Vienna 1940




Results
 
Crosstable scores
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games   
Keller, Hans    2311 (34) 13.5 / 15 
Platt, Josef    2300 (55) 11 / 15 
Müller, Hans    2393 (32) 10 / 15 
Rautenberg, Norbert    2249 (70) 9.5 / 15 
Gruber, Theodor    2211 (48) 9 / 15 
Weil, Herbert    2254 (43) 8.5 / 15 
Palda, Karl    2145 (47) 7.5 / 15 
Schwarzbach, Wilhelm    2168 (50) 7.5 / 15 
Schwammenhöfer, Karl    2128 (44) 7 / 15 
Watzl, Leopold    2152 (48) 7 / 15 
Rysawy, Rudolf    2197 (50) 6.5 / 15 
Gerbec, Theodor    2123 (62) 6 / 15 
Fuderer, Karl    2057 (59) 5 / 15 
Huber (1)    2006 (60) 4.5 / 15 
Weiss, Heinrich    2061 (48) 4.5 / 15 
Haberditz, Hans    2075 (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