- Sándor Takács
Sándor Takács (
10 February 1893 –22 April 1932 ) was a Hungarianchess master, born Károly Sydlauer inMiskolc ,Hungary .citation
last=Gaige | first=Jeremy | author-link=Jeremy Gaige
year=1987 | title=Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography
publisher=McFarland
isbn=0-7864-2353-6
page=418]Career
In 1922, he took 13th in Vienna (
Akiba Rubinstein won). In 1924, he took 6th in Meran (Ernst Grünfeld won). In 1925, Takacs won, ahead ofLajos Steiner , in Budapest. In 1926, he tied for 3rd-5th in Budapest (1st FIDE tournament,Mario Monticelli and Grünfeld won). In 1927, he took 8th in Vienna (Grünfeld won). In 1927, he took 5th in Kecskemét (Alexander Alekhine won). In 1928, he tied for 1st-2nd with Grünfeld in Vienna.At Hastings 1928/29, he tied for 1st-3rd, with
Frank Marshall andEdgard Colle . In 1929, he tied for 3rd-5th in Rogaška Slatina (Rubinstein won). In 1929/30, he tied for 4-7th in Hastings (José Raúl Capablanca won). In 1930, he tied for 2nd-3rd withDaniël Noteboom , behindSavielly Tartakower , in Rotterdam (Quadrangular). In 1930, he tied for 2nd-3rd withArthur Dunkelblum , behindSalo Flohr , in Antwerp. [ [http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables ] ]Takács played for Hungary at second board (+6 –3 =5) in the 3rd
Chess Olympiad at Hamburg 1930. He won team silver medal there. [ [http://www.olimpbase.org/1930/1930hun.html OlimpBase :: 3rd Chess Olympiad, Hamburg 1930, Hungary ] ]Death
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