Westphal, Leonhard




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1920  402  2209 (49) 12
1921  400  2219 (35) 41
1922  483  2201 (37) 19
1923  537  2195 (36) 23
1924  484  2217 (37) 22
1925  571  2197 (38) 19
1926  491  2227 (39) 16
1927  607  2199 (39) 25
1928  688  2181 (46) 16
1929  751  2171 (61) 0
1930  832  2161 (72) 0
1931  930  2150 (80) 0
1932  994  2140 (86) 0
1933  1059  2129 (91) 0
1934  1126  2119 (94) 0
1935  1217  2108 (97) 1
1936  1205  2106 (101) 0
1937  1155  2104 (105) 0
1938  1166  2102 (108) 0
1939  1087  2100 (111) 0
1940  974  2098 (113) 0
1941  948  2095 (114) 0
1942  893  2093 (115) 0
1943  866  2091 (116) 0
1944  860  2089 (116) 0
1945  888  2087 (116) 0
1946  877  2085 (115) 0
1947  760  2082 (114) 0
1948  563  2080 (113) 6

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Westphal, Otto Leonhard  
Born: 16 Aug. 1895
Died: 6 Mar. 1957
 
Notes:
Full name and birth date from official birth record sent by Alan McGowan. The Deutsche Schachzeitung of Jun. 1935 (p.162) has 'Westphahl'.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 264
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 341
   McGowan, Kurt Richter, page 368
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 296
Periodicals
   [DSZ], vol. 90, no. 6, June 1935, page 162
   [Scha], no. 8, 1957, page 127

Tournament data

Berlin 1920 (10)     20th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier 4D     3.5  /  5
Berlin 1920 (11)     20th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier 4 Final     4  /  7
Berlin 1921 (2)     Berlin Chess Society Championship     4  /  10
Hamburg 1921 (3)     21st German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B1     4.5  /  7
Hamburg 1921 (7)     21st German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B Final     4  /  7
Berlin 1921 (4)     Berlin Championship (for 1922)     9  /  17
Berlin 1922 (2)     Berlin Chess Society Championship     2.5  /  10
Berlin 1922 (6)     Berlin Championship - Group B     6.5  /  9
Berlin 1923 (1)     Berlin Chess Society Winter Tournament     4  /  8
Berlin 1923 (3)     Berlin - Prague and Brno Team Match    
  Westphal, O.L. - Berger, Vl.     1 - 1    
Berlin 1923 (6)     1st Brandenburg Chess Union Congress - Section C     3  /  5
Berlin 1923 (8)     Berlin - Prague and Brno Team Tournament     2.5  /  8
Berlin 1924 (2)     Berlin Championship     4  /  8
Forst in der Lausitz 1924 (2)     2nd Brandenburg Chess Union Congress - Group B     5  /  5
Forst in der Lausitz 1924 (4)     2nd Brandenburg Chess Union Congress - Siegergruppe     1  /  2
Eisenach 1924     32nd Thuringian Chess Federation Congress - Championship     2.5  /  7
Berlin 1925 (2)     Berlin City Championship     4.5  /  14
Berlin 1925 (3)     Berlin Tournament     1  /  5
Berlin 1926 (2)     Berlin Championship     9.5  /  16
Berlin 1927 (1)     Berlin City Championship, Preliminary Group 1     8  /  9
Berlin 1927 (6)     Berlin City Championship - Final     3  /  14
Stockholm 1927 (1)     Sallskapet Club - Berlin Schachgesellschaft Match    
  Westphal, O.L. - Dahl, G.     1 - 1    
Berlin 1928 (3)     Berlin Championship - Preliminary Group B     5  /  7
Berlin 1928 (11)     Berlin Championship - Final     2  /  9
Hanover 1935     Berlin - Niedersachsen Team Match    
  Westphal, O.L. - Adeler, E.     0.5 - 0.5    
Berlin 1948 (1)     Berlin Championship Qualification Tournament - Group 1     5  /  7

Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026