Schwarzbach, Wilhelm




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1933  1145  2092 (69) 11
1934  1115  2105 (71) 0
1935  1109  2118 (70) 0
1936  1009  2131 (66) 0
1937  896  2144 (60) 0
1938  829  2157 (49) 12
1939  728  2167 (45) 18
1940  672  2168 (50) 15

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Schwarzbach, Wilhelm  
   Also known as: Dr. Wilhelm Schwarzbach
Born: 10 July 1912
Died: 29 Aug. 1996
 
Notes:
ChessBase gives date of birth as 1920. However, Alan McGowan says he appears by full name as early as 1930 in the Wiener Schachzeitung, and with the title 'Dr.' as early as 11 May 1938 in the Illustrierte Kronen Zeitung (p.9). McGowan also sends birth and death records from church records and the Find-a-grave website. The handwritten birth record has later notes added including a date of 17 Aug. 1996, which looks like it might be a death date, but the Find-a-grave site gives 29 Aug. 1996.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 372
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 382
Periodicals
   [IKZ], no. 13761, 11 May 1938, page 9
Web
   [Wilhelm Schwarzbach]

Tournament data

Klosterneuberg 1933     Klosterneuberg Tournament     4.5  /  11
Bratislava 1938 (1)     Bratislava - Vienna Match    
  Schwarzbach, W. - Lauda     0 - 1    
Vienna 1938 (2)     Vienna Championship     5.5  /  11
Vienna 1939 (1)     Vienna Championship     7  /  13
Stuttgart 1939 (4)     Deutsches Schachverein-Vienna - Münchener Schachklub Match    
  Schwarzbach, W. - Kieninger, P.     0 - 1    
Stuttgart 1939 (7)     Hamburger Schachklub - Deutsches Schachverein-Vienna Match    
  Schwarzbach, W. - Finotti, D.     0.5 - 0.5    
Stuttgart 1939 (9)     Berliner Schachgesellschaft - Deutsches Schachverein-Vienna Match    
  Schwarzbach, W. - Duhrssen, R.     0 - 1    
Stuttgart 1939 (11)     Deutsches Schachverein-Vienna - Mannheimer Schachklub Match    
  Schwarzbach, W. - Beck (1)     1 - 0    
Stuttgart 1939 (16)     Deutsches Schachverein-Vienna - Augustea Schachklub-Leipzig Match    
  Schwarzbach, W. - Schroeder, M.     1 - 0    
Vienna 1940     Vienna Championship     7.5  /  15


Player information updated: 31 Jan. 2025