Győző R. Exner (December 22, 1864 – October 14, 1945) was a Hungarian chess

Chess

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 master.

Born in Beregszász (Berehove

Berehove

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, Yiddish: בערעגסאז), Carpathian Ruthenia

Carpathian Ruthenia

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 (then Hungary, now Ukraine

Ukraine

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), he moved to Budapest

Budapest

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. He shared 2nd at Pressburg 1894, took 3rd at Budapest 1898, tied for 4-5th at Cologne

Cologne

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 1898, took 2nd at Budapest 1899 (Triangular), tied for 4-5th at Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

 1900, took 4th at Haarlem

Haarlem

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 1901 (Adolf Georg Olland

Adolf Georg Olland

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 won), tied for 9-11th at Hanover

Hanover

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 1902, won at Székesfehérvár

Székesfehérvár

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 1905, tied for 6-7th at Győr

Gyor

-Climate:-Main sights:The ancient core of the city is Káptalan Hill at the confluence of three rivers: the Danube, Rába and Rábca. Püspökvár, the residence of Győr’s bishops can be easily recognised by its incomplete tower. Győr’s oldest buildings are the 13th-century dwelling tower and the...

 1906, tied for 7-9th Székesfehérvár 1907, shared 4th at Győr 1911, took 14th at Győr 1924 (HUN-ch, Géza Nagy

Géza Nagy

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 won), took 3rd at Győr 1925, and shared 1st with Ferenc Chalupetzky

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 Ferenc...

 at Győr 1925 (Quadrangular).

He lost a match to Géza Maróczy

Géza Maróczy

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 (1 : 3) at Budapest 1894, and two matches to Rudolf Charousek (1.5 : 2,5 at Budapest 1896, and 0.5 : 3.5 at Tetany 1897).