Meyer, Christian




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1932  884  2148 (62) 9
1933  891  2154 (59) 0
1934  874  2159 (52) 4
1935  824  2173 (43) 21
1936  646  2208 (45) 8
1937  553  2226 (46) 9
1938  603  2209 (47) 11
1939  571  2205 (53) 0
1940  541  2201 (53) 0
1941  532  2196 (46) 18
1942  472  2204 (54) 0
1943  427  2211 (55) 9
1944  431  2209 (63) 0
1945  457  2207 (68) 0
1946  454  2204 (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     Olympic 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