Koch, Berthold




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1922  72  2397 (65) 1
1923  69  2409 (50) 17
1924  86  2400 (42) 22
1925  70  2407 (40) 23
1926  62  2420 (38) 24
1927  66  2415 (39) 14
1928  97  2396 (35) 31
1929  89  2402 (35) 20
1930  119  2386 (33) 34
1931  138  2372 (33) 28
1932  92  2396 (31) 43
1933  69  2419 (30) 46
1934  103  2391 (33) 26
1935  147  2367 (33) 35
1936  133  2375 (38) 10
1937  127  2376 (37) 17
1938  133  2375 (33) 39
1939  243  2320 (39) 17
1940  296  2287 (44) 11
1941  297  2278 (51) 9
1942  280  2267 (61) 0
1943  288  2256 (66) 0
1944  299  2244 (68) 0
1945  324  2233 (68) 0
1946  334  2221 (64) 17

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Koch, Berthold  
Born: 22 Feb. 1899
Died: 2 May 1988
 
References
Books
   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 347
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 218
   McGowan, Kurt Richter, page 126, 362
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 135
Web
   [Berthold Koch]

Tournament data

Berlin 1922 (8)     Schachverein - Springer Schachklub Match    
  Koch, B. - Kergel, E.     1 - 0    
Berlin 1923 (2)     Springer Schachklub Winter Tournament     8  /  9
Berlin 1923 (9)     Springer Schachklub Summer Tournament     7  /  9
Berlin 1924 (1)     Springer Schachklub Winter Tournament     13  /  14
Berlin 1924 (2)     Berlin Championship     2  /  8
Berlin 1925 (5)     Jagerklause Tournament     10.5  /  12
Berlin 1925 (6)     Springer Schachklub Summer Tournament     7.5  /  11
Perleberg 1926 (2)     1st Deutsche Schachverband Congress - Group B     6.5  /  7
Berlin 1926 (2)     Berlin Championship     12  /  16
Berlin 1926 (4)     Schachverein - Springer Schachklub Match    
  Koch, B. - Richter, K. (2)     0 - 1    
Berlin 1927 (6)     Berlin City Championship - Final     10.5  /  14
Berlin 1928 (1)     Berlin Tournament     4  /  13
Berlin 1928 (5)     Berlin Championship - Preliminary Group D     6  /  7
Berlin 1928 (7)     Berlin - Stockholm Match    
  Koch, B. - Wendel, V.     1.5 - 0.5    
Berlin 1928 (11)     Berlin Championship - Final     5.5  /  9
Copenhagen 1929     Berlin - Copenhagen Team Match    
  Koch, B. - Enevoldsen, J.E.     1 - 0    
Bremen 1929     Lower Elbe Chess Federation - Berlin Chess Association Match    
  Koch, B. - Schonmann, W.     0.5 - 0.5    
Berlin 1929 (1)     Berlin Championship     5  /  9
Berlin 1929 (2)     Berlin Tournament     6.5  /  9
Berlin 1930 (1)     Wilmersdorf Jubilee Tournament     7.5  /  9
Berlin 1930 (3)     Berlin City Championship     6.5  /  9
Swinemunde 1930     Swinemunde Tournament     2  /  9
Zoppot 1930     Zoppot Tournament     5  /  7
Swinemunde 1931     27th German Chess Federation Congress     4.5  /  12
Zoppot 1931 (2)     Zoppot Tournament     4.5  /  6
Berlin 1931 (3)     Berliner Schachgesellschaft Championship     4.5  /  10
Berlin 1932 (1)     Cafe Mokadoro Tournament     2.5  /  5
Berlin 1932 (3)     Berliner Schachgesellschaft Winter Tournament - Final     4  /  5
Berlin 1932 (5)     Berlin Championship     6.5  /  11
Berlin and Hamburg 1932     Berlin - Hamburg Telephone Match    
  Koch, B. - Kapfer, E.     0.5 - 0.5    
Berlin 1932 (7)     Berlin Tournament     7  /  14
Berlin 1932 (8)     Berliner Schachgesellschaft Winter Tournament - Preliminary Section A     6.5  /  7
Berlin 1933 (2)     Berlin Championship     7.5  /  11
Swinemunde 1933 (1)     Swinemunde Masters Tournament     7  /  9
Bad Pyrmont 1933 (1)     German Chess Federation Congress - Championship     8  /  15
Berlin 1933 (3)     Berlin Championship     7.5  /  11
Niendorf 1934     1st Grossdeutscher Schachbund Tournament     4  /  11
Wiesbaden 1934 (2)     German Team Championship Final, Berlin - Niederrhein    
  Koch, B. - Bernards, J.     0.5 - 0.5    
Wiesbaden 1934 (4)     German Team Championship Final, Berlin - Niederelbien    
  Koch, B. - Brinckmann, A.     0.5 - 0.5    
Wiesbaden 1934 (6)     German Team Championship Final, Berlin - Bayern    
  Koch, B. - Meyer, C.H.     1 - 0    
Wiesbaden 1934 (8)     German Team Championship Final, Berlin - Sachsen    
  Koch, B. - Normann, C.     0.5 - 0.5    
Berlin 1934     Berlin West District Championship     9.5  /  11
Berlin 1935     Berlin Master Tournament     3.5  /  9
Hamburg 1935 (1)     Berlin - Nordmark Team Match    
  Koch, B. - Schonmann, W.     0.5 - 0.5    
Saarbrucken 1935     South German Tournament     10  /  11
Aachen 1935     3rd German Championship     4  /  14
Berlin 1936 (2)     German Team Championship Final, Berlin - Niedersachsen    
  Koch, B. - Nurnberg, F.     1 - 0    
Swinemunde 1936     Swinemunde Tournament     5  /  9
Berlin 1937 (1)     Berlin Championship     7  /  9
Berlin 1937 (2)     Berliner Schachgesellschaft Jubilee Tournament     1.5  /  7
Berlin and Hamburg 1937     Berlin - Hamburg Telephone Match    
  Koch, B. - Rodatz, H.     1 - 0    
Berlin 1938 (3)     Berlin Championship     10  /  13
Berlin 1938 (4)     German Championship Preliminary Tournament     7.5  /  11
Bad Oeynhausen 1938     5th German Championship     8.5  /  15
Berlin 1939 (3)     Berliner Schachgesellschaft - Lorenz Club Match    
  Koch, B. - Richter, K. (2)     1 - 0    
Krefeld 1939     Krefeld Tournament     3.5  /  7
Bad Elster 1939     Bad Elster Tournament     4  /  9
Berlin 1940 (5)     Berlin Championship     5.5  /  11
Berlin 1941 (4)     Berlin Championship - Group A     6  /  9
Berlin 1946 (2)     Berlin Championship     9  /  11
Berlin 1946 (3)     Nacht-Express Tournament     3  /  9


Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025