Orbach, Wilhelm




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1914  316  2238 (73) 9
1915  287  2244 (76) 0
1916  276  2250 (77) 0
1917  262  2257 (77) 0
1918  254  2263 (74) 0
1919  243  2270 (69) 0
1920  233  2276 (62) 0
1921  248  2282 (50) 14
1922  246  2284 (48) 6
1923  242  2291 (45) 15
1924  211  2309 (50) 0
1925  171  2327 (46) 11
1926  140  2351 (47) 4
1927  112  2373 (41) 20
1928  170  2353 (44) 7
1929  229  2322 (44) 13
1930  346  2278 (50) 11
1931  364  2279 (61) 0
1932  355  2281 (67) 0
1933  372  2282 (71) 0
1934  368  2283 (73) 0
1935  375  2284 (72) 0
1936  366  2285 (69) 0
1937  351  2287 (63) 0
1938  354  2288 (53) 14
1939  341  2291 (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