Vajda, Árpád




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1911  774  2047 (94) 5
1912  715  2065 (91) 0
1913  678  2084 (87) 0
1914  632  2102 (81) 0
1915  548  2121 (74) 0
1916  508  2140 (65) 11
1917  401  2186 (67) 0
1918  301  2232 (67) 0
1919  209  2279 (63) 0
1920  141  2325 (55) 0
1921  89  2371 (41) 22
1922  87  2384 (37) 20
1923  70  2408 (34) 31
1924  55  2429 (29) 59
1925  63  2414 (34) 17
1926  70  2410 (30) 45
1927  57  2424 (32) 29
1928  59  2428 (31) 41
1929  52  2434 (35) 24
1930  79  2413 (37) 15
1931  133  2377 (36) 24
1932  94  2395 (40) 10
1933  109  2387 (38) 25
1934  127  2377 (48) 0
1935  144  2367 (49) 0
1936  166  2357 (40) 29
1937  272  2316 (51) 4
1938  300  2303 (61) 0
1939  325  2289 (66) 2
1940  311  2288 (71) 0
1941  297  2288 (74) 0
1942  264  2287 (75) 0
1943  260  2286 (74) 0
1944  263  2285 (71) 0
1945  270  2284 (65) 0
1946  264  2283 (56) 11
1947  202  2293 (52) 20

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Vajda, Árpád  
   Also known as: Dr. Arpád Vajda
Born: 2 May 1896
Died: 25 Oct. 1967
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 340
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 407
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 376
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 256
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 482
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 437
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 195, 317
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 282
Web
   Bartelski, Wojciech.  [2nd Chess Olympiad: The Hague 1928 - Hungary]

Tournament data

Budapest 1911 (3)     Hungarian Chess Federation Congress - Nebenturnier A     0.5  /  5
Budapest 1916 (1)     Budapest Club Championship     3.5  /  11
Vienna 1921 (1)     Austrian Chess Association Congress - Master Tournament     6.5  /  11
Budapest 1921 (2)     Budepest Tournament     4.5  /  11
London, England 1922 (3)     British Chess Federation Congress - Minor Tournament     9  /  11
Budapest 1922 (1)     6th Hungarian Chess Federation Congress - Championship Tournament     4.5  /  9
Portsmouth 1923 (3)     16th British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open Tournament     8  /  11
Budapest 1923 (1)     Buda Chess Club Tournament     5  /  8
Budapest 1923 (3)     Budapest Tournament     9  /  12
Paris 1924 (5)     Olympic Tournament - Preliminary Section 2     4  /  5
Paris 1924 (13)     Olympic Tournament - Championship Final     4  /  8
Gyor 1924 (1)     Hungarian Chess Federation Congress - Master Tournament     8.5  /  14
Budapest 1924 (1)     Budapest Tournament     5  /  9
Budapest 1924 (3)     Budapest Tournament     9  /  10
Budapest 1924 (4)     Olympic Training Tournament     2.5  /  4
Budapest 1924 (5)     Budapest Tournament     7.5  /  10
Vienna 1925 (2)     Berlin-Budapest-Prague-Vienna Four-City Match    
  Vajda, A. - Post, A.M.E.     1 - 0    
  Vajda, A. - Hromadka, K.     0.5 - 0.5    
  Vajda, A. - Konig, I.R.     1 - 0    
Debrecen 1925 (1)     Debrecen Master Tournament     5  /  13
Gyor 1925 (1)     Hungary - Austria Match    
  Vajda, A. - Becker, A.     0.5 - 0.5    
Semmering 1926     Semmering Tournament     7.5  /  17
Budapest 1926 (1)     FIDE Congress - Master Tournament     6.5  /  15
Budapest 1926 (5)     Budapest Team Tournament    
  Vajda, A. - Brody, M.     1 - 0    
  Vajda, A. - Asztalos, L.     0.5 - 0.5    
Budapest 1926 (6)     Budepest Defense Tournament     4.5  /  11
Kecskemet 1927 (2)     Kecskemet Tournament - Preliminary Section B     5  /  9
Kecskemet 1927 (3)     Kecskemet Tournament - Final Section A     3.5  /  7
London, England 1927 (3)     1st Olympiad     7.5  /  13
Budapest 1928 (1)     Budapest Tournament     5  /  7
The Hague 1928 (2)     2nd Olympiad     10.5  /  16
Budapest 1928 (2)     Budapest Tournament     4.5  /  9
Budapest 1928 (3)     Budapest Club Tournament     4.5  /  9
Ramsgate 1929 (5)     22nd British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open     9  /  11
Budapest 1929 (1)     Budapest Tournament     7.5  /  13
Vienna 1930 (2)     Budapest - Vienna Team Match    
  Vajda, A. - Honlinger, B.     1 - 0    
Hamburg 1930 (2)     3rd Olympiad     9  /  14
Nice 1931     Nice Tournament     3.5  /  9
Prague 1931 (5)     4th Olympiad     7.5  /  15
Szolnok 1932     Szolnok Tournament     9  /  11
Budapest 1933 (1)     Pre-Olympic Tournament     7.5  /  14
Folkestone 1933 (2)     5th Olympiad     6  /  11
Budapest 1936 (1)     Barasz Memorial Tournament     8.5  /  14
Munich 1936     Unofficial Olympiad     10  /  15
Stockholm 1937 (3)     7th Olympiad     1  /  4
Carlsbad 1939 (2)     Germany - Hungary Match    
  Vajda, A. - Gilg, K.     0.5 - 1.5    
Gyor 1946     Gyozo Exner Memorial Tournament - Master Group     7  /  11
Budapest 1947 (1)     Budapest Tournament     8  /  15
Vienna 1947 (1)     Austria - Hungary Match    
  Vajda, A. - Palda, K.     1 - 1    
Budapest 1947 (4)     Hungary - Austria Match    
  Vajda, A. - Galia, K.     1.5 - 0.5    
Sofia 1947     2nd Balkaniad     0.5  /  1


Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025