Nadel, Siegfried




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1931  632  2215 (56) 10
1932  668  2209 (49) 19
1933  623  2222 (59) 0
1934  575  2235 (63) 0
1935  555  2248 (64) 0
1936  481  2261 (62) 0
1937  424  2274 (55) 0
1938  390  2287 (43) 29
1939  303  2313 (51) 1
1940  216  2336 (51) 16
1941  216  2333 (65) 0
1942  202  2330 (75) 1
1943  227  2318 (85) 0
1944  240  2307 (93) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Nadel, Siegfried  
   Also known as: Zygfryd Nadel; Fred Nadell; Fred Nedell
Born: 4 Aug. 1914
Died: 27 Oct. 1997
 
Notes:
Birth and death dates sent by Alan McGowan from official documents. He was born Siegried (or Zygfryd) Nadel, but changed his name to Fred Nedell when he moved to the U.S.A. in 1939. Di Felice has 'Nadell, Fred'.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 396
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 365
   McGowan, Kurt Richter, page 65, 72, 364
   Mudroň, Max Walter a Jakob Walter, page 63
Web
   Winter, Edward.  [Chess Prodigies]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 3812. Chess prodigies]
   [Siegfried Nadel]

Tournament data

Berlin 1931 (3)     Berliner Schachgesellschaft Championship     4  /  10
Swinemunde 1932 (2)     10th Brandenberg Chess Union Congress - Hauptturnier     5  /  9
Berlin 1932 (6)     Berliner Schachgesellschaft Championship - Preliminary Group 2     2.5  /  7
Berlin 1932 (8)     Berliner Schachgesellschaft Winter Tournament - Preliminary Section A     1  /  3
Prague 1938 (12)     15th Prague Championship     6  /  13
Prague 1938 (16)     Prague Tournament - Preliminary Section 3     6  /  8
Prague 1938 (19)     Prague Tournament - Final Section A     4.5  /  8
New York 1939 (12)     Manhattan Club - Westside YMCA Club Match    
  Nadel, S. - Christenson, G.O.     1 - 0    
New York 1940 (4)     Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match    
  Nadel, S. - Santasiere, A.E.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1940 (9)     Manhattan Club Championship     10.5  /  15
New York 1942 (3)     Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match    
  Nadel, S. - Levy, L.     1 - 0    
New York 1944 (2)     Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match    
  Nadel, S. - Richman, J.     1 - 0    

Player information updated: 11 Jan. 2026