Platz, Joseph




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1924  595  2163 (75) 7
1925  540  2185 (74) 0
1926  486  2207 (70) 0
1927  452  2229 (65) 0
1928  391  2251 (55) 9
1929  409  2249 (50) 15
1930  443  2238 (59) 0
1931  510  2228 (63) 0
1932  535  2217 (63) 0
1933  597  2206 (60) 0
1934  639  2195 (52) 13
1935  691  2192 (54) 1
1936  688  2183 (50) 6
1937  613  2195 (45) 12
1938  552  2207 (43) 18
1939  436  2229 (45) 10
1940  362  2236 (47) 16
1941  343  2225 (56) 1
1942  298  2220 (61) 0
1943  271  2215 (62) 0
1944  245  2210 (58) 9
1945  204  2226 (61) 12

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 1937 (2)     Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Platz, J. - Polland, D.S.     0 - 1    
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 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     3.5  /  9
New York 1945     Manhattan Club Championship     6.5  /  12


Player information updated: 12 Nov. 2024