Balla, Zoltán




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1904  174  2300 (45) 19
1905  100  2361 (38) 18
1906  48  2427 (33) 58
1907  47  2437 (49) 0
1908  40  2446 (56) 0
1909  39  2455 (57) 0
1910  35  2464 (54) 0
1911  33  2473 (43) 9
1912  29  2472 (31) 57
1913  26  2478 (42) 11
1914  27  2473 (52) 0
1915  29  2468 (55) 0
1916  34  2464 (53) 5
1917  28  2477 (51) 0
1918  24  2490 (41) 27
1919  30  2470 (49) 0
1920  39  2450 (47) 5
1921  36  2458 (43) 11
1922  35  2451 (41) 18
1923  43  2447 (47) 0
1924  46  2443 (44) 12
1925  59  2421 (44) 17
1926  86  2396 (54) 0
1927  109  2372 (57) 0
1928  177  2348 (56) 9
1929  200  2339 (63) 0
1930  221  2331 (67) 0
1931  246  2323 (68) 0
1932  259  2315 (66) 0
1933  279  2306 (61) 0
1934  313  2298 (52) 0
1935  349  2290 (36) 40
1936  443  2262 (40) 14
1937  335  2289 (41) 14
1938  347  2288 (46) 0
1939  346  2287 (40) 24
1940  382  2261 (46) 5
1941  421  2235 (48) 11
1942  493  2200 (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 (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