Niephaus, Walter




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1942  239  2309 (54) 19
1943  177  2331 (60) 0
1944  147  2353 (61) 0
1945  126  2375 (58) 0
1946  104  2397 (50) 0
1947  74  2419 (33) 81
1948  76  2406 (41) 27

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Niephaus, Walter  
Born: 30 Mar. 1923
Died: 2 Nov. 1992
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 353
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 471
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 303
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 678, 682
Periodicals
   [DSZ], vol. 97, no. 6, June 1942, page 86
Web
   [Walter Niephaus]

Tournament data

Bad Elster 1942     Bad Elster Tournament     6  /  7
Bad Oeynhausen 1942     9th German Championship     4.5  /  12
Kirchheim-Teck 1947     Kirchheim-Teck Tournament     11.5  /  15
Kassel 1947     Kassel Tournament     3  /  9
Riedenburg 1947     Riedenburg Tournament     13  /  17
Heringen 1947     Heringen Tournament     10  /  10
Weidenau 1947     11th German Championship     11.5  /  19
Stuttgart 1947     Stuttgart Tournament     7.5  /  11
Bad Nauheim 1948 (1)     Bad Nauheim Tournament     7.5  /  12
Bad Nauheim 1948 (2)     Germany - Refugee Players Match    
  Niephaus, W. - Tautvaisas, P.     0.5 - 0.5    
Essen 1948     12th German Championship     9  /  15


Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026