Kornél Havasi


Kornél Havasi was a Hungarian chess master.
He won at Budapest 1911; took 9th at Temesvár 1912 ; tied for 4-5th at Budapest 1917 ; took 4th at Budapest 1918 ; tied for 9-11th at Kaschau 1918 ; tied for 1st-2nd with Szávay at Budapest 1920; took 6th at Gyula 1921.
Havasi was Hungarian Champion, winning at Budapest 1922. He took 3rd at Budapest 1923; tied for 6-7th at Gyula 1923 ; took 10th at Györ 1924 ; tied for 6-10th at Debrecen 1925 ; tied for 3rd-4th at Budapest 1926 ; tied for 12-14th at Budapest 1926 ; tied for 2nd-4th at Budapest 1928 ; tied for 7-8th at Budapest 1928, and won at Mezökövesd 1929.
He tied for 4-5th at Budapest 1931 ; took 4th at Sopron 1934 ; tied for 5-6th at Budapest 1934 ; tied for 12-14th at Budapest 1934 ; tied for 5-6th at Tatatovaros 1935 ; tied for 5-7th at Budapest 1936 ; tied for 3rd-4th at Milan 1938, and tied for 4-6th at Budapest 1939.
Havasi played for Hungary in Chess Olympiads:
He won six team medals and one individual silver medal in 1935.
He published a book A soproni jubiláris sakkverseny, 1934.
Kornél Havasi died 1945 in Bruck/Leitha. He had to work there as a forced labourer for the Nazis.