Koltanowski, George




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1921  298  2256 (49) 14
1922  262  2282 (40) 19
1923  146  2337 (38) 21
1924  158  2331 (35) 29
1925  209  2316 (39) 8
1926  203  2322 (36) 24
1927  96  2391 (33) 33
1928  67  2423 (31) 47
1929  69  2420 (32) 33
1930  68  2423 (34) 33
1931  65  2427 (35) 26
1932  54  2441 (32) 46
1933  71  2423 (36) 16
1934  88  2406 (32) 50
1935  92  2405 (31) 53
1936  133  2383 (31) 65
1937  184  2356 (31) 50
1938  203  2348 (37) 25
1939  234  2336 (45) 10
1940  155  2361 (52) 19
1941  172  2348 (64) 0
1942  176  2336 (72) 0
1943  203  2323 (77) 0
1944  222  2310 (81) 0
1945  257  2298 (83) 0
1946  285  2285 (83) 10

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Koltanowski, George  
   Also known as: Georges Koltanowski
Born: 17 Sep. 1903
Died: 5 Feb. 2000
 
References
Books
   Berdichevsky, Shakhmatnaya Evreiskaya Entsiklopedia, page 123
   Cornil, Les Championnats de Belgique d'Echecs, page 30
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 328
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 390
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 360
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 260
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 220
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 157
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 136
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 351
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Koltanowski, G. - Lazard, F. 1923         (f)     3.5   -   1.5
Colle, E. - Koltanowski, G. 1925         (f)     5.5   -   1.5
Koltanowski, G. - Fick, L.J.J.M. 1930         (f)     3   -   0
Koltanowski, G. - Winter, W. 1931         (f)     1.5   -   0.5
Koltanowski, G. - Degraeve, C. 1933         (f)     2   -   0
Koltanowski, G. - Domenech, R. 1934         (f)     2.5   -   1.5
Koltanowski, G. - Ribera, A. 1934         (f)     3   -   1
Koltanowski, G. - Llorens, R. 1934         (f)     2   -   2
Koltanowski, G. - Soultanbeieff, V.I. 1935         (f)     2   -   2
Koltanowski, G. - Thomas, A.R.B. 1935         (f)     5.5   -   0.5
Koltanowski, G. - Grob, H. 1937         (f)     2   -   2
Koltanowski, G. - O'Hanlon, J.J. 1937         (f)     3   -   0
Koltanowski, G. - Bagby, C.L. 1939         (f)     1   -   1

