- Stefan Erdélyi
Ştefan (Stefan, Stepan) Erdélyi (17 November 1905, Temesvár (now Timişoara) – 26 October 1968, Resita) was a Hungarian–Romanian chess master.
Born in Temesvár, Transylvania (then Austria-Hungary), he lived in Romania after
World War I . He took 4th at Bucharest 1925 (Alexandru Tyroler won), shared 1st with János Balogh at Cernăuţi (Chernivtsi) 1930 (Romanian Chess Championship , the title went to his co-winner). [http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's "Chess Tournament Crosstables", An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01] Erdélyi was thrice Romanian Champion (1931, 1934, and 1949). [Litmanowicz, Władysław & Giżycki, Jerzy (1986, 1987). Szachy od A do Z. Wydawnictwo Sport i Turystyka Warszawa. ISBN 83-217-2481-7 (1. A-M), ISBN 83-217-2745-x (2. N-Z)]He twice played for Romania in
Chess Olympiads at Prague 1931 and Warsaw 1935. [ [http://www.olimpbase.org OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess ] ]Erdélyi tied for 5-6th at Budapest 1934 ("Maróczy Jubilee",
Erich Eliskases won), tied for 4-5th at Klosterneuburg 1934 (Karl Gilg and Hans Müller won), [ [http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables5.htm GER-ch 2nd Aachen 1934 ] ] and tied for 15-16th at Trenčianske Teplice 1949 (Gideon Ståhlberg won). [ [http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/Tables%2020.htm 1949 ] ]He was awarded the
International Master title in 1950.References
External links
* http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=40689
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