Orbach, Wilhelm




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1914  316  2236 (73) 9
1915  284  2242 (76) 0
1916  275  2249 (77) 0
1917  260  2255 (77) 0
1918  251  2261 (74) 0
1919  241  2268 (69) 0
1920  231  2274 (62) 0
1921  244  2281 (50) 14
1922  244  2283 (48) 6
1923  243  2289 (45) 15
1924  210  2307 (50) 0
1925  176  2325 (46) 11
1926  139  2349 (47) 4
1927  113  2371 (41) 20
1928  168  2351 (44) 7
1929  229  2319 (44) 13
1930  346  2276 (50) 11
1931  363  2277 (61) 0
1932  359  2278 (67) 0
1933  372  2280 (71) 0
1934  368  2281 (73) 0
1935  373  2282 (72) 0
1936  365  2283 (69) 0
1937  347  2285 (63) 0
1938  353  2286 (53) 14
1939  337  2289 (54) 14

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Orbach, Wilhelm  
Born: 1894
Died: 1944
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 214
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 333
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 367
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 312
   McGowan, Kurt Richter, page 364
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 371
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 195
Web
   [Wilhelm Orbach]

Tournament data

Mannheim 1914 (4)     19th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B2     5  /  9
Hamburg 1921 (6)     21st German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B4     6  /  7
Hamburg 1921 (7)     21st German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B Final     3  /  7
Bad Oeynhausen 1922 (6)     22nd German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier D     3  /  6
Frankfurt 1923 (4)     23rd German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier C     5  /  8
Frankfurt 1923 (6)     23rd German Chess Federation Congress - Siegergruppe     3.5  /  7
Breslau 1925 (2)     24th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier A     7  /  11
Bad Ems 1926     6th Middle Rhine Chess Federation Congress - Siegergruppe     2  /  3
Freiburg 1926 (2)     Germany - Switzerland Team Match    
  Orbach, W. - Henneberger, W.     2 - 0    
Hyeres 1927     Hyères Tournament     7.5  /  10
Homburg 1927     Homburg Tournament     4.5  /  10
Giessen 1928     Giessen Tournament     4  /  7
Duisburg 1929 (9)     26th German Chess Federation Congress - Master Tournament     6  /  13
Frankfurt 1930 (1)     Anderssen Chess Club Jubilee - Meisterturnier     1.5  /  11
Paris 1938 (2)     L'Echiquier Tournament     8.5  /  14
Paris 1939     Paris Tournament     7  /  14


Player information updated: 11 Jan. 2026