Ferenc Chalupetzky

Who was Ferenc Chalupetzky?

Ferenc Chalupetzky was a Hungarian chess master and author.

He took 2nd at Győr 1905, shared 1st at Győr 1906, tied for 1st-3rd at Győr 1908, shared 2nd with István Abonyi, behind Karel Treybal, in the Prague 1908 chess tournament, took 2nd at Győr 1911, and tied for 6-8th at Budapest 1911. After World War I, he tied for 6-7th at Gyula 1923, tied for 4-5th at Budapest 1924, twice shared 1st at Győr 1925, and shared 1st with Ernő Gereben at Kórmend 1926.

He was also a correspondence chess player who won the 1911 Wiener Schachzeitung correspondence tournament. He was a member of Internationaler Fernschachbund and International Correspondence Chess Federation.

Chalupetzky wrote several chess books.