Andersson, Kurt




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1929  703  2178 (85) 9
1930  676  2192 (84) 0
1931  658  2205 (82) 0
1932  596  2218 (79) 0
1933  556  2231 (74) 0
1934  530  2244 (66) 0
1935  487  2258 (55) 11
1936  640  2217 (52) 7
1937  722  2194 (52) 9
1938  753  2184 (57) 0
1939  755  2175 (56) 0
1940  726  2166 (50) 6
1941  802  2140 (43) 20
1942  580  2181 (43) 16
1943  587  2175 (48) 8
1944  610  2166 (53) 1
1945  645  2165 (51) 8
1946  666  2160 (53) 8
1947  638  2138 (59) 9

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Andersson, Kurt M.  
   Also known as: Curt M. Andersson; Kurt M. Kust
Born: 1904
Died: 1980
 
Notes:
Gaige gives name as 'Andersson[-Kust], Kurt'. Tidskrift För Schack of Mar. 2001 (p.163) has 'Kurt Andersson (Kust)'. Holmgren (pp.119-120) says that Kurt Andersson changed his name to Kurt Kust, and Philip Jurgens (personal communication) suggests that this must have occurred between 1937 and 1940. Di Felice has 'Kust, Kurt M.'. Tidskrift För Schack Jul.-Aug. 1929 (p.155) has 'Curt M. Andersson'.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 346, 361
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 348
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 466
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 10
   Holmgren, Stockholms Schackförbund 1911-2011, page 82, 104, 109, 418, 505, 506
Periodicals
   [TFS], vol. 35, no. 7, July 1929, page 155
   [TFS], vol. 41, no. 5, May 1935, page 127
   [TFS], vol. 107, no. 3, Mar. 2001, page 127

Tournament data

Goteborg and Stockholm 1928     Goteborg - Stockholm Telephone Match    
  Andersson, K.M. - Nilsson, I.     0 - 1    
Vasteras 1929 (2)     13th Swedish Chess Federation Congress - 1st Class, Group 2     6.5  /  9
Stockholm 1935 (2)     Stockholm Championship     9.5  /  11
Stockholm 1936 (2)     Stockholm Championship     3  /  7
Stockholm 1937 (5)     27th Stockholm Championship     4  /  9
Stockholm 1940     30th Stockholm Championship     4  /  7
Stockholm and Goteborg 1941     Stockholm - Goteborg Telephone Match    
  Andersson, K.M. - Alexandersson, H.A.     0 - 1    
Goteborg 1941 (3)     25th Swedish Championship - Master Class, Group 2     3  /  7
Stockholm 1941 (1)     31st Stockholm Championship     1.5  /  12
Ostersund 1942 (2)     26th Swedish Championship - Master Class, Group 1     4.5  /  6
Stockholm 1942 (2)     32nd Stockholm Championship     4.5  /  10
Stockholm 1943 (3)     33rd Stockholm Championship - Group 2     5  /  9
Stockholm and Goteborg 1944     Stockholm - Goteborg Telephone Match    
  Andersson, K.M. - Fuhrman, K.     0.5 - 0.5    
Stockholm and Goteborg 1945     Stockholm - Goteborg Telephone Match    
  Andersson, K.M. - Nilsson, All.     1 - 0    
Visby 1945     29th Swedish Championship     2  /  7
Stockholm 1946 (1)     Stockholm Tournament     3.5  /  7
Stockholm and Goteborg 1946     Stockholm - Goteborg Telephone Match    
  Andersson, K.M. - Ryden, J.     0.5 - 0.5    
Stockholm 1947 (2)     31st Swedish Championship     2  /  9


Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025