Jan Šimara Explained

Rating:2638
Nickname:flashback (KGS)
Residence:Zlín (Czech Republic)
Rank:1p

Jan Šimara (* December 1985 Zlín) is a Czech Go player. He placed first in the European Go Championship in 2012.[1]

Curriculum vitae

He first participated in the tournament at the age of 14 in 1998 in Olomouc, when he began his go career with a 5-0 win.[2] After playing two more tournaments, he stopped playing go due to his interest in chess because his chess coach convinced him to focus only on chess. He returned to the game of go after four years in 2002 in Olomouc and again won all five games.[3] According to the comparison[4] of go players performance in the Czech Republic, J. Šimara maintained the same performance trend as several other top players in the Czech Republic. In the following years, he began to focus primarily on go. He advanced from 14 kyu to 5 kyu in one year. He reached the first dan class after three years in 2005.[5] Until 2011, he devoted himself to the game of go while studying at UTB[6] in Zlín, which he successfully completed by defending his diploma in the form of an interactive textbook of informatics. After graduating, he continued his sports career in the board game go. After winning the European Go Champion[7] title in 2012, he began playing poker, which he made for living for the next few years. In the same year -2012- he reached a 6 dan. At the turn of 2014/2015, he completed a one-year internship in Beijing aimed at improving game performance. At present (2020) he ranks among the top Czech Go players. He is known as flashback[8] on the KGS go server.[9] Jan won the eighth European Pro Qualification tournament in 2023 and became the first Czech and ninth player to be certified as a 1-dan professional by the EGF.[10]

Game achievements

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mistrem Evropy v deskové hře go je Čech Jan Šimara. 2020-08-08. E15.cz.
  2. Web site: E.G.D. - European Go Database Tournament card. 2020-08-08. www.europeangodatabase.eu.
  3. Web site: E.G.D. - European Go Database Tournament card. 2020-08-08. www.europeangodatabase.eu.
  4. Web site: Jaroslav等. JaroslavKotowskia, TadeášBerkmanb：1996-2017年欧洲围棋棋手尤其是捷克围棋棋手寿命和发展. 2020-08-08. WeChat Official Accounts Platform.
  5. Web site: E.G.D. - European Go Database Tournament card. 2020-08-08. www.europeangodatabase.eu.
  6. Web site: Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně. 2020-07-02. UTB. en-US.
  7. Web site: Mistrem Evropy v deskové hře go je Čech Jan Šimara. 2020-07-13. E15.cz.
  8. Web site: Jan Simara at Sensei's Library. 2020-07-02. senseis.xmp.net.
  9. Web site: KGS Go Server. 2020-07-02. www.gokgs.com.
  10. Web site: Jan Simara turns pro . 2023-03-29 . European Go Federation . en.
  11. Web site: Pro Qualification: Semi Final & Final Tournament card E.G.D. - European Go Database . 2023-03-29 . www.europeangodatabase.eu.
  12. Web site: Pandanet: European Team Go Champs. Pandanet: European Team Go Champs.
  13. Web site: Pandanet Go European Team Championship 2013/2014. Pandanet: European Team Go Champs.
  14. Web site: Pandanet: European Team Go Champs. Pandanet: European Team Go Champs.
  15. Web site: Pandanet Go European Team Championship 2012/2013. Pandanet: European Team Go Champs.
  16. Web site: Pandanet Go European Team Championship 2011/2012. Pandanet: European Team Go Champs.
  17. Web site: Pandanet: European Team Go Champs. Pandanet: European Team Go Champs.
  18. News: 2012-08-09. Šimara mistrem Evropy. cs.
  19. Web site: Jan Simara Surprise Winner at Euro Championship; The Red Dress Tesuji; U.S. Women’s Tournament Crosstab. American Go E-Journal. 2012-08-26. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210921110013/https://www.usgo.org/news/2012/08/jan-simara-surprise-winner-at-euro-championship-the-red-dress-tesuji-u-s-womens-tournament-crosstab/. 2021-09-21.
  20. Web site: The 56th European Go Congress. www.eurogofed.org.
  21. Web site: NIKKEI GO NET - The 9th World Students GO OZA Championship. igooza.nikkei.co.jp.
  22. Web site: 9th World Student Oza. www.eurogofed.org.

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