Vordank, Kurt




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1920  636  2119 (63) 10
1921  650  2134 (63) 0
1922  627  2149 (59) 0
1923  632  2165 (50) 11
1924  650  2164 (47) 12
1925  619  2178 (50) 0
1926  594  2192 (44) 20
1927  657  2178 (54) 0
1928  733  2164 (58) 0
1929  806  2150 (57) 7
1930  783  2163 (62) 0
1931  789  2175 (63) 0
1932  728  2188 (60) 7
1933  758  2187 (63) 0
1934  770  2186 (62) 0
1935  800  2186 (58) 11
1936  786  2185 (66) 0
1937  754  2185 (71) 0
1938  749  2184 (73) 0
1939  699  2184 (73) 0
1940  637  2183 (72) 0
1941  603  2183 (67) 5
1942  585  2174 (68) 9

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Vordank, Kurt  
Born: 28 Feb. 1898
Died: 4 Aug. 1972
 
Notes:
Gaige gives date of birth as 26-02-1898, but Alan McGowan corrects this (on Chessgames.com) to 28-02-1898, from the original reference cited by Gaige.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 263
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 341
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 408
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 59
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 451
   McGowan, Kurt Richter, page 368
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 287, 288
Web
   [Kurt Vordank]

Tournament data

Berlin 1920 (5)     20th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier 2     3  /  10
Leipzig 1923     Middle German Championship     4.5  /  8
Weimar 1923     31st Thuringian Chess Federation Congress - Master Tournament     0.5  /  3
Eisenach 1924     32nd Thuringian Chess Federation Congress - Championship     2  /  7
Magdeburg 1924     34th Saale Chess Federation Congress     1.5  /  5
Dresden 1926 (1)     14th Saxonian Chess Federaton Congress     3.5  /  8
Vienna 1926 (4)     Congress of the German Chess Union in Vienna - Hauptturnier A     6.5  /  12
Duisburg 1929 (1)     26th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier A1     2  /  7
Bitterfeld 1932     Central German Master Tournament     4.5  /  7
Saarbrucken 1935     South German Tournament     4.5  /  11
Jena 1941     Thuringian Chess Association Championship     3  /  5
Cottbus 1942     Cottbus Tournament     4  /  9


Player information updated: 11 Jan. 2026