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

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 (1)     16th Hungarian Federation Tournament     5.5  /  11
Budapest 1942 (1)     Budapest Training Tournament     3.5  /  11


Player information updated: 6 Oct. 2024