Balla, Zoltán




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1904  172  2307 (45) 19
1905  99  2368 (38) 18
1906  48  2435 (33) 58
1907  47  2444 (49) 0
1908  40  2453 (56) 0
1909  39  2463 (57) 0
1910  36  2472 (53) 0
1911  33  2481 (43) 9
1912  28  2481 (31) 57
1913  26  2487 (42) 11
1914  27  2482 (52) 0
1915  29  2477 (55) 0
1916  34  2472 (53) 5
1917  28  2486 (51) 0
1918  24  2499 (41) 27
1919  30  2479 (49) 0
1920  39  2458 (47) 5
1921  36  2466 (43) 11
1922  35  2459 (41) 18
1923  44  2455 (47) 0
1924  46  2451 (44) 12
1925  58  2428 (44) 17
1926  86  2404 (54) 0
1927  110  2379 (57) 0
1928  179  2355 (56) 9
1929  205  2347 (63) 0
1930  219  2338 (67) 0
1931  250  2330 (68) 0
1932  263  2322 (66) 0
1933  280  2314 (61) 0
1934  318  2306 (52) 0
1935  354  2297 (36) 40
1936  447  2270 (40) 14
1937  339  2297 (41) 14
1938  349  2296 (46) 0
1939  353  2295 (40) 24
1940  390  2269 (46) 5
1941  431  2244 (47) 11
1942  513  2208 (53) 11

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Balla, Zoltán  
   Also known as: Zoltán von Balla
Born: 31 Aug. 1883
Died: 1 Apr. 1945
 
Notes:
Feenstra Kuiper, Fiala, and Adams have 'Zoltán von Balla'.
 
References
Books
   Adams, Gyula Breyer, page 65
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 300
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 318
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 374
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 346
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 333
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 79
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 50
   Fiala, Olrich Duras, Vol.1, page 315
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 21
   Goldman, Carl Schlechter!, page 523
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 247
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 17

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Balla, Z. - Steiner, E. 1925         (f)     2.5   -   1.5
Balla, Z. - Gereben, E. 1935         (f)     6.5   -   3.5

Tournament data

Coburg 1904 (8)     14th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier A     8  /  19
Vienna 1905 (2)     Austro-Hungarian Championship Tournament     6  /  18
Ostend 1906 (1)     Ostend Tournament - First Stage, Section A - Section B     5  /  9
Ostend 1906 (12)     Ostend Amateur Tournament A     11  /  18
Gyor 1906     1st Hungarian National Tournament     10.5  /  13
  Balla, Z. - Barasz, Z.     2.5 - 0.5    
Budapest 1906     Budapest Tournament     12  /  15
Budapest 1911 (2)     Hungarian Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier     6.5  /  9
Pistyan 1912     Pistyan Tournament     9.5  /  17
Breslau 1912 (1)     18th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier     4  /  17
Temesvar 1912 (1)     4th Hungarian Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier     9  /  14
Gyor 1912     Gyor Tournament     7.5  /  9
Budapest 1913 (1)     Budapest Tournament     6  /  11
Budapest 1916 (2)     Budapest Tournament     2.5  /  5
Budapest 1918 (1)     Budapest Masters Tournament     5  /  8
Kaschau 1918 (1)     Kaschau Master Tournament     5.5  /  11
Budapest 1918 (2)     Budapest Tournament     5.5  /  8
Vienna 1920 (2)     Vienna Tournament     1.5  /  5
Budapest 1921 (2)     Budepest Tournament     6  /  11
Pistyan 1922 (1)     Breyer Memorial Master Tournament     8  /  18
Budapest 1924 (2)     Olympic Training Tournament     9.5  /  12
Vienna 1925 (2)     Berlin-Budapest-Prague-Vienna Four-City Match    
  Balla, Z. - Duhrssen, R.     1 - 0    
  Balla, Z. - Skalicka, C.     0 - 1    
  Balla, Z. - Gruber, T.     0.5 - 0.5    
Budapest 1925 (2)     Budapest Tournament     6.5  /  10
Budapest 1928 (2)     Budapest Tournament     3  /  9
Budapest 1935     Kempelen Memorial Tournament     5.5  /  13
Tata 1935 (1)     13th Hungarian National Tournament - Major     5.5  /  17
Budapest 1936 (5)     Lederer Memorial Tournament     6.5  /  14
Budapest 1937 (2)     15th Hungarian National Tournament     7.5  /  14
Budapest 1939 (1)     Olympiad Preparation Tournament     4  /  11
Carlsbad 1939 (2)     Germany - Hungary Match    
  Balla, Z. - Kohler, A.     1 - 1    
Budapest 1939 (2)     Deri Memorial Tournament     8  /  11
Budapest 1940 (1)     Maroczy Jubilee Tournament - Group 1     1.5  /  5
Budapest 1941 (1)     16th Hungarian Federation Tournament     5.5  /  11
Budapest 1942 (1)     Budapest Training Tournament     3.5  /  11


Player information updated: 6 Oct. 2024