Ernst, Wilhelm




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1934  200  2343 (50) 7
1935  129  2383 (35) 34
1936  148  2372 (34) 28
1937  218  2339 (32) 41
1938  287  2317 (36) 19
1939  278  2316 (34) 32
1940  269  2311 (37) 26
1941  303  2293 (40) 15
1942  363  2253 (46) 11
1943  359  2253 (55) 0
1944  361  2252 (57) 0
1945  370  2252 (53) 0
1946  378  2251 (44) 13
1947  312  2264 (36) 43
1948  302  2245 (42) 26

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Ernst, Wilhelm  
Born: 25 Aug. 1905
Died: 23 July 1952
 
Notes:
Gaige gives date of birth as 1904, but the Duisburger General-Anzeiger of 19 Jan. 1939 (p.9) gives 25-08-1905.
 
References
Books
   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 458
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 110
   McGowan, Kurt Richter, page 360
Periodicals
   [DGA], 6 Jan. 1939, page 9
   [DSZ], vol. 97, no. 6, June 1942, page 85
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Engels, L. - Ernst, W. 1936         (f)     2.5   -   2.5
Ernst, W. - Zielonka 1940         (f)     4   -   2
Kieninger, G. - Ernst, W. 1940 (1)         (f)     6   -   4
Kieninger, G. - Ernst, W. 1940 (2)         (f)     5.5   -   4.5

Tournament data

Salzuflen 1934 (2)     Salzuflen Zonal Tournament - Eastern Group     3  /  7
Berlin 1935     Berlin Master Tournament     4  /  9
Cologne 1935     Cologne West Zonal Tournament     5.5  /  9
Bochum 1935     Berlin - Westfalen Team Match    
  Ernst, W. - Richter, K. (2)     0.5 - 0.5    
Aachen 1935     3rd German Championship     9.5  /  14
Bad Saarow 1935     Bad Saarow Tournament     1  /  1
Swinemunde 1936     Swinemunde Tournament     5.5  /  9
Munich 1936     Unofficial Olympiad     9.5  /  14
Weidenau 1937     Weidenau Tournament     8  /  10
Bad Saarow 1937     Bad Saarow Tournament     3  /  9
Bad Oeynhausen 1937 (1)     4th German Championship     5.5  /  13
Gelsenkirchen 1937     14th Westphalian Chess Federation Tournament     7  /  9
Heilbronn 1938     Heilbronn Tournament     6.5  /  11
Wuppertal 1938     Wuppertal-Barmen Tournament     6  /  9
Bremen 1938     Germany - Scandinavia Match    
  Ernst, W. - Cruusberg, A.     1.5 - 0.5    
Duisburg 1939     Duisburg Tournament     8  /  11
Krefeld 1939     Krefeld Tournament     3.5  /  7
Bad Oeynhausen 1939     6th German Championship     5  /  15
Bad Oeynhausen 1941     8th German Championship     7.5  /  15
Cologne 1942     Cologne Tournament     5.5  /  11
Hamburg 1946 (1)     Hamburg Union Tournament     6.5  /  13
Essen 1947     Essen Tournament     4  /  11
Gelsenkirchen 1947     Gelsenkirchen Tournament     9  /  13
Weidenau 1947     11th German Championship     8.5  /  19
Duisburg 1948     Duisburg Tournament     6  /  11
Essen 1948     12th German Championship     5.5  /  15

Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026