Vajda, Árpád




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1911  776  2049 (94) 5
1912  716  2068 (91) 0
1913  684  2086 (87) 0
1914  631  2105 (81) 0
1915  549  2123 (74) 0
1916  514  2142 (65) 11
1917  403  2188 (67) 0
1918  307  2235 (67) 0
1919  212  2281 (63) 0
1920  139  2327 (55) 0
1921  88  2374 (41) 22
1922  86  2386 (37) 20
1923  68  2410 (34) 31
1924  54  2432 (29) 59
1925  62  2417 (34) 17
1926  69  2412 (30) 45
1927  56  2426 (32) 29
1928  59  2430 (31) 41
1929  52  2437 (35) 24
1930  78  2415 (37) 15
1931  133  2380 (36) 24
1932  95  2397 (40) 10
1933  110  2390 (38) 25
1934  127  2380 (48) 0
1935  143  2370 (49) 0
1936  167  2360 (40) 29
1937  269  2319 (51) 4
1938  304  2305 (61) 0
1939  327  2292 (66) 2
1940  312  2291 (71) 0
1941  297  2290 (74) 0
1942  260  2289 (75) 0
1943  257  2288 (74) 0
1944  261  2287 (71) 0
1945  267  2286 (65) 0
1946  263  2286 (56) 11
1947  206  2296 (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-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