About Josef Rejfíř
Lived 1909 – 1962 (aged 52). Josef Rejfíř was a Czech chess player.
Josef Rejfiř (22 September 1909 – 4 May 1962) was one of Czechoslovakia's strongest chess players before World War II.
Rejfiř represented Czechoslovakia at all five Chess Olympiads from 1928 to 1935. He retired from chess for many years, but returned in the last decade of his life to play in the 1956 and 1958 Olympiads.
Rejfiř received the International Master title in 1956.
He died of a heart attack in Prague, the city of his birth.
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Who was Josef Rejfíř?
Czech chess player (1909-1962)
When was Josef Rejfíř born?
Josef Rejfíř was born on 22 September 1909 in Prague.
When did Josef Rejfíř die?
Josef Rejfíř died on 4 May 1962 in Prague.
What was Josef Rejfíř's occupation?
Josef Rejfíř was a chess player.
What nationality was Josef Rejfíř?
Josef Rejfíř was Czech.
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