Alexandru Tyroler

Who was Alexandru Tyroler?

Alexandru Tyroler was a Hungarian-Romanian chess master.

Sándor Tyroler was born in Garamszentkereszt in Hungary into a Hungarian Jewish family. After World War I, following the Treaty of Trianon, he became a citizen of Romania.

In 1912, he took 5th in Temesvár, now Timişoara, Romania. In 1925, he won in Bucharest. In 1926, he won the first Romanian Chess Championship in Sibiu. In 1927, he won in Bucharest. In 1928, he took 15th in The Hague. In 1929, he won in Iaşi. In 1929, he took 6th in Bucharest. In 1930, he took 3rd in Cernăuţi.

Alexandru Tyroler represented Romania in the 2nd unofficial Chess Olympiad at Budapest 1926, where he won team bronze medal. He also played at 3rd board in the 3rd Chess Olympiad at Hamburg 1930.