Árpád Vajda
Árpád Vajda was a Hungarian chess master. He was also a Doctor of Law and State Science, and worked as chief of police in Budapest.
Vajda was Hungarian Champion in 1928.
He tied for 4-7th at Vienna 1921 ; tied for 5-7th at Budapest 1922 ; won at London 1922; took 2nd at Portsmouth 1923; tied for 4-5th at Györ 1924 ; tied for 11-12th at Debrecen 1925 ; took 5th at Budapest 1926 ; took 11th at Budapest 1926 ;
tied for 5-7th at Kecskemét 1927 ;
shared 5th at Budapest 1928 ; tied for 4-5th at Budapest 1929 ; shared 1st with Adolf Seitz at Ramsgate 1929 ; tied for 4-7th at Sopron 1934.
He represented Hungary in Chess Olympiads:
- In 1924 in 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad in Paris team silver medal and individual 4-6th place ;
- In 1926 in 2nd unofficial Chess Olympiad in Budapest – team gold medal and individual 11th place ;
- In 1927 at third board in 1st Chess Olympiad in London team gold medal;
- In 1928 at third board in 2nd Chess Olympiad in The Hague team gold medal;
- In 1930 at third board in 3rd Chess Olympiad in Hamburg team silver medal;
- In 1931 at third board in 4th Chess Olympiad in Prague team 10th place;
- In 1933 at third board in 5th Chess Olympiad in Folkestone team 5th place;
- In 1936 at seventh board in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad in Munich team gold medal;
- In 1937 at reserve board in 7th Chess Olympiad in Stockholm team silver medal.