Vajda, Árpád




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1911  782  2057 (94) 5
1912  725  2076 (91) 0
1913  697  2094 (87) 0
1914  642  2113 (81) 0
1915  550  2132 (74) 0
1916  515  2150 (65) 11
1917  406  2197 (67) 0
1918  309  2243 (67) 0
1919  214  2289 (63) 0
1920  140  2335 (55) 0
1921  89  2382 (41) 22
1922  85  2394 (37) 20
1923  69  2418 (34) 31
1924  53  2439 (29) 59
1925  62  2424 (34) 17
1926  71  2419 (29) 45
1927  57  2434 (32) 29
1928  58  2438 (31) 41
1929  53  2444 (35) 24
1930  79  2423 (37) 15
1931  133  2388 (36) 24
1932  95  2405 (40) 10
1933  109  2398 (38) 25
1934  125  2388 (48) 0
1935  142  2378 (49) 0
1936  167  2368 (40) 29
1937  272  2326 (51) 4
1938  310  2312 (61) 0
1939  338  2299 (66) 2
1940  319  2298 (71) 0
1941  309  2297 (74) 0
1942  272  2296 (75) 0
1943  272  2295 (74) 0
1944  274  2294 (71) 0
1945  287  2293 (65) 0
1946  280  2292 (56) 11
1947  243  2302 (51) 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 (3)     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-Olympiad 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