Koch, Berthold




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1922  73  2395 (65) 1
1923  69  2407 (50) 17
1924  87  2397 (42) 22
1925  70  2404 (40) 23
1926  64  2417 (38) 24
1927  66  2413 (39) 14
1928  97  2394 (35) 31
1929  92  2400 (35) 20
1930  120  2385 (33) 34
1931  143  2370 (33) 28
1932  93  2394 (31) 43
1933  70  2417 (30) 46
1934  108  2389 (33) 26
1935  150  2365 (33) 35
1936  134  2373 (38) 10
1937  131  2374 (37) 17
1938  141  2372 (33) 39
1939  265  2312 (39) 17
1940  342  2275 (44) 11
1941  355  2261 (50) 9
1942  361  2243 (59) 0
1943  397  2225 (64) 0
1944  435  2208 (64) 0
1945  501  2190 (61) 0
1946  538  2172 (54) 17
1947  481  2150 (57) 15

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
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 465
   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
Berlin 1947     Berlin Championship     7  /  15


Player information updated: 20 Sept. 2025