General Government
General Government chess championships were Nazi tournaments held during World War II in occupied central Poland. Hans Frank, the Governor-General of General Government, was the patron of those tournaments because he was an avid chess player. The competition began when he organized a chess congress in Krakow on 3 November 1940. Six months later Frank announced the establishment of a chess school under Chess grandmasters, Yefim Bogolyubov and Alexander Alekhine.
| Tournament | Year | Location | Winner(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Government Championship | 1944 | Radom (Poland) |
Efim Bogoljubov
|
| General Government Championship | 1943 | Krynica (Poland) |
Josef Lokvenc
|
| General Government Championship | 1942 | Warsaw, Lublin and Krakow (Poland) |
Alexander Alekhine
|
| General Government Championship | 1941 | Krakow and Warsaw (Poland) |
Alexander Alekhine
Paul Felix Schmidt |
| General Government Championship | 1940 | Krakow, Krynica and Warsaw (Poland) |
Anton Kohler
Efim Bogoljubov |