Mirko Bröder
Hungarian-Serbian chess player
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Mirko (Imre) Bröder, or Broeder, Broder, Breder (1911–1943) was a Hungarian–born Yugoslav chess master.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1911 |
| Died | 1943 (aged 31 or 32) |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Yugoslavia |
| Title | National Master |
Born in Budapest, he grew up in Novi Sad, Voivodina (then Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes), where he studied law. He won a simultaneous game against Alexander Alekhine at Novi Sad 1930,[1] took 2nd in 1930, 4th in 1931, and 2nd in 1933, all in Novi Sad (local tournaments), tied for 4-5th at Novi Sad 1936 (the 2nd Yugoslav Chess Championship, Vasja Pirc won),[2] and tied for 9-10th at Ljubljana 1938 (the 4th YUG-ch, Boris Kostić won).[3]
Bröder played for Yugoslavia in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad at Munich 1936 on eighth board (+7 −2 =8),[4] and in the 7th Chess Olympiad at Stockholm 1937 on first reserve board (+4 −2 =7).[5]
During World War II, he died at the hands of the Nazis in 1943.
