Balla, Zoltán




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1904  167  2298 (45) 19
1905  99  2359 (38) 18
1906  49  2424 (33) 58
1907  45  2434 (49) 0
1908  37  2443 (56) 0
1909  39  2452 (57) 0
1910  34  2461 (54) 0
1911  32  2471 (43) 9
1912  28  2470 (31) 57
1913  25  2476 (42) 11
1914  25  2472 (52) 0
1915  27  2467 (55) 0
1916  33  2463 (53) 5
1917  28  2477 (51) 0
1918  25  2490 (41) 27
1919  33  2470 (49) 0
1920  40  2450 (47) 5
1921  39  2457 (43) 11
1922  40  2449 (41) 18
1923  46  2445 (48) 0
1924  50  2441 (45) 12
1925  59  2418 (44) 17
1926  82  2393 (54) 0
1927  113  2369 (57) 0
1928  174  2344 (56) 9
1929  200  2336 (64) 0
1930  223  2327 (67) 0
1931  248  2319 (68) 0
1932  257  2311 (66) 0
1933  274  2302 (61) 0
1934  303  2294 (52) 0
1935  346  2285 (36) 40
1936  420  2257 (40) 14
1937  326  2283 (42) 14
1938  336  2281 (46) 0
1939  337  2279 (41) 24
1940  359  2253 (47) 5
1941  392  2227 (48) 11
1942  433  2192 (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 (3)     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