Vienna 1940




Results
 
Crosstable scores
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games   
Keller, Hans    2314 (34) 13.5 / 15 
Platt, Josef    2303 (55) 11 / 15 
Müller, Hans    2396 (32) 10 / 15 
Rautenberg, Norbert    2252 (70) 9.5 / 15 
Gruber, Theodor    2215 (48) 9 / 15 
Weil, Herbert    2258 (43) 8.5 / 15 
Palda, Karl    2148 (47) 7.5 / 15 
Schwarzbach, Wilhelm    2171 (50) 7.5 / 15 
Schwammenhöfer, Karl    2132 (44) 7 / 15 
Watzl, Leopold    2155 (48) 7 / 15 
Rysawy, Rudolf    2200 (50) 6.5 / 15 
Gerbec, Theodor    2126 (62) 6 / 15 
Fuderer, Karl    2060 (59) 5 / 15 
Huber (1)    2009 (60) 4.5 / 15 
Weiss, Heinrich    2064 (48) 4.5 / 15 
Haberditz, Hans    2078 (46) 3 / 15 
 
 

Event table notes

Event data
Name: Vienna Championship
Place: Vienna
Start date: 2 Mar. 1940
End date: 1940
 
Notes:
I have guessed at the identities of players named Rautenberg, Weiss, and Haberditz. According to Hans M¨ller's column in the Neues Wiener Tagblatt (17 Mar. 1940, p.10), it was Herbert Weil here and not his brother Wolfgang Weil. M¨ller played in the event, so he would know which Weil was there, despite another reference sent by Alan McGowan showing Dr. Wolfgang Weil there. Norbert Rautenberg was champion of the Hietzing Club in Vienna in 1945.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 327
Periodicals
   [NWT], 3 Mar. 1940, page 10

Tournament information updated: 14 May 2025