Kapfer, Ewald




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1928  698  2175 (52) 13
1929  657  2194 (46) 15
1930  681  2191 (50) 0
1931  739  2188 (45) 9
1932  696  2198 (40) 18
1933  745  2190 (41) 26
1934  825  2177 (56) 0
1935  926  2163 (65) 1
1936  911  2161 (73) 0
1937  890  2158 (78) 0
1938  908  2156 (82) 0
1939  853  2154 (84) 0
1940  785  2151 (85) 0
1941  761  2149 (84) 0
1942  714  2147 (83) 0
1943  694  2145 (79) 0
1944  690  2142 (74) 0
1945  736  2140 (67) 0
1946  748  2138 (56) 13
1947  705  2107 (60) 11

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Kapfer, Ewald  
Born: 1905
Died: 1951
 
Notes:
Gaige gives death in 1951 at age 46, which means year of birth is 1904 or 1905.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 327
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 389
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 257
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 464
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 203
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 127

Tournament data

Hamburg 1928 (1)     Hamburg Championship     7  /  13
Duisburg 1929 (3)     26th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier A3     4.5  /  7
Duisburg 1929 (4)     26th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier A Siegergruppe     3  /  8
Hamburg 1931 (1)     30th Lower Elbe Federation Tournament     3.5  /  9
Bad Ems 1932     28th German Chess Federation Congress     4  /  7
Hamburg 1932 (2)     Lower Elbe Chess Federation Congress - Major Tournament     3  /  9
Berlin and Hamburg 1932     Berlin - Hamburg Telephone Match    
  Kapfer, E. - Koch, B.     0.5 - 0.5    
Hamburg 1932 (3)     Hamburger Schachklub - Bremer Schachgesellschaft Match    
  Kapfer, E. - Antze, R.     0.5 - 0.5    
Altona 1933     Lower Elbe Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier     5.5  /  11
Bahrenfeld 1933     Grossdeutsche Hauptturnier - Masters     5.5  /  15
Hamburg 1935 (1)     Berlin - Nordmark Team Match    
  Kapfer, E. - Kipke, B.L.E.     0.5 - 0.5    
Hamburg 1946 (1)     Hamburg Union Tournament     6  /  13
Hamburg 1947 (1)     Hamburg Tournament - Section A     3  /  11

Player information updated: 24 Oct. 2026