Balla, Zoltán  
  
 
 Ratings 
  
  | Year       | 
  Rank   | 
   Edo    | 
  Dev.   | 
  Games  | 
 
  | 1904  | 
  173  | 
  2297 |  (45) |   19 | 
 
  | 1905  | 
  99  | 
  2358 |  (38) |   18 | 
 
  | 1906  | 
  49  | 
  2424 |  (33) |   58 | 
 
  | 1907  | 
  47  | 
  2433 |  (49) |   0 | 
 
  | 1908  | 
  39  | 
  2442 |  (56) |   0 | 
 
  | 1909  | 
  40  | 
  2451 |  (57) |   0 | 
 
  | 1910  | 
  35  | 
  2460 |  (54) |   0 | 
 
  | 1911  | 
  32  | 
  2469 |  (43) |   9 | 
 
  | 1912  | 
  29  | 
  2468 |  (31) |   57 | 
 
  | 1913  | 
  26  | 
  2475 |  (42) |   11 | 
 
  | 1914  | 
  28  | 
  2470 |  (52) |   0 | 
 
  | 1915  | 
  29  | 
  2465 |  (55) |   0 | 
 
  | 1916  | 
  34  | 
  2460 |  (53) |   5 | 
 
  | 1917  | 
  29  | 
  2473 |  (51) |   0 | 
 
  | 1918  | 
  25  | 
  2487 |  (41) |   27 | 
 
  | 1919  | 
  31  | 
  2466 |  (49) |   0 | 
 
  | 1920  | 
  40  | 
  2446 |  (47) |   5 | 
 
  | 1921  | 
  38  | 
  2454 |  (43) |   11 | 
 
  | 1922  | 
  36  | 
  2448 |  (41) |   18 | 
 
  | 1923  | 
  44  | 
  2444 |  (47) |   0 | 
 
  | 1924  | 
  48  | 
  2440 |  (44) |   12 | 
 
  | 1925  | 
  60  | 
  2417 |  (44) |   17 | 
 
  | 1926  | 
  83  | 
  2393 |  (54) |   0 | 
 
  | 1927  | 
  110  | 
  2369 |  (57) |   0 | 
 
  | 1928  | 
  178  | 
  2344 |  (56) |   9 | 
 
  | 1929  | 
  201  | 
  2336 |  (63) |   0 | 
 
  | 1930  | 
  221  | 
  2328 |  (67) |   0 | 
 
  | 1931  | 
  246  | 
  2320 |  (68) |   0 | 
 
  | 1932  | 
  259  | 
  2312 |  (66) |   0 | 
 
  | 1933  | 
  277  | 
  2303 |  (61) |   0 | 
 
  | 1934  | 
  307  | 
  2295 |  (52) |   0 | 
 
  | 1935  | 
  346  | 
  2287 |  (36) |   40 | 
 
  | 1936  | 
  433  | 
  2259 |  (40) |   14 | 
 
  | 1937  | 
  329  | 
  2286 |  (41) |   14 | 
 
  | 1938  | 
  341  | 
  2285 |  (46) |   0 | 
 
  | 1939  | 
  338  | 
  2285 |  (40) |   24 | 
 
  | 1940  | 
  379  | 
  2259 |  (46) |   5 | 
 
  | 1941  | 
  417  | 
  2232 |  (48) |   11 | 
 
  | 1942  | 
  493  | 
  2197 |  (54) |   11 | 
 
  
Rating table notes
 
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| Biographical data |  
   | Name: Balla, Zoltán   | 
 
   |    Also known as: Zoltán von Balla |  
   | Born: 31 Aug. 1883 | 
 
   | Died: 1 Apr. 1945 | 
 
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   | Notes: | 
 
   | Feenstra Kuiper, Fiala, and Adams have 'Zoltán von Balla'. | 
 
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   | 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 | 
 
 
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Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
 Tournament data 
  | Coburg 1904 (2)     | 
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)     | 
Olympic Preperation 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  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
 
  
 
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