Balla, Zoltán




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1904  166  2299 (45) 19
1905  95  2360 (38) 18
1906  50  2426 (33) 58
1907  45  2435 (49) 0
1908  38  2445 (56) 0
1909  38  2454 (57) 0
1910  34  2463 (54) 0
1911  31  2472 (43) 9
1912  27  2472 (31) 57
1913  25  2479 (42) 11
1914  25  2474 (52) 0
1915  28  2470 (55) 0
1916  33  2465 (53) 5
1917  28  2479 (51) 0
1918  24  2493 (41) 27
1919  30  2473 (49) 0
1920  38  2453 (47) 5
1921  36  2460 (43) 11
1922  39  2454 (41) 18
1923  42  2451 (48) 0
1924  42  2448 (46) 12
1925  52  2428 (46) 14
1926  78  2402 (55) 0
1927  108  2376 (58) 0
1928  167  2351 (56) 9
1929  195  2342 (64) 0
1930  214  2333 (68) 0
1931  236  2324 (68) 0
1932  237  2315 (67) 0
1933  262  2306 (62) 0
1934  290  2297 (53) 0
1935  323  2288 (36) 40
1936  403  2260 (41) 14
1937  298  2287 (42) 14
1938  305  2287 (47) 0
1939  276  2287 (42) 24
1940  236  2270 (50) 5
1941  180  2254 (56) 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
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


Player information updated: 13 Feb. 2024