Árpád Vajda

Árpád Vajda [a ː ː d rpa vɒjdɒ ] ( born 2 May 1896 in Rimaszombat (Eng. United Steffelbauer village), Austria - Hungary, now Rimavská Sobota, Slovakia, † October 25, 1967 in Budapest) was a Hungarian chess master.

Vajda's father was a journalist, the family later moved from Rimaszombat by Paks, to Zalaegerszeg. Chess knew Vajda since childhood, the first few games he played with his grandmother. The age of nine, he deepened, inspired by the games and successes of the Hungarian grandmaster Géza Maroczy, his employment with the game.

Vajda high school in Nitra started, continued in Zalaegerszeg and passed the Matura in Budapest. In the years 1916-1918 he participated as a soldier in the First World War. Vajda studied law and political science at the Eotvos Lorand University, where he received his doctorate in 1921. Until his retirement, he remained in the civil service at the Hungarian police.

He was not a professional player, but participated only in holiday tournaments. Vajda died unhappy at a carbon monoxide poisoning, as in the flat next door exposing a stove.

Vajda was a member of the Budapest chess clubs, the successor of Pest chess clubs since 1913. He was the last leader in the dissolution in 1951. During the Hungarian Chess Federation, he was team captain from 1945 to 1949, then a member of the Bureau. Vajda was a member of the editorial board of Magyar Sakkvilág in the years 1922 to 1950 and even later, he has published much in the chess magazine. To him, the Sports Merit Medal was awarded in 1956 in gold.

1928 Vajda won the championship in Budapest in Hungary. Between 1927 and 1937 he took with Hungary at seven chess Olympiads:

Other achievements include 2nd place in 1923 in Portsmouth, 5th place in 1927 in Kecskemét and 4th place in Budapest in 1929. 1950 he received the title of International Master.