Engels, Ludwig

Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1928 |
163 |
2350 | (55) | 7 |
| 1929 |
151 |
2364 | (42) | 23 |
| 1930 |
140 |
2369 | (36) | 33 |
| 1931 |
130 |
2378 | (33) | 38 |
| 1932 |
123 |
2377 | (34) | 39 |
| 1933 |
81 |
2408 | (32) | 34 |
| 1934 |
111 |
2388 | (30) | 48 |
| 1935 |
60 |
2432 | (31) | 40 |
| 1936 |
63 |
2430 | (30) | 51 |
| 1937 |
63 |
2427 | (30) | 50 |
| 1938 |
52 |
2440 | (27) | 81 |
| 1939 |
61 |
2428 | (27) | 75 |
| 1940 |
58 |
2434 | (41) | 0 |
| 1941 |
55 |
2440 | (38) | 44 |
| 1942 |
50 |
2433 | (54) | 0 |
| 1943 |
48 |
2427 | (63) | 0 |
| 1944 |
59 |
2420 | (69) | 0 |
| 1945 |
68 |
2414 | (71) | 0 |
| 1946 |
69 |
2407 | (71) | 0 |
| 1947 |
77 |
2401 | (69) | 21 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Engels, Ludwig |
| Born: 11 Dec. 1905 |
| Died: 10 Jan. 1967 |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 322 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 381 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 352 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 339 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 457 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 108 |
| Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 67 |
| Periodicals |
| [DGA], 6 Jan. 1939, page 9 |
| Web |
| [Dusseldorfer Schachverein 1854 Chronik] |
| [Ludwig Engels] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Engels, L. - Vopel 1926 |
(f) |
2 | - | 0 |
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| Engels, L. - Loose, W. 1930 |
(f) |
7.5 | - | 2.5 |
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| Rodl, L. - Engels, L. 1930 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 2.5 |
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| Engels, L. - Kieninger, G. 1931 |
(f) |
6 | - | 6 |
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| Engels, L. - Michalowski, G. 1931 |
(f) |
3 | - | 1 |
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| Kieninger, G. - Engels, L. 1932 |
(f) |
8 | - | 4 |
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| Michalowski, G. - Engels, L. 1932 (1) |
(f) |
2.5 | - | 1.5 |
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| Michalowski, G. - Engels, L. 1932 (2) |
(f) |
0 | - | 3 |
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| Kieninger, G. - Engels, L. 1934 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 2.5 |
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| Engels, L. - Gerhardt, W. 1934 |
(f) |
2.5 | - | 1.5 |
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| Engels, L. - Ernst, W. 1936 |
(f) |
2.5 | - | 2.5 |
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| Engels, L. - de Jong, T.E.A.M. 1938 |
(f) |
9.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Kieninger, G. - Engels, L. 1938 |
(f) |
7 | - | 5 |
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Tournament data
| Dusseldorf 1928 |
Dusseldorf Tournament |
5 | / | 7 |
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| Duisburg 1929 (5) |
26th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B1 |
6 | / | 7 |
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| Duisburg 1929 (8) |
26th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B Siegergruppe |
6 | / | 8 |
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| Cologne 1929 |
Rhine Championship |
5 | / | 8 |
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| Frankfurt 1930 (2) |
Anderssen Chess Club Jubilee - Hauptturnier A |
12 | / | 15 |
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| Swinemunde 1931 |
27th German Chess Federation Congress |
4.5 | / | 12 |
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| Saarbrucken 1931 |
10th Saar Chess Federation Congress - Master Tournament |
6.5 | / | 10 |
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| Dusseldorf 1932 (1) |
Ruy Lopez Tournament |
5.5 | / | 10 |
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| Dusseldorf 1932 (2) |
Rhine Championship |
7.5 | / | 10 |
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| Aachen 1933 |
Aachen Tournament |
5 | / | 11 |
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| Swinemunde 1933 (1) |
Swinemunde Masters Tournament |
7 | / | 9 |
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| Velbert 1933 |
1st Lower Rhine Chess Federation Tournament |
7.5 | / | 10 |
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Engels, L. - Bruckhaus, H. |
2 - 0 |
| | | |
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Engels, L. - Kieninger, G. |
2 - 0 |
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| Wiesbaden 1934 (1) |
Rhine Championship |
8 | / | 9 |
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| Salzuflen 1934 (2) |
Salzuflen Zonal Tournament - Eastern Group |
6 | / | 7 |
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| Aachen 1934 |
30th Congress of the Deutschen Schachbundes |
7 | / | 17 |
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| Wiesbaden 1934 (2) |
