Meyer, Christian




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1932  911  2153 (62) 9
1933  910  2158 (59) 0
1934  899  2163 (52) 4
1935  841  2178 (43) 21
1936  665  2212 (45) 8
1937  571  2231 (46) 9
1938  629  2214 (47) 11
1939  600  2210 (53) 0
1940  561  2206 (53) 0
1941  545  2202 (46) 18
1942  488  2210 (54) 0
1943  449  2218 (55) 9
1944  452  2217 (63) 0
1945  475  2216 (67) 0
1946  486  2216 (69) 9

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Meyer, Christian Hermann  
   Also known as: Dr. Christian Hermann Meyer
Born: 14 Jan. 1907
Died: 17 Apr. 1982
 
Notes:
Di Felice has 'Meyer, C.H.', 'Meyer, Chrsitian Hermann', and 'Meyer, Hermann', who all seem to be the same person. Alan McGowan tells me that Christian Hermann Meyer sometimes appeard as Dr. C.H. Meyer, and sometimes as Dr. H. Meyer. Di Felice also has 'Meyer, A.' at Zurich 1932. McGowan thinks that this 'Dr. A. Meyer' is an error for Dr. H. Meyer. The Deutsche Schachzeitung of 1932 (p.167) has 'Dr. A. Meyer-Nürnberg', the Neue Zürcher Zeitung of 29 May 1932 (No.986, p.2) has 'A. Meyer' and the Deutsche Schachzeitung of 1931 (p.259) has 'Dr. Meyer-Nürnberg' playing at Zurich 1932. The 1931 Deutsche Schachblätter (p.298) has 'Dr. Meyer-Nürnberg' at an event in Ansbach, and Der Bayerische Schachbund (p.67) indicates that it was 'Dr. Hermann Chr. Meyer (Nürnberg)' at this event, which supports the identification of Dr. [A.] Meyer as Christian Hermann Meyer. Alan McGowan tells me that Chrisian Hermann Meyer was born in Würzburg, not far from Nürnberg.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 394
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 364
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 351
   Diel, Bayerische Schachbund, page 67
   Winter, A Chess Omnibus, page 72
Periodicals
   [DSB], no. 19, 1931, page 298
   [DSZ], vol. 87, 1932, page 133
   [DSZ], 1932, page 230
   [DSZ], vol. 92, 1937, page 136
   [NZZ], vol. 153, no. 986, 29 May 1932, page 2
Web
   [Christian Hermann Meyer]

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

Meyer, C.H. - Diemer, E.J. 1935         (f)     5.5   -   4.5

Tournament data

Munich 1932 (1)     13th Bavarian Chess Federation Tournament     4  /  9
Wiesbaden 1934 (5)     German Team Championship Final, Sachsen - Bayern    
  Meyer, C.H. - Normann, C.     0 - 1    
Wiesbaden 1934 (6)     German Team Championship Final, Berlin - Bayern    
  Meyer, C.H. - Koch, B.     0 - 1    
Wiesbaden 1934 (9)     German Team Championship Final, Niederrhein - Bayern    
  Meyer, C.H. - Bernards, J.     0 - 1    
Wiesbaden 1934 (11)     German Team Championship Final, Bayern - Niederelbien    
  Meyer, C.H. - Brinckmann, A.     1 - 0    
Saarbrucken 1935     South German Tournament     3  /  11
Stadtprozelten 1936     Olympiad Preparation Tournament     5  /  9
Stadtprozelten 1937     German Championship Preliminary     6  /  9
Heilbronn 1938     Heilbronn Tournament     5  /  11
Annaberg 1941     Sachsen Federation Tournament     4.5  /  7
Trencianske Teplice 1941     Trencianske Teplice Tournament     2.5  /  11
Vienna 1943 (3)     Reichsturnier     5  /  9
Regensburg 1946     Klaus Junge Memorial Tournament     4.5  /  9


Player information updated: 20 Sept. 2025