Vlastimil Hort

Vlastimil_Hort - German, former Czechoslovakian chess player, Grandmaster (1965), participated in world championship competitions for about 20 years (1967-1985). Since 1985 he lives in Germany. He is an economic engineer. He is a trainer. A chess literary man. He is the author of a collection of chess detective stories "Schwarzweiße Erzählungen"[2].

He played chess from the age of 7. Champion of Czechoslovakia for boys (1960-1962) and for men (1972, 1975, 1984)[3]. Participant of many World Olympiads (1960-1984). After moving to Germany, he was repeated champion of Germany.

Gort won many international tournaments. His successes include first prizes in Havana (1971), Hastings (1967/68, 1974/75, 1975/76), Skopje (1969), Banja Luka (1976), Sarajevo (1980), Dortmund (1982 and 1985) and Amsterdam (1987). After a successful showing at an inter-zonal tournament in Manila (1976, 2nd-3rd place) he became a competitor in the candidates' tournament. He lost to B. Spassky in the quarter-final (6.5-7.5), playing to a 5-5 draw in regulation time.

As a member of the World Team he was the youngest participant in the "match of the century" of the USSR against the World Team, held in 1970. On board 4 Gort beat L. Polugaevsky 2.5:1.5.

Member of Mikhail Chigorin's symbolic club of world championship winners since 16 May 1981.

Together with V. Jansa published the book "Together with the Grandmasters", which offers a number of positions from the authors' tournament practice for solution.