Balla, Zoltán




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1904  169  2299 (45) 19
1905  95  2360 (38) 18
1906  48  2426 (33) 58
1907  46  2435 (49) 0
1908  38  2445 (56) 0
1909  40  2454 (57) 0
1910  35  2463 (54) 0
1911  31  2472 (43) 9
1912  27  2471 (31) 57
1913  25  2478 (42) 11
1914  26  2473 (52) 0
1915  28  2468 (55) 0
1916  33  2463 (53) 5
1917  29  2477 (51) 0
1918  24  2490 (41) 27
1919  33  2470 (49) 0
1920  40  2450 (47) 5
1921  39  2457 (43) 11
1922  38  2450 (41) 18
1923  46  2446 (47) 0
1924  48  2442 (45) 12
1925  59  2420 (44) 17
1926  86  2395 (54) 0
1927  116  2371 (57) 0
1928  178  2347 (56) 9
1929  200  2338 (63) 0
1930  220  2330 (67) 0
1931  243  2321 (68) 0
1932  255  2313 (66) 0
1933  273  2305 (61) 0
1934  303  2296 (52) 0
1935  347  2288 (36) 40
1936  434  2259 (40) 14
1937  329  2286 (42) 14
1938  340  2285 (46) 0
1939  338  2284 (41) 24
1940  364  2259 (47) 5
1941  391  2234 (48) 11
1942  447  2199 (54) 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 (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     16th Hungarian Federation Tournament     5.5  /  11
Budapest 1942 (1)     Budapest Training Tournament     3.5  /  11


Player information updated: 6 Oct. 2024