German Team Championship Final, Berlin - Niederrhein |
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Engels, L. - Richter, K. (2) |
0 - 1 |
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| Wiesbaden 1934 (7) |
German Team Championship Final, Niederelbien - Niederrhein |
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Engels, L. - Reinhardt, H. |
0 - 1 |
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| Wiesbaden 1934 (9) |
German Team Championship Final, Niederrhein - Bayern |
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Engels, L. - Rodl, L. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Wiesbaden 1934 (10) |
German Team Championship Final, Niederrhein - Sachsen |
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Engels, L. - Blumich, R.M. |
1 - 0 |
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| Cologne 1935 |
Cologne West Zonal Tournament |
6.5 | / | 9 |
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| Essen 1935 |
Berlin - Niederrhein Team Match |
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Engels, L. - Richter, K. (2) |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Aachen 1935 |
3rd German Championship |
8.5 | / | 14 |
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| Bad Nauheim 1935 |
Bad Nauheim Tournament |
5.5 | / | 9 |
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| Darmstadt 1935 |
Darmstadt Club 60th Anniversary Tournament |
6 | / | 7 |
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| Dresden 1936 |
Dresden Tournament |
6 | / | 9 |
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| Munich 1936 |
Unofficial Olympiad |
10.5 | / | 17 |
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| Kaiserslautern 1936 |
Kaiserslautern Tournament |
4 | / | 6 |
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| Reykjavik 1936 |
Engels Tournament |
12 | / | 14 |
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| Reykjavik 1937 |
Icelandic Championship |
8 | / | 8 |
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| Bad Saarow 1937 |
Bad Saarow Tournament |
5 | / | 9 |
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| Bochum 1937 |
Bochum Tournament |
6.5 | / | 9 |
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| Bad Oeynhausen 1937 (1) |
4th German Championship |
6.5 | / | 13 |
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| Heilbronn 1937 |
19th Swabian Chess Federation Tournament |
8 | / | 9 |
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| Magdeburg 1937 |
47th Saale Chess Federation Tournament |
6 | / | 8 |
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| Wuppertal 1938 |
Wuppertal-Barmen Tournament |
7.5 | / | 9 |
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| Bad Elster 1938 |
Bad Elster Tournament |
6 | / | 9 |
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| Dusseldorf 1938 |
German Championship Preliminary Tournament |
8.5 | / | 11 |
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| Bad Oeynhausen 1938 |
5th German Championship |
9 | / | 15 |
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| Krefeld 1938 |
Krefeld Tournament |
8 | / | 11 |
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| Konigsberg 1938 |
Leonhardt Memorial Tournament |
5 | / | 7 |
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| Karlsruhe 1939 |
Robert Rutz Memorial Tournament |
3.5 | / | 9 |
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| Duisburg 1939 |
Duisburg Tournament |
7.5 | / | 11 |
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| Krefeld 1939 |
Krefeld Tournament |
5 | / | 7 |
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| Stuttgart 1939 (1) |
Europa Tournament |
6.5 | / | 11 |
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| Vienna 1939 (2) |
Vienna Tournament |
3.5 | / | 7 |
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| Bad Oeynhausen 1939 |
6th German Championship |
7.5 | / | 15 |
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| Buenos Aires 1939 (2) |
8th Olympiad - Qualifying Group 2 |
4.5 | / | 5 |
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| Buenos Aires 1939 (6) |
8th Olympiad - Final A |
9.5 | / | 11 |
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| Mar del Plata 1941 |
Mar del Plata Tournament |
11 | / | 17 |
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| Montevideo 1941 |
Montevideo Tournament |
7 | / | 11 |
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| Aguas de Sao Pedro and Sao Paulo 1941 |
Aguas de São Pedro/São Paulo International Tournament |
12.5 | / | 16 |
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| Sao Paulo 1947 |
Sao Paulo International Tournament |
5.5 | / | 8 |
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| Recife 1947 |
Recife Tournament |
11.5 | / | 13 |
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| Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025 |
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