Platz, Joseph




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1924  586  2164 (75) 7
1925  526  2186 (74) 0
1926  471  2209 (70) 0
1927  439  2231 (65) 0
1928  382  2253 (55) 9
1929  396  2251 (50) 15
1930  429  2241 (59) 0
1931  491  2231 (63) 0
1932  510  2222 (63) 0
1933  567  2212 (60) 0
1934  615  2202 (52) 13
1935  643  2200 (54) 1
1936  644  2192 (51) 6
1937  566  2206 (46) 11
1938  527  2215 (43) 18
1939  406  2234 (45) 10
1940  325  2237 (48) 16
1941  303  2216 (59) 1
1942  261  2199 (66) 0
1943  214  2183 (70) 0
1944  168  2166 (71) 9

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Platz, Joseph  
   Also known as: Dr. Joseph Platz
Born: 11 Apr. 1905
Died: 30 Dec. 1981
 
Notes:
Chess Review of May 1940 (p.85) has 'Dr. G. Platz' playing for the Manhattan Club in 1940; the Brooklyn Daily Eagle of 22 Apr. 1940 has 'Dr. Joseph Platz'.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 334
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 398
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 368
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 355
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 333
   Goldman, Carl Schlechter!, page 525
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 204
Periodicals
   [BDE], vol. 99, no. 112, 22 Apr. 1940, page 15
   [ChR], vol. 8, no. 4, May 1940, page 85

Tournament data

Cologne 1924     Rhine Championship     3.5  /  7
Karlsruhe 1928     Rhine Championship     7.5  /  9
Duisburg 1929 (1)     26th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier A1     4.5  /  7
Duisburg 1929 (4)     26th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier A Siegergruppe     3.5  /  8
New York 1934 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     4.5  /  13
Philadelphia 1935     Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match    
  Platz, J. - Winkelman, B.F.     1 - 0    
New York 1936 (10)     Manhattan Club Championship     1  /  6
New York 1937 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     4  /  11
New York 1938 (2)     Manhattann Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Platz, J. - Santasiere, A.E.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1938 (8)     Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Platz, J. - Mott-Smith, K.O.     0 - 1    
Cazenovia 1938     New York State Chess Association Championship     3.5  /  9
New York 1938 (9)     Manhattan Club Championship     4  /  7
New York 1939 (3)     Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Platz, J. - Schlesinger, P.T.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1939     Manhattan Club - Philadelphia Match    
  Platz, J. - Gordon, S. (1)     1 - 0    
Hamilton, New York 1939     61st New York State Chess Association Championship     4  /  9
New York 1939 (13)     Manhattan Club - New Jersey League Match    
  Platz, J. - Malzberg, N.     1 - 0    
New York 1940 (4)     Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match    
  Platz, J. - Kreymborg, A.F.     1 - 0    
New York 1940 (9)     Manhattan Club Championship     8.5  /  15
New York 1941 (4)     Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match    
  Platz, J. - Green, Mat.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1944 (2)     Manhattan Club Championship     3.5  /  9


Player information updated: 6 Oct. 2024