Tournament data

Antwerp 1921     Antwerp - Brussels Match    
  Koltanowski, G. - Louviau, A.     1 - 0    
Brussels 1921 (1)     Antwerp - Brussels Match    
  Koltanowski, G. - de Pockrzywnicki     0.5 - 0.5    
Brussels 1921 (2)     1st Belgian Chess Federation Congress - Championship     6  /  12
Antwerp 1922 (1)     Antwerp - Brussels Match    
  Koltanowski, G. - Nebel, M.     1 - 0    
London, England 1922 (2)     British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open Tournament     3  /  11
Antwerp 1922 (2)     2nd Belgian Chess Federation Congress - Championship     4.5  /  7
Ghent 1923 (1)     3rd Belgian Chess Federation Congress - Major Tournament     5  /  6
Brussels 1923 (2)     Brussels Tournament     9  /  10
Merano 1924 (1)     Merano Congress - Master Tournament     4  /  12
Brussels 1924 (1)     Belgium - Holland Team Match    
  Koltanowski, G. - Euwe, M.     0 - 1    
Paris 1924 (5)     Olympic Tournament - Preliminary Section 2     3.5  /  5
Paris 1924 (14)     Olympic Tournament - Consolation Cup     4.5  /  8
Brussels 1924 (3)     4th Belgian Chess Federation Congress     2  /  3
The Hague 1925     Belgium - Holland Team Match    
  Koltanowski, G. - Olland, A.G.     1 - 0    
Antwerp 1926 (3)     Antwerp Club Summer Tournament - Final     4.5  /  7
Antwerp 1926 (4)     Antwerp Club Summer Tournament - Preliminary 1     3  /  5
Spa 1926     Spa Tournament     4.5  /  11
Brussels 1926 (2)     Belgium - Holland Team Match    
  Koltanowski, G. - Euwe, M.     0 - 1    
Hastings 1927 (2)     7th Hastings Christmas Congress - Major Tournament     7  /  9
London, England 1927 (3)     1st Olympiad     8.5  /  15
Ghent 1927     7th Belgian Championship     6  /  8
The Hague 1927 (1)     4th Belgium - Holland Team Match    
  Koltanowski, G. - Kroone, G.H.     1 - 0    
Hastings 1928 (2)     8th Hastings Christmas Congress - Major Open, Section A     7  /  9
Antwerp 1928 (1)     Antwerp Club Championship     10  /  11
Tenby 1928 (2)     21st British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open     9  /  11
The Hague 1928 (3)     2nd Olympiad     9.5  /  16
Hastings 1929 (1)     9th Hastings Christmans Congress - Premier Tournament     5.5  /  9
Ghent 1929     8th Belgian Chess Federation Championship     4.5  /  6
Ramsgate 1929 (1)     22nd Kent County Chess Association Congress - British vs Foreigners     4.5  /  7
Paris 1929 (1)     Paris Tournament     5  /  11
Hastings 1930 (2)     10th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Reserves     6.5  /  9
Antwerp 1930     Antwerp Tournament     1.5  /  5
Brussels 1930     Belgian Chess Federation Olympiad Qualification Tournament     6.5  /  8
Verviers 1930     10th Belgian Chess Federation Championship     6.5  /  8
Hastings 1931 (2)     11th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Reserves     5.5  /  9
Antwerp 1931 (1)     Foreigners - Belgium Team Tournament     3  /  5
Antwerp 1931 (2)     Antwerp Easter Tournament     7.5  /  10
Hastings 1932 (2)     12th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Reserves Tournament     6.5  /  9
London, England 1932 (3)     London International - Premier Tournament     5  /  11
Antwerp 1932 (1)     Antwerp Tournament     4.5  /  5
Cambridge 1932 (2)     Cambridge Easter Congress - Major A     5.5  /  7
London, England 1932 (8)     25th British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open Tournament     9.5  /  11
Antwerp 1932 (2)     Flemish Chess Federation (VSB) Championship - 1st Class     3.5  /  4
Hastings 1933 (2)     13th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Reserves Tournament     6  /  9
Antwerp 1933 (1)     Antwerp Tournament     4  /  5
Hastings 1934 (2)     14th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Reserves     7  /  9
Antwerp 1934 (1)     Antwerp Tournament     4.5  /  5
Sitges 1934     Sitges International Tournament     9.5  /  13
Barcelona 1934     Ajedrez Condal Club Tournament     6  /  8
Zandvoort 1934 (2)     Zandvoort Tournament - Section 2     1.5  /  3
Hastings 1935 (2)     15th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Reserves     6.5  /  9
Margate 1935 (2)     Margate Premier Reserves, Preliminary Group A     4  /  5
Margate 1935 (5)     Margate Premier Reserves - Final A     3  /  5
Barcelona 1935 (1)     Barcelona Tournament     8  /  9
Rosas 1935     Rosas Tournament     7.5  /  9
Mollet 1935     Mollet Tournament     5.5  /  7
Hastings 1936 (1)     16th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament     5.5  /  9
Margate 1936 (2)     Margate Premier Reserves A     7  /  9
Madrid 1936 (1)     Torneo Real Madrid     5.5  /  7
Madrid 1936 (2)     Madrid Tournament     10.5  /  13
Ghent 1936     16th Belgian Championship     6.5  /  8
Zurich 1936 (3)     Zurich Tournament     6.5  /  7
Barcelona 1936 (2)     Barcelona Club Championship     14  /  16
Hastings 1937 (1)     17th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament     3  /  9
Birmingham 1937     Birmingham Tournament     6.5  /  10
Margate 1937 (3)     Margate Premier Reserves - Section B     5.5  /  9
Ostend 1937     Ostend Master Tournament     4.5  /  9
Zurich 1937 (2)     Palace Tournament     5.5  /  7
Hastings 1938 (2)     18th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Reserves A     6  /  9
Margate 1938 (3)     Margate Premier Reserves B     7  /  9
Antwerp 1938 (2)     Antwerp Tournament     5  /  7
California 1939     California Championship     4.5  /  8
Havana 1940     Havana Tournament     6.5  /  9
Santiago de Cuba 1940     Santiago de Cuba Tournament     9.5  /  10
Havana 1946     Havana Tournament     7  /  10

Player information updated: 24 Oct. 2026