Background
Oral started playing chess aged five when his father taught him the rules.
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Tomas Oral
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He became Grandmaster in 1999. He participated twice in the European Team Chess Championships, playing on top board in 2001 and finishing with 3½ points from 8 games. He played four Chess Olympiads in a row (between 1998 and 2004), recording the best individual results in 2002 with 6½ points from 10 games.
In the recent years, he has reduced his chess activities.
Achievements
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Oral won the European under-14 championships in 1991 and was fifth at the under-20 world championships. He won several international tournaments. In 2001, during a simul game between Garry Kasparov and four Czechoslovakian national team members, Oral was the only Czechoslovakian to beat the world champion.
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Nationality
Czechoslovakian Republic