Meyer, Christian




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1932  903  2152 (62) 9
1933  901  2157 (59) 0
1934  883  2162 (52) 4
1935  833  2177 (43) 21
1936  660  2211 (45) 8
1937  560  2230 (46) 9
1938  618  2213 (47) 11
1939  588  2208 (53) 0
1940  542  2204 (53) 0
1941  533  2200 (46) 18
1942  471  2207 (54) 0
1943  430  2215 (55) 9
1944  433  2213 (63) 0
1945  457  2211 (68) 0
1946  447  2209 (69) 9

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Meyer, Christian Hermann  
   Also known as: Dr. Christian Hermann Meyer
Born: 14 Jan. 1907
Died: 17 Apr. 1982
 
Notes:
Di Felice has 'Meyer, C.H.', 'Meyer, Chrsitian Hermann', and 'Meyer, Hermann', who all seem to be the same person. Alan McGowan tells me that Christian Hermann Meyer sometimes appeard as Dr. C.H. Meyer, and sometimes as Dr. H. Meyer. Di Felice also has 'Meyer, A.' at Zurich 1932. McGowan thinks that this 'Dr. A. Meyer' is an error for Dr. H. Meyer. The Deutsche Schachzeitung of 1932 (p.167) has 'Dr. A. Meyer-Nürnberg', the Neue Zürcher Zeitung of 29 May 1932 (No.986, p.2) has 'A. Meyer' and the Deutsche Schachzeitung of 1931 (p.259) has 'Dr. Meyer-Nürnberg' playing at Zurich 1932. The 1931 Deutsche Schachblätter (p.298) has 'Dr. Meyer-Nürnberg' at an event in Ansbach, and Der Bayerische Schachbund (p.67) indicates that it was 'Dr. Hermann Chr. Meyer (Nürnberg)' at this event, which supports the identification of Dr. [A.] Meyer as Christian Hermann Meyer. Alan McGowan tells me that Chrisian Hermann Meyer was born in Würzburg, not far from Nürnberg.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 394
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 364
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 351
   Diel, Bayerische Schachbund, page 67
   Winter, A Chess Omnibus, page 72
Periodicals
   [DSB], no. 19, 1931, page 298
   [DSZ], vol. 87, 1932, page 133
   [DSZ], 1932, page 230
   [DSZ], vol. 92, 1937, page 136
   [NZZ], vol. 153, no. 986, 29 May 1932, page 2
Web
   [Christian Hermann Meyer]

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

Meyer, C.H. - Diemer, E.J. 1935         (f)     5.5   -   4.5

Tournament data

Munich 1932 (1)     13th Bavarian Chess Federation Tournament     4  /  9
Wiesbaden 1934 (5)     German Team Championship Final, Sachsen - Bayern    
  Meyer, C.H. - Normann, C.     0 - 1    
Wiesbaden 1934 (6)     German Team Championship Final, Berlin - Bayern    
  Meyer, C.H. - Koch, B.     0 - 1    
Wiesbaden 1934 (9)     German Team Championship Final, Niederrhein - Bayern    
  Meyer, C.H. - Bernards, J.     0 - 1    
Wiesbaden 1934 (11)     German Team Championship Final, Bayern - Niederelbien    
  Meyer, C.H. - Brinckmann, A.     1 - 0    
Saarbrucken 1935     South German Tournament     3  /  11
Stadtprozelten 1936     Olympiad Preparation Tournament     5  /  9
Stadtprozelten 1937     German Championship Preliminary     6  /  9
Heilbronn 1938     Heilbronn Tournament     5  /  11
Annaberg 1941     Sachsen Federation Tournament     4.5  /  7
Trencianske Teplice 1941     Trencianske Teplice Tournament     2.5  /  11
Vienna 1943 (3)     Reichsturnier     5  /  9
Regensburg 1946     Klaus Junge Memorial Tournament     4.5  /  9


Player information updated: 20 Sept. 2025