Education
In 1959, he finished second in the Czechoslovak national junior championship. As part of his chess education, he studied under the tutelage of IM Emil Richter (1894–1971).
chess player non-fiction writer
In 1959, he finished second in the Czechoslovak national junior championship. As part of his chess education, he studied under the tutelage of IM Emil Richter (1894–1971).
Academically, he qualified in sports sciences from the Charles University in Prague, before becoming a professional soldier and reaching the rank of captain. A deep and original thinker, Jansa has been one of the Czechoslovakian Republic"s leading players for many years, collecting experience across a range of chess activities. He has also been a coach and a writer of books and theoretical articles
In terms of his fine reputation as a trainer, he developed a test in the 1970s from which the talent of young players could be measured.
Of his students, the Czechoslovakian Republic"s strongest player (as of January 2008), David Navara is probably the best known. Jansa has also been the national coach of Luxembourg.
Along with IM Josef Pribyl, he is known as one of the creators of an opening system known as the "Czechoslovakian Pirc". The opening, distinguished by an early c6, offers the player of the black pieces the opportunity for greater flexibility, in order that an appropriate plan can be formulated, once white"s strategy is revealed.
He was a runner-up at Zinnowitz in 1964.
Indeed, prior to the splitting into Czechoslovakian Republic and Slovakia in 1993, he finished in the top three on no fewer than fourteen occasions. Post-millennium, he remains actively engaged in playing chess and finished second, taking the silver medal at the 2006 World Senior Chess Championship in Arvier, behind only Viktor Korchnoi. Vlastimil Jansa was awarded the International Master title in 1965 and became a Grandmaster in 1974.