Arpad Wajda ( Hungarian. Vajda Árpád ; May 2, 1896 , Rimasombat - November 25, 1967 , Budapest ) - Hungarian chess player ; international master ( 1950 ), international arbiter ( 1954 ); Doctor of Law .
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| Hungarian Vajda Árpád | |
| Countries |  Hungary |
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| Rank | international master ( 1950 ) |
Repeated winner of Hungarian national tournaments. The Hungarian team includes the champion of the 1st and 2nd chess Olympiads; 2nd place at the 3rd, 7th and 3-5th place at the 5th Olympiads. The best results in international tournaments: Vienna ( 1921 ) - 4-7th; London ( 1922 ; side tournament) - 1st; Portsmouth ( 1923 ) - 2nd (after A. Alekhine ); Paris ( 1924 ; world championship among amateurs) - 4-6th; Gyor (1924) - 4-5th; Kecskemét ( 1927 ) - 5-7th; Budapest ( 1928 , 1929 ) - 5-6th and 4-5th; Szolnok ( 1932 ) - 1st place. Member of the team match Moscow - Budapest ( 1949 ). For about 20 years he collaborated in the Magyar Shackquillag magazine.
Literature
- Chess Dictionary / Ch. ed. L. Ya. Abramov ; comp. G.M. Geyler . - M .: Physical education and sport , 1964. - S. 213-214. - 120,000 copies.
- Chess: Encyclopedic Dictionary / Ch. ed. A.E. Karpov . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1990. - P. 53. - 624 p. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-85270-005-3 .
Links
- Arpad Wajda games in the database
- Arpad Wajda's personal card on 365chess.com
- Arpad Wajda's personal card on OlimpBase.org