Endre (Andreas) Steiner (27 June 1901 – 29 December 1944) was a
Hungarian chess player, born in
Budapest.
Endre Steiner played for Hungary in five official and one unofficial
Chess Olympiads.
* In 1927, he played at first reserve board at
1st Chess Olympiad
The 1st Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promo ...
in
London (+6 –2 =5).
* In 1928, he played at second board at
2nd Chess Olympiad
The 2nd Chess Olympiad ( nl, De 2e Schaakolympiade), organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between ...
in
The Hague (+10 –3 =3).
* In 1930, he played at first reserve board at
3rd Chess Olympiad
The 3rd Chess Olympiad (german: Die 3. Schacholympiade), organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 13 and July 27, 1930, in Hamburg ...
in
Hamburg (+7 –2 =5).
* In 1931, he played at first board at
4th Chess Olympiad
The 4th Chess Olympiad ( cz, 4. Šachová olympiáda), organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female playe ...
in
Prague (+5 –7 =3).
* In 1936, he played at third board at the unofficial Olympiad in
Munich (+11 –6 =1).
* In 1937, he played at third board at
7th Chess Olympiad in
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
(+12 –1 =5).
He thrice won the team gold medal (1927, 1928 and 1936), twice won a team silver medal (1930 and 1937), and once won an individual silver medal (1937).
Steiner, Endre
team chess record at olimpbase.org
He died in a Nazi concentration camp near Budapest on 29 December 1944.
Endre was the elder brother of Lajos Steiner
Lajos Steiner (14 June 1903, in Nagyvárad ( Oradea) – 22 April 1975, in Sydney) was a Hungarian–born Australian chess master.
Steiner was one of four children of Bernat Steiner, a mathematics teacher, and his wife Cecilia,(née Schwarz) ...
.
See also
* List of Jewish chess players
Jews, Jewish players and Chess theory, theoreticians have long been involved in the game of chess and have significantly contributed to the development of chess, which has been described as the "Jewish National game". Chess gained po ...
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1901 births
1944 deaths
Hungarian Jews
Hungarian chess players
Chess Olympiad competitors
Jewish chess players
20th-century chess players
Hungarian people who died in Nazi concentration camps
Hungarian civilians killed in World War II
Hungarian Jews who died in the Holocaust
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