Koch, Berthold
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1922 |
73 |
2400 | (65) | 1 |
| 1923 |
70 |
2412 | (50) | 17 |
| 1924 |
86 |
2403 | (42) | 22 |
| 1925 |
70 |
2410 | (40) | 23 |
| 1926 |
62 |
2423 | (38) | 24 |
| 1927 |
66 |
2418 | (39) | 14 |
| 1928 |
98 |
2399 | (35) | 31 |
| 1929 |
93 |
2405 | (35) | 20 |
| 1930 |
120 |
2390 | (33) | 34 |
| 1931 |
143 |
2375 | (33) | 28 |
| 1932 |
94 |
2400 | (31) | 43 |
| 1933 |
70 |
2422 | (30) | 46 |
| 1934 |
105 |
2395 | (33) | 26 |
| 1935 |
152 |
2370 | (33) | 35 |
| 1936 |
135 |
2378 | (38) | 10 |
| 1937 |
130 |
2379 | (37) | 17 |
| 1938 |
141 |
2377 | (33) | 39 |
| 1939 |
273 |
2317 | (39) | 17 |
| 1940 |
353 |
2280 | (44) | 11 |
| 1941 |
361 |
2268 | (50) | 9 |
| 1942 |
358 |
2254 | (59) | 0 |
| 1943 |
396 |
2241 | (63) | 0 |
| 1944 |
426 |
2227 | (63) | 0 |
| 1945 |
483 |
2213 | (59) | 0 |
| 1946 |
521 |
2199 | (50) | 17 |
| 1947 |
502 |
2193 | (50) | 15 |
| 1948 |
344 |
2222 | (55) | 15 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Koch, Berthold |
| Born: 22 Feb. 1899 |
| Died: 2 May 1988 |
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| 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] |
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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 |
| | | |
| Berlin 1948 (2) |
Berlin Championship |
10 | / | 15 |
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| Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026 |
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