Weichert, Willi




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1932  570  2207 (44) 30
1933  673  2184 (47) 10
1934  651  2190 (49) 1
1935  607  2206 (43) 21
1936  615  2195 (50) 0
1937  612  2184 (49) 9
1938  562  2188 (50) 11
1939  502  2173 (59) 7

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Weichert, Willi  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
The name Willi Weichert, or W. Weichert of Fürstenwalde (or sometimes of Ketschendorf) appears in primary sources often from the 1928 to 1940. In the 1942 Deutsche Schachzeitung (p.86), Paul Weichert is listed at a Brandenburg tournament, and information sent to me by Alan McGowan (from his corresponedent, Ulrich Tamm, and from a tournament book of Bad Saarow 1937 by Dale Brandreth, but perhaps originally Lachaga) say that it was Paul Weichert at Hastings 1932-1933 and at Bad Saarow 1937, though contemporary sources show W. Weichert at both (for example the British Chess Magazine of 1933 and Richter editing Schachwart 1933, p.17, have W. Weichert, and McGowan says he has found 'the Furstenwalder Weichert' mentioned in some newspapers as present at Bad Saarow 1937). One possibility is that Paul was another one of Willi Weichert's given names, and that after 1940 he decided to use 'Paul' instead of 'Willi' in chess events. Another is that there was a separate player named Paul Weichert, but then which events he played in is not clear.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 408
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 378
   McGowan, Kurt Richter, page 368
   Ranneforth, Ranneforth's Schachkalendar 1937, page 68
   Richter, Berliner Schachführer 1931, page 38
Periodicals
   [BCM], 1933
   [BIN], 27 Dec. 1932
   [DSB], no. 13, 1935, page 195
   [DSB], 1936, page 167
   [DSB], no. 13, 1 July 1938, page 203
   [DSB], 1940, page 108
   [DSZ], 1932, page 230
   [DSZ], Aug. 1933, page 227
   [DSZ], 1933, page 3, 5, 133
   [DSZ], 1942, page 86
   [HR], 23 July 1935
   [NTag], 23 Sep. 1935, page 2
   [SW], 1928, page 115
   [SW], 1930, page 112
   [SW], 1931, page 113
   [SW], 1932, page 139, 141
   [SW], 1933, page 17
   [TNS], vol. 41, no. 1, Jan. 1933, page 9
Web
   Saunders, John.  [Tournament: 13th Hastings Premier 1932/33]
   [Meisterschaft von Grossdeutschland, Bad Oeynhausen 1938]

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

Weichert, W. - Schlickeiser, K. 1933         (f)     2.5   -   0.5

Tournament data

Swinemunde 1932 (2)     10th Brandenberg Chess Union Congress - Hauptturnier     6  /  9
Berlin 1932 (6)     Berliner Schachgesellschaft Championship - Preliminary Group 2     3.5  /  7
Berlin 1932 (7)     Berlin Tournament     5  /  14
Swinemunde 1933 (2)     Swinemunde Hauptturnier     3.5  /  7
Swinemunde 1934 (2)     German Team Championship, Berlin - Brandenburg    
  Weichert, W. - Richter, K. (2)     0 - 1    
Swinemunde 1935     Swinemunde East German Zonal Tournament     5.5  /  11
Bad Saarow 1935     Bad Saarow Tournament     4  /  10
Bad Saarow 1937     Bad Saarow Tournament     2  /  9
Berlin 1938 (4)     German Championship Preliminary Tournament     5  /  11
Carlsbad 1939 (1)     Carlsbad Tournament     2.5  /  7


Player information updated: 8 Jan. 2024