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Lajos Asztalos

1889 - 1956

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Lajos Asztalos (Serbo-Croatian: Ljudevit Astaloš; 29 July 1889 – 1 November 1956) was a Hungarian-Yugoslavian chess International Master, professor, and teacher of languages. At the beginning of his career, he tied for sixth-eighth at the 1911 Hungarian Chess Championship; tied for 7–8th at Breslau 1912 (18th DSB–Congress, B tourn); took second, behind Gyula Breyer at the1912 Hungarian Championship; won at the 1913 Hungarian Championship; tied for 8–9th at Budapest 1913, took fifth at Mannheim 1914 (Hauptturnier A); took 4th at Vienna 1917 (Quadrangular), and took 5th at Kaschau 1918. After World War I, he moved to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as Yugoslavia). In 1923, he tied for sixth-seventh in Trieste. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lajos Asztalos is the 185th most popular chess player (down from 155th in 2019), the 681st most popular biography from Hungary (down from 614th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Hungarian Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Lajos Asztalos ranks 185 out of 461. Before him are Boris Verlinsky, Lubomir Kavalek, Albin Planinc, Serafino Dubois, Endre Steiner, and Ratmir Kholmov. After him are Vitaly Tseshkovsky, Nick de Firmian, Ivan Sokolov, George Koltanowski, Zoltán Ribli, and Vladimirs Petrovs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Lajos Asztalos ranks 253. Before him are Frederico Paredes, Roberto Ferrari, Teresa de la Parra, Nagamichi Kuroda, Herbert Hübner, and Snub Pollard. After him are Louis Ségura, José María Belauste, Carl Bertilsson, Alfred E. Green, Hans Walter, and Vilho Väisälä. Among people deceased in 1956, Lajos Asztalos ranks 191. Before him are Frederick G. Donnan, William Thompson, Wollmar Boström, Preston Tucker, Gerald Finzi, and Theodor Pallady. After him are Alice Greene, Robert Yerkes, Manilal Gandhi, Oskar Olsen, Walter de la Mare, and Edward Arnold.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Lajos Asztalos ranks 681 out of 1,077. Before him are Bertalan Papp (1913), Endre Steiner (1901), Lajos Maszlay (1903), Jenő Dalnoki (1932), Kálmán Ihász (1941), and Miklós Páncsics (1944). After him are Zoltán Nemere (1942), Ernő Solymosi (1940), László Jeney (1923), Ferenc Seres (1945), József Bajza (1804), and József Várszegi (1910).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Hungary

Among chess players born in Hungary, Lajos Asztalos ranks 14. Before him are András Adorján (1950), Győző Forintos (1935), Sofia Polgár (1974), Gedeon Barcza (1911), István Bilek (1932), and Endre Steiner (1901). After him are Zoltán Ribli (1951), Gyula Sax (1951), Levente Lengyel (1933), Zoltán Almási (1976), Richárd Rapport (1996), and Péter Ács (1981).

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