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Miklós Bródy

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Miklós (Nicolae) Bródy (born 30 March 1877, Nagykaroly, Transylvania – died 17 December 1949, Cluj, Transylvania) was a Hungarian–Romanian chess master.

In 1897, he tied for 4-5th in Berlin (Ignatz von Popiel won). In 1897, he tied for 3rd-4th in Vienna (Georg Marco won). In 1899, he took 3rd in Budapest (Géza Maróczy won). In 1899, he tied for 2nd-3rd with Carl Schlechter, behind Maróczy, in Vienna (Kolisch Memorial). In 1900, he took 13th in Paris (Emanuel Lasker won).

In 1902, he took 8th in Hanover (13 DSB-Kongress, B tourn., Walter John won). In 1906, he took 3rd in Györ (1st HUN-ch, Zoltan von Balla won). In 1908, he tied for 6-7th in Düsseldorf (16 DSB-Kongress, Frank Marshall won). In 1909, he tied for 2nd-4th, behind Zsigmond Barász, in Budapest. In 1911, he tied for 3rd-5th in Budapest (HUN-ch, Balla and Barasz won). In 1913, he tied for 6-7th in Budapest (Rudolf Spielmann won).

After WW I, he became a Romanian citizen as a result of the post-war border changes in 1920. Brody took 6th at Budapest 1921 (Savielly Tartakower and Szávay won). In 1927, he took 2nd, behind Alexander Tyroler, in Bucharest (2nd ROM-ch).[1]

He played for Romania in two Chess Olympiads:

  • In 1928, at first board at 2nd Olympiad in The Hague (+4 –8 =4);
  • In 1935, at third board at 6th Olympiad in Warsaw (+5 –3 =7).[2]

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