Engels, Ludwig




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1928  162  2353 (55) 7
1929  147  2367 (42) 23
1930  139  2372 (36) 33
1931  130  2381 (33) 38
1932  126  2381 (34) 39
1933  82  2412 (32) 34
1934  110  2391 (30) 48
1935  60  2435 (31) 40
1936  63  2433 (30) 51
1937  63  2430 (30) 50
1938  51  2443 (27) 81
1939  60  2431 (27) 75
1940  57  2437 (41) 0
1941  52  2443 (38) 44
1942  50  2437 (54) 0
1943  48  2430 (63) 0
1944  59  2424 (69) 0
1945  68  2417 (71) 0
1946  69  2411 (71) 0
1947  76  2404 (69) 21

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Engels, Ludwig  
Born: 11 Dec. 1905
Died: 10 Jan. 1967
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 322
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 381
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 352
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 339
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 457
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 108
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 67
Periodicals
   [DGA], 6 Jan. 1939, page 9
Web
   [Dusseldorfer Schachverein 1854 Chronik]
   [Ludwig Engels]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Engels, L. - Vopel 1926         (f)     2   -   0
Engels, L. - Loose, W. 1930         (f)     7.5   -   2.5
Rodl, L. - Engels, L. 1930         (f)     5.5   -   2.5
Engels, L. - Kieninger, G. 1931         (f)     6   -   6
Engels, L. - Michalowski, G. 1931         (f)     3   -   1
Kieninger, G. - Engels, L. 1932         (f)     8   -   4
Michalowski, G. - Engels, L. 1932 (1)         (f)     2.5   -   1.5
Michalowski, G. - Engels, L. 1932 (2)         (f)     0   -   3
Kieninger, G. - Engels, L. 1934         (f)     5.5   -   2.5
Engels, L. - Gerhardt, W. 1934         (f)     2.5   -   1.5
Engels, L. - Ernst, W. 1936         (f)     2.5   -   2.5
Engels, L. - de Jong, T.E.A.M. 1938         (f)     9.5   -   0.5
Kieninger, G. - Engels, L. 1938         (f)     7   -   5

Tournament data

Dusseldorf 1928     Dusseldorf Tournament     5  /  7
Duisburg 1929 (5)     26th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B1     6  /  7
Duisburg 1929 (8)     26th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B Siegergruppe     6  /  8
Cologne 1929     Rhine Championship     5  /  8
Frankfurt 1930 (2)     Anderssen Chess Club Jubilee - Hauptturnier A     12  /  15
Swinemunde 1931     27th German Chess Federation Congress     4.5  /  12
Saarbrucken 1931     10th Saar Chess Federation Congress - Master Tournament     6.5  /  10
Dusseldorf 1932 (1)     Ruy Lopez Tournament     5.5  /  10
Dusseldorf 1932 (2)     Rhine Championship     7.5  /  10
Aachen 1933     Aachen Tournament     5  /  11
Swinemunde 1933 (1)     Swinemunde Masters Tournament     7  /  9
Velbert 1933     1st Lower Rhine Chess Federation Tournament     7.5  /  10
  Engels, L. - Bruckhaus, H.     2 - 0    
  Engels, L. - Kieninger, G.     2 - 0    
Wiesbaden 1934 (1)     Rhine Championship     8  /  9
Salzuflen 1934 (2)     Salzuflen Zonal Tournament - Eastern Group     6  /  7
Aachen 1934     30th Congress of the Deutschen Schachbundes     7  /  17
Wiesbaden 1934 (2)     German Team Championship Final, Berlin - Niederrhein    
  Engels, L. - Richter, K. (2)     0 - 1    
Wiesbaden 1934 (7)     German Team Championship Final, Niederelbien - Niederrhein    
  Engels, L. - Reinhardt, H.A.K.     0 - 1    
Wiesbaden 1934 (9)     German Team Championship Final, Niederrhein - Bayern    
  Engels, L. - Rodl, L.     0.5 - 0.5    
Wiesbaden 1934 (10)     German Team Championship Final, Niederrhein - Sachsen    
  Engels, L. - Blumich, R.M.     1 - 0    
Cologne 1935     Cologne West Zonal Tournament     6.5  /  9
Essen 1935     Berlin - Niederrhein Team Match    
  Engels, L. - Richter, K. (2)     0.5 - 0.5    
Aachen 1935     3rd German Championship     8.5  /  14
Bad Nauheim 1935     Bad Nauheim Tournament     5.5  /  9
Darmstadt 1935     Darmstadt Club 60th Anniversary Tournament     6  /  7
Dresden 1936     Dresden Tournament     6  /  9
Munich 1936     Unofficial Olympiad     10.5  /  17
Kaiserslautern 1936     Kaiserslautern Tournament     4  /  6
Reykjavik 1936     Engels Tournament     12  /  14
Reykjavik 1937     Icelandic Championship     8  /  8
Bad Saarow 1937     Bad Saarow Tournament     5  /  9
Bochum 1937     Bochum Tournament     6.5  /  9
Bad Oeynhausen 1937 (1)     4th German Championship     6.5  /  13
Heilbronn 1937     19th Swabian Chess Federation Tournament     8  /  9
Magdeburg 1937     47th Saale Chess Federation Tournament     6  /  8
Wuppertal 1938     Wuppertal-Barmen Tournament     7.5  /  9
Bad Elster 1938     Bad Elster Tournament     6  /  9
Dusseldorf 1938     German Championship Preliminary Tournament     8.5  /  11
Bad Oeynhausen 1938     5th German Championship     9  /  15
Krefeld 1938     Krefeld Tournament     8  /  11
Konigsberg 1938     Leonhardt Memorial Tournament     5  /  7
Karlsruhe 1939     Robert Rutz Memorial Tournament     3.5  /  9
Duisburg 1939     Duisburg Tournament     7.5  /  11
Krefeld 1939     Krefeld Tournament     5  /  7
Stuttgart 1939 (1)     Europa Tournament     6.5  /  11
Vienna 1939 (2)     Vienna Tournament     3.5  /  7
Bad Oeynhausen 1939     6th German Championship     7.5  /  15
Buenos Aires 1939 (2)     8th Olympiad - Qualifying Group 2     4.5  /  5
Buenos Aires 1939 (6)     8th Olympiad - Final A     9.5  /  11
Mar del Plata 1941     Mar del Plata Tournament     11  /  17
Montevideo 1941     Montevideo Tournament     7  /  11
Aguas de Sao Pedro and Sao Paulo 1941     Aguas de São Pedro/São Paulo International Tournament     12.5  /  16
Sao Paulo 1947     Sao Paulo International Tournament     5.5  /  8
Recife 1947     Recife Tournament     11.5  /  13


Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025