Lajos Asztalos
Lajos Asztalos was a Hungarian chess International Master, professor, and languages teacher.
At the beginning of his career, he tied for sixth-eighth at Budapest 1911 ; tied for 7-8th at Breslau 1912 ; took second, behind Gyula Breyer, at Temesvár 1912 ; won at Debrecen 1913 ; tied for 8-9th at Budapest 1913, took fifth at Mannheim 1914 ; took 4th at Vienna 1917, and took 5th at Kaschau 1918.
After World War I, he moved to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. In 1923, he tied for sixth-seventh in Trieste;. In 1924, he took third in Győr. In 1925, he took 5th in Budapest, and tied for 13-14th in Debrecen. In 1926, he took third, behind Hermanis Matisons and Savielly Tartakower, in Bardejov. In 1927 he took 4th in Kecskemét.
He represented Yugoslavia in Chess Olympiads:
In 1931, he took 13th in Bled. In 1934, he took sixth in Maribor. In 1935, he tied for 8-9th in Belgrade. In 1938, he tied for 5-7th in Ljubljana.
During World War II, Astaloš played for Croatia in a match against Slovakia on first board with Ivan Vladimir Rohaček in Zagreb in December 1941. He returned to Hungary in 1942. Asztalos became Vice President of the Hungarian Chess Union and Secretary of the FIDE Qualification Committee. He was a professor of philosophy and a languages teacher.
He died in Budapest during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 against the Soviet Union.
He was awarded the International Master title in 1950 and the International Arbiter title in 1951.
He was the author of A sakkjáték elemei.
Asztalos Memorial has been held regularly in Hungary since 1958 till 1971.Notable games
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