Andersson, Kurt




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1929  657  2178 (85) 9
1930  631  2191 (84) 0
1931  626  2204 (82) 0
1932  562  2218 (79) 0
1933  513  2231 (74) 0
1934  489  2244 (66) 0
1935  443  2257 (55) 11
1936  599  2217 (53) 7
1937  661  2194 (53) 9
1938  683  2185 (57) 0
1939  654  2177 (57) 0
1940  616  2168 (50) 6
1941  655  2142 (43) 20
1942  478  2184 (44) 16
1943  447  2182 (49) 8
1944  436  2179 (55) 1
1945  434  2184 (55) 8
1946  406  2185 (61) 8

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Andersson, Kurt M.  
   Also known as: Curt M. Andersson; Kurt M. Kust
Born: 1904
Died: 1980
 
Notes:
Gaige gives name as 'Andersson[-Kust], Kurt'. Tidskrift För Schack of Mar. 2001 (p.163) has 'Kurt Andersson (Kust)'. Holmgren (pp.119-120) says that Kurt Andersson changed his name to Kurt Kust, and Philip Jurgens (personal communication) suggests that this must have occurred between 1937 and 1940. Di Felice has 'Kust, Kurt M.'. Tidskrift För Schack Jul.-Aug. 1929 (p.155) has 'Curt M. Andersson'.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 346, 361
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 348
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 10
   Holmgren, Stockholms Schackförbund 1911-2011, page 82, 104, 109, 418, 505, 506
Periodicals
   [TFS], vol. 35, no. 7, July 1929, page 155
   [TFS], vol. 41, no. 5, May 1935, page 127
   [TFS], vol. 107, no. 3, Mar. 2001, page 127

Tournament data

Goteborg and Stockholm 1928     Goteborg - Stockholm Telephone Match    
  Andersson, K.M. - Nilsson, I.     0 - 1    
Vasteras 1929 (2)     13th Swedish Chess Federation Congress - 1st Class, Group 2     6.5  /  9
Stockholm 1935 (2)     Stockholm Championship     9.5  /  11
Stockholm 1936 (2)     Stockholm Championship     3  /  7
Stockholm 1937 (5)     27th Stockholm Championship     4  /  9
Stockholm 1940     30th Stockholm Championship     4  /  7
Stockholm and Goteborg 1941     Stockholm - Goteborg Telephone Match    
  Andersson, K.M. - Alexandersson, H.A.     0 - 1    
Goteborg 1941 (3)     25th Swedish Championship - Master Class, Group 2     3  /  7
Stockholm 1941 (1)     31st Stockholm Championship     1.5  /  12
Ostersund 1942 (2)     26th Swedish Championship - Master Class, Group 1     4.5  /  6
Stockholm 1942 (2)     32nd Stockholm Championship     4.5  /  10
Stockholm 1943 (3)     33rd Stockholm Championship - Group 2     5  /  9
Stockholm and Goteborg 1944     Stockholm - Goteborg Telephone Match    
  Andersson, K.M. - Fuhrman, K.     0.5 - 0.5    
Stockholm and Goteborg 1945     Stockholm - Goteborg Telephone Match    
  Andersson, K.M. - Nilsson, All.     1 - 0    
Visby 1945     29th Swedish Championship     2  /  7
Stockholm 1946 (1)     Stockholm Tournament     3.5  /  7
Stockholm and Goteborg 1946     Stockholm - Goteborg Telephone Match    
  Andersson, K.M. - Ryden, J.     0.5 - 0.5    


Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025