Kahn, Victor




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1911  879  2009 (98) 5
1912  814  2030 (96) 0
1913  771  2052 (94) 0
1914  701  2073 (90) 0
1915  625  2095 (85) 0
1916  572  2116 (79) 0
1917  531  2137 (71) 0
1918  486  2159 (60) 11
1919  452  2174 (60) 0
1920  437  2188 (56) 8
1921  381  2216 (57) 0
1922  324  2244 (53) 0
1923  287  2272 (41) 26
1924  375  2240 (42) 9
1925  355  2252 (35) 31
1926  326  2269 (35) 35
1927  425  2244 (40) 20
1928  437  2245 (49) 0
1929  433  2246 (50) 0
1930  438  2248 (43) 17
1931  644  2204 (41) 13
1932  754  2181 (39) 18
1933  632  2211 (38) 20
1934  616  2216 (39) 15
1935  720  2201 (36) 29
1936  856  2167 (39) 22
1937  945  2142 (43) 10
1938  1012  2128 (45) 11
1939  945  2126 (47) 18
1940  854  2123 (60) 0
1941  824  2119 (67) 0
1942  766  2116 (72) 0
1943  732  2112 (75) 0
1944  732  2108 (75) 0
1945  759  2105 (73) 0
1946  749  2101 (69) 1
1947  572  2103 (65) 15

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Kahn, Victor G.  
   Also known as: Viktor G. Kahn
Born: 18 Jan. 1889
Died: 6 Oct. 1971
 
Notes:
Gaige gives name in Chess Personalia as 'Kahn, Victor', but in earlier references he was 'Viktor'.
 
References
Books
   Berdichevsky, Shakhmatnaya Evreiskaya Entsiklopedia, page 107
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 308
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 327
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 388
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 359
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 346
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 463
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 200
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 154, 196, 489, 621
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 126
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 351
Web
   Thimognier, Dominique.  [KAHN Victor]
   [Victor Kahn]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Rey Ardid, R. - Kahn, V.G. 1935         (f)     4   -   2
Grob, H. - Kahn, V.G. 1936         (f)     2.5   -   1.5
Kahn, V.G. - Rometti, N.B. 1936         (f)     5   -   5

Tournament data

Davos 1911     21st Swiss Championship     1  /  5
Copenhagen 1918     Copenhagen City Championship     5  /  11
Paris 1920     Paris Tournament     4  /  8
Paris 1923 (1)     Cercle Philidor Tournament     7  /  8
Portsmouth 1923 (3)     16th British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open Tournament     7  /  11
Paris 1923 (3)     Palais Royal Winter Tournament     5  /  7
Paris 1924 (15)     Palais Royal Winter Tournament     4.5  /  9
Paris 1925 (2)     Palais Royale Winter Tournament     8.5  /  16
Scarborough 1925 (2)     Scarborough Tournament - Section 2     3.5  /  5
Scarborough 1925 (3)     Scarborough Tournament Play-Offs    
  Kahn, V.G. - Conde, A.G.     0 - 1    
Paris 1925 (3)     Paris Championship     4.5  /  9
Scarborough 1926 (1)     Scarborough Tournament - Section 1     3.5  /  6
Paris 1926 (1)     Paris Championship     10  /  15
Paris 1926 (2)     Palais Royal Winter Tournament     6  /  7
Paris 1926 (3)     Cercle Philidor Tournament     4  /  7
Paris 1927 (1)     Palais Royal Winter Tournament     4.5  /  7
Paris 1927 (2)     Paris City Championship     6  /  13
Paris 1930 (2)     Paris City Championship     12  /  17
Prague 1931 (5)     4th Olympiad     3.5  /  13
Paris 1932 (2)     Caissa Tournament     2  /  5
La Baule 1932     10th French Championship     6  /  13
Folkestone 1933 (2)     5th Olympiad     6  /  12
Sarreguemines 1933     11th French Championship     4  /  8
Paris 1934 (2)     12th French Championship     7  /  9
Nice 1934     Nice Tournament     4.5  /  7
Mollet 1935     Mollet Tournament     5.5  /  7
Warsaw 1935 (2)     6th Olympiad     3  /  9
Saint-Alban-Les-Eaux 1935     13th French Championship     5  /  8
Paris 1936     14th French Championship     5.5  /  8
Nice 1937     Nice Tournament     1  /  3
Toulouse 1937     15th French Championship     4  /  7
Nice 1938 (1)     16th French Championship     5.5  /  11
Buenos Aires 1939 (2)     8th Olympiad - Qualifying Group 2     3  /  6
Buenos Aires 1939 (6)     8th Olympiad - Final A     3.5  /  12
Sydney and Melbourne and Paris and Marseille 1946     Australia - France Radio and Cable Match    
  Kahn, V.G. - Crowl, F.A.     0.5 - 0.5    
Brussels 1947 (2)     Belgium - France Match    
  Kahn, V.G. - van Lennep, F.     1 - 1    
Venice 1947     Venice Tournament     4  /  13

Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025