: Lubomír Kaválek, August 9, 1943 - January 18, 2021)

[John Upham]

It has been reported that Lubomir (Lubosh) Kavalek has passed away.


More to follow from many sources no doubt...

Wikipedia entry

He played at the Alexander Memorial in 1975. Not sure if he played in the UK other than that.

Lubomir (Lubosh) Kavalek (Czech: Lubomír Kaválek, August 9, 1943 - January 18, 2021)

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[Simon Rogers]

Not heard of him but sad news none the less.
Thanks John for informing us.
Looked at the Wikipedia entry.
I couldn't find a link to England though.

[John Upham]

Not heard of him but sad news none the less.
Thanks John for informing us.
Looked at the Wikipedia entry.
I couldn't find a link to England though.

Apologies for repeating myself but

He played at the Alexander Memorial in 1975. Not sure if he played in the UK other than that.

[Simon Rogers]

Not heard of him but sad news none the less.
Thanks John for informing us.
Looked at the Wikipedia entry.
I couldn't find a link to England though.

Apologies for repeating myself but

He played at the Teeside International in 1975. Not sure if he played in the UK other than that.

Sorry John missed that. I was reading a newspaper article about Queen at the same time.
What about William Lombardy any links to England?

[John Upham]

What about William Lombardy any links to England?

WL played in the same Alexander Memorial as LK. That was it AFAIK.

[Ian Thompson]

I couldn't find a link to England though.

Acting as Nigel Short's second is an obvious link.

[Leonard Barden]

iSLINGTON OPEN 21-23 November 1969

1 Hans Ree 5.5/6
2-7 LUBOSH KAVALEK, David Levy, Leonard Barden, Max Fuller, George Botterill, Peter Lee 5/6.

The game Kavalek v Barden took place in round 4 or 5. We had both dropped half a point, so Lubosh needed a win to stay in contention for first. I was Black in a Richter-Rauser Sicilian where around move 10 he fell for a version of the cheapo Nxe4 winning a pawn due to Bxd8 Nxd2.

With bitter memories of previous occasions when I had had strong positions against GMs and messed up, I made Nxe4, offered a draw, then departed the board. Lubosh thought and chainsmoked for nearly an hour, then accepted my offer. In the post-mortem analysis it was clear that he had seen far more than me and that I would probably have perished in the complications.

[Roger de Coverly]

Not heard of him but sad news none the less.

As well as being Nigel Short's second in the Candidates matches prior to the 1993 match, he was also one of the higher profile defectors from the Soviet bloc, leaving after the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia.

[John Saunders]

Leonard's draw with Lubosh...

[Event "Islington op 5th"] [Site "London"] [Date "1969.11.23"] [Round "5"] [White "Kavalek, Lubosh"] [Black "Barden, Leonard William"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B68"] [PlyCount "30"] [EventDate "1969.11.21"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "6"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 Be7 10. Be2 Rc8 11. Bf3 O-O 12. Kb1 Re8 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. Rhe1 $2 h6 15. Bh4 Nxe4 $1 1/2-1/2

I was very sad to hear the news of Lubosh's passing. Though I never met him in the flesh, I worked closely with him for 11 years whilst I was editor of BCM. He couldn't have been easier to get on with - he was unfailingly generous, down to earth and helpful. RIP.

[John Upham]

I could be wrong but I think LK "left" the Short camp (during the 1993 match) following the second loss with Black against the 8.a4 Anti-Marshall. He did, however, spend much time with Milos Forman in the bar according to Dominic Lawson. Nigel then continued with Robert Hubner and Jon Speelman.

LK was NSs second for the first 3 or 4 games of the match therefore.

[Matt Mackenzie]

Not heard of him

This is.......slightly surprising.

Look up his 1962 win against Gufeld - you are in for a treat.

[Simon Rogers]

Not heard of him

This is.......slightly surprising.

Look up his 1962 win against Gufeld - you are in for a treat.

Thanks Matt.
Chess History is not my strength.

[IM Jack Rudd]

[Event "Student Olympiad"] [Site "Marianske Lazne CSR"] [Date "1962.07.20"] [EventDate "?"] [Round "7"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Eduard Gufeld"] [Black "Lubomir Kavalek"] [ECO "C64"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "64"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 f5 5. d4 fxe4 6. Ng5 Bb6 7. d5 e3 8. Ne4 Qh4 9. Qf3 Nf6 10. Nxf6+ gxf6 11. dxc6 exf2+ 12. Kd1 dxc6 13. Be2 Be6 14. Qh5+ Qxh5 15. Bxh5+ Ke7 16. b3 Bd5 17. Ba3+ Ke6 18. Bg4+ f5 19. Bh3 Rhg8 20. Nd2 Bxg2 21. Bxg2 Rxg2 22. Rf1 Rd8 23. Ke2 Rxd2+ 24. Kxd2 e4 25. Bf8 f4 26. b4 Rg5 27. Bc5 Rxc5 28. bxc5 Bxc5 29. Rab1 f3 30. Rb4 Kf5 31. Rd4 Bxd4 32. cxd4 Kf4 0-1

[Christopher Kreuzer]

Lovely game against Gufeld.

Nigel has tweeted about Lubosh:

https://twitter.com/nigelshortchess/sta ... 10241?s=20
https://twitter.com/nigelshortchess/sta ... 36322?s=20

[Matt Mackenzie]

His other "amazing" game was actually a draw against Portisch (Wijk aan Zee 1975)

Gave up his Q for a minor piece and not much else, but was arguably never indisputably lost.

(people with Speelman's - very good - anthology of memorable encounters from the 1970s may recall it)