Alexandru Tyroler

Alexandru Tyroler was a chess master who won the first three Romanian championships.
Sándor Tyroler was born in Garamszentkereszt in Austro-Hungarian Empire into a Hungarian Jewish family. After World War I, following the Treaty of Trianon, he became a citizen of Romania.
In 1912, he took 5th in Temesvár, now Timișoara, Romania. In 1925, he won in Bucharest. In 1926, he won the first Romanian championship in Sibiu. In 1927, he won in Bucharest. In 1928, he took 15th in The Hague. In 1929, he won in Iaşi. In 1929, he took 6th in Bucharest. In 1930, he took 3rd in Cernăuţi.
Tyroler represented Romania in the 2nd unofficial Chess Olympiad at Budapest 1926, where he won the team bronze medal. He also played at 3rd board in the 3rd Chess Olympiad at Hamburg 1930.