Sándor Takács (10 February 1893 – 22 April 1932) was a Hungarian
chess
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master, born Károly Sydlauer in
Miskolc
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, Hungary.
Career
In 1922, Takács took 13th in
Vienna
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Akiba Rubinstein
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won). In 1924, he took 6th in
Meran
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Ernst Grünfeld
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won). In 1925, Takács won, ahead of
Lajos Steiner
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, in
Budapest
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. In 1926, he tied for 3rd-5th in Budapest (1st FIDE tournament,
Mario Monticelli
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In 1922, he won in Rome (ITA-ch Uni ...
and Grünfeld won). In 1927, he took 8th in Vienna (Grünfeld won). In 1927, he took 5th in
Kecskemét
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Kecskemét lies halfway between the ca ...
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Alexander Alekhine
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won). In 1928, he tied for 1st-2nd with Grünfeld in Vienna.
At
Hastings
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east of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to th ...
1928/29, Takács tied for 1st-3rd, with
Frank Marshall and
Edgard Colle
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. In 1929, he tied for 3rd-5th in
Rogaška Slatina
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(Rohitsch-Sauerbrunn), an event won by Rubinstein, whom Takacs defeated in their individual game. In 1929/30, he tied for 4-7th in Hastings (
José Raúl Capablanca
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won). In 1930, he tied for 2nd-3rd with
Daniël Noteboom, behind
Savielly Tartakower
Savielly Tartakower (also known as ''Xavier'' or ''Ksawery'' ''Tartakower'', less often ''Tartacover'' or ''Tartakover''; 21 February 1887 – 4 February 1956) was a Polish chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster (chess), Internatio ...
, in
Rotterdam
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(Quadrangular). In 1930, he tied for 2nd-3rd with
Arthur Dunkelblum, behind
Salo Flohr
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, in
Antwerp
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.
Takács played for Hungary at second board (+6 –3 =5) in the
3rd Chess Olympiad
The 3rd Chess Olympiad (), 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, Germany. The 2nd Women's Wo ...
at
Hamburg
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1930, as the team won the silver medal.
OlimpBase :: 3rd Chess Olympiad, Hamburg 1930, Hungary
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Death
Takács died in Budapest in 1932.
References
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1893 births
1932 deaths
Chess Olympiad competitors
Sportspeople from Miskolc
20th-century Hungarian chess players
20th-century Hungarian sportsmen
Hungarian chess players