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   | Results |  |  |  | Match scores |  | 
  | Name | Edo | Dev. | Score | / | Games |  
  | Leffmann, Karl | 2264 | (84) | 1 | / | 1 |  
  | Hipp, F.A. | 1949 | (131) | 0 | / | 1 |  |  |  
  | Lichtenscheidt, Richard | 1892 | (141) | 1 | / | 1 |  
  | Asch, J.L. |  |  | 0 | / | 1 |  |  |  
  | Wemmers, Carl | 2241 | (88) | 1 | / | 1 |  
  | Arnold, E. | 1824 | (161) | 0 | / | 1 |  |  |  
  | Kockelkorn, Karl | 2215 | (96) | 1 | / | 1 |  
  | Riefenstahl, Herm. | 2134 | (110) | 0 | / | 1 |  |  |  
  | Levy, Meyer | 1855 | (148) | 1 | / | 1 |  
  | Trappenberg, Ed. |  |  | 0 | / | 1 |  |  |  
  | Kockelkorn, Karl | 2215 | (96) | 1 | / | 1 |  
  | Schnitzler, Georg | 2200 | (104) | 0 | / | 1 |  |  |  
  | Hammacher, Eduard | 1931 | (107) | 1 | / | 1 |  
  | Jacken, Fritz |  |  | 0 | / | 1 |  |  |  
  | Leffmann, Karl | 2264 | (84) | 1 | / | 1 |  
  | Lichtenscheidt, Richard | 1892 | (141) | 0 | / | 1 |  |  |  
  | Wemmers, Carl | 2241 | (88) | 1 | / | 1 |  
  | Levy, Meyer | 1855 | (148) | 0 | / | 1 |  |  |  
  | Kockelkorn, Karl | 2215 | (96) | 1 | / | 1 |  
  | Wemmers, Carl | 2241 | (88) | 0 | / | 1 |  |  |  
  | Leffmann, Karl | 2264 | (84) | 1 | / | 1 |  
  | Hammacher, Eduard | 1931 | (107) | 0 | / | 1 |  |  |  
  | Leffmann, Karl | 2264 | (84) | 1 | / | 1 |  
  | Kockelkorn, Karl | 2215 | (96) | 0 | / | 1 |  |  |  
  | Wemmers, Carl | 2241 | (88) | 1.5 | / | 2 |  
  | Hammacher, Eduard | 1931 | (107) | 0.5 | / | 2 |  |  |  |  
Event table notes
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| Event data |  | 
   | Name: 9th West German Chess Congress - Rheinisches Hauptturnier |  
   | Place: Krefeld |  
   | Start date: 4 Aug. 1871 |  
   | End date:   7 Aug. 1871 |  |  |  
   | Notes: |  
   | This was a knock-out tournament, but because there were 13 players, instead of 16, three got a bye in the first round: Jacken, Schnitzler, and Hammacher. |  |  |  |  
   | References |  | 
| Books |  
   | Minckwitz, Neunte Rheinische Schachcongress, page 34 |  | Periodicals |  
   | [IZL], vol. 57, no. 1461, 1 July 1871, page 20 |  
   | [IZL], vol. 57, no. 1468, 19 Aug. 1871, page 146 |  
   | [NBSZ], vol. 8, no. 6, June 1871, page 161 |  
   | [NBSZ], vol. 8, no. 11, Nov. 1871, page 321 |  
   | [SZ], vol. 26, no. 7, July 1871, page 207 |  
   | [SZ], vol. 26, no. 9, Sep. 1871, page 257 |  |  |