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I am sorry to report that Czech Grandmaster Marek Vokac died on 14th November 2021 at the age of 62.
Marek was born on 6th December 1958.
He became an International Master in 1986 and Grandmaster in 1999. Also in 1999, Marek became Czech Champion and in 2001 achieved a peak rating of 2529.
He captained the national men's and women's teams and became a FIDE Trainer. He played in many tournaments and regularly played in the Pardubice event.
RIP

Still doesn't have an English language Wikipedia entry, which is quite unusual for male GMs now.

Matt Mackenzie wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 17, 2021 6:05 pm

Still doesn't have an English language Wikipedia entry, which is quite unusual for male GMs now.

Yeah. I visited a few other sites to pick up information about him. I think our forum members who play on the Czech Tour might have met or even played against Marek.

Matt Mackenzie wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 17, 2021 6:05 pm

Still doesn't have an English language Wikipedia entry, which is quite unusual for male GMs now.

It has one now. But not much information on it.
The only extra it has, mentions Marek was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
He was also runner up in the Czech championship of 1995 as well as winning it in 1999.