In the post-war period Władysław Litmanowicz was one of the leading Polish chess players. From 1948 to 1955 he appeared five times in the Polish Chess Championship finals. His best result being obtained in 1951 in Łódź, where he took the 8th place. From 1951, he was the Vice President of Sport for the Chess Section Main Committee of Physical Culture, playing a major role in its activities. He owed his organizational position to representation. In 1952 he appeared in an international tournament in Międzyzdroje and represented Poland at 10th Chess Olympiad in Helsinki (scored 0.5 point in 4 games).