Loose, Walter




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1930  917  2118 (54) 17
1931  992  2120 (53) 0
1932  998  2121 (45) 17
1933  994  2127 (43) 15
1934  1127  2102 (47) 12
1935  1134  2113 (54) 1
1936  962  2139 (58) 0
1937  794  2166 (56) 15
1938  670  2193 (61) 0
1939  517  2221 (63) 0
1940  411  2248 (61) 0
1941  326  2276 (54) 0
1942  237  2303 (41) 27
1943  339  2248 (43) 15
1944  365  2234 (51) 0
1945  423  2220 (50) 0
1946  450  2205 (41) 31
1947  357  2211 (51) 13

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Loose, Walter  
Born: 20 Jan. 1909
Died: 1991
 
Notes:
Birth and death years are given in Bohn's book on Koblenz. The fact that his day of birth was 20 Jan. is stated in the Deutsche Zeitung im Ostland of 6 Sep. 1943, which observes that he shared a birthday with Hans Zollner and Karl Gilg.
 
References
Books
   Bohn, Geschichte des SV 03/25 Koblenz, page 160
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 284
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 392
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 363
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 349
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 468
   Gaige, Chess Tournament Crosstables IV, page 908
Periodicals
   [DSZ], vol. 97, no. 6, June 1942, page 85
   [DZO], 6 Sep. 1943
Web
   [Walter Loose]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Engels, L. - Loose, W. 1930         (f)     7.5   -   2.5
Loose, W. - Peter, W. 1937         (f)     5   -   1

Tournament data

Salzuflen 1930     8th Westphalian Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier A     2.5  /  7
Bad Ems 1932     28th German Chess Federation Congress     3.5  /  7
Dusseldorf 1932 (1)     Ruy Lopez Tournament     1  /  10
Bahrenfeld 1933     Grossdeutsche Hauptturnier - Masters     6.5  /  15
Wiesbaden 1934 (1)     Rhine Championship     3  /  9
Wiesbaden 1934 (2)     German Team Championship Final, Berlin - Niederrhein    
  Loose, W. - Samisch, F.     0 - 1    
Wiesbaden 1934 (7)     German Team Championship Final, Niederelbien - Niederrhein    
  Loose, W. - Taube, H.     0 - 1    
Wiesbaden 1934 (9)     German Team Championship Final, Niederrhein - Bayern    
  Loose, W. - Schadle, R.     0.5 - 0.5    
Wiesbaden 1934 (10)     German Team Championship Final, Niederrhein - Sachsen    
  Loose, W. - Woog, F.     0 - 1    
Essen 1935     Berlin - Niederrhein Team Match    
  Loose, W. - Vogt, F.     0 - 1    
Bad Oeynhausen 1937 (2)     North and West German Tournament     4.5  /  9
Cologne 1942     Cologne Tournament     9.5  /  11
Bad Oeynhausen 1942     9th German Championship     8.5  /  13
Krakow and Warsaw and Lublin 1942     3rd General Government Tournament     1  /  3
Vienna 1943 (2)     Greater Germany Championship     5.5  /  15
Hamburg 1946 (1)     Hamburg Union Tournament     5.5  /  13
Hamburg 1946 (2)     HSV Tournament     4.5  /  15
Dusseldorf 1946 (2)     Dusseldorf Tournament - Group B     3  /  3
Gelsenkirchen 1947     Gelsenkirchen Tournament     8.5  /  13


Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025