Ștefan (Stefan, Stepan) Erdélyi (17 November 1905, in Temesvár (now

Timișoara ), City of Roses ( ro, Orașul florilor), City of Parks ( ro, Orașul parcurilor) , image_map = Timisoara jud Timis.svg , map_caption = Location in Timiș County , pushpin_map = Romania#Europe , pushpin_ ...

) – 26 October 1968, in Reșița) was a Hungarian–Romanian

chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to disti ...

master. Born in Temesvár (then Austria-Hungary), he lived in Romania after World War I. He took 4th at Bucharest 1925 (

Alexandru Tyroler Alexandru (Sándor) Tyroler (19 October 1891, in Garamszentkereszt, now Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia – 3 February 1973, in Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian-Romanian chess master. Sándor Tyroler was born in Garamszentkereszt ( sk, Hronský Sv ...

won), shared 1st with János Balogh at Cernăuți (Chernivtsi) 1930 (

Romanian Chess Championship The Romanian Chess Championship became a yearly event in 1946, and was held irregularly earlier. A series of national eliminating contests are played to select a 20-player field for the men's final. The women's final consists of 16 players. Men's w ...

, the title went to his co-winner). Erdélyi was thrice Romanian Champion (1931, 1934, and 1949). He twice played for Romania in

Chess Olympiads The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, FIDE held an Online Chess Olympiad in 2020 and ...

at Prague 1931 and Warsaw 1935. Erdélyi tied for 5-6th at Budapest 1934 (''Maróczy Jubilee'',

Erich Eliskases Erich Gottlieb Eliskases (15 February 1913 – 2 February 1997) was a chess player who represented Austria, Germany and Argentina in international competition. In the late 1930s he was considered a potential contender for the World Championship. ...

won), tied for 4-5th at Klosterneuburg 1934 (

Karl Gilg Karl Gilg (20 January 1901, in Mankovice (Mankendorf), Austrian Silesia – 4 December 1981, in Kolbermoor, Bavaria) was a German chess International Master from Czechoslovakia. Biography Gilg played for Czechoslovakia in several Chess Olympiads.< ...

and Hans Müller won), and tied for 15-16th at Trenčianske Teplice 1949 (

Gideon Ståhlberg Anders Gideon Tom Ståhlberg (26 January 1908 – 26 May 1967) was a Swedish chess player. He was among the inaugural recipients of the title International Grandmaster from FIDE in 1950. He won the Swedish Chess Championship of 1927, became Nor ...

won).1949
He was awarded the

International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

title in 1950.

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* 1905 births 1968 deaths Sportspeople from Timișoara Hungarian chess players Romanian chess players Chess International Masters Chess Olympiad competitors Romanian sportspeople of Hungarian descent 20th-century chess players {{Romania-chess-bio-stub