Pahl, Kurt  
  
 
 Ratings 
  
  | Year       | 
  Rank   | 
   Edo    | 
  Dev.   | 
  Games  | 
 
  | 1913  | 
  222  | 
  2285 |  (66) |   2 | 
 
  | 1914  | 
  192  | 
  2300 |  (53) |   19 | 
 
  | 1915  | 
  164  | 
  2305 |  (59) |   0 | 
 
  | 1916  | 
  159  | 
  2309 |  (61) |   0 | 
 
  | 1917  | 
  147  | 
  2313 |  (59) |   0 | 
 
  | 1918  | 
  139  | 
  2317 |  (52) |   0 | 
 
  | 1919  | 
  132  | 
  2322 |  (39) |   29 | 
 
  | 1920  | 
  132  | 
  2328 |  (35) |   31 | 
 
  | 1921  | 
  226  | 
  2283 |  (37) |   20 | 
 
  | 1922  | 
  263  | 
  2271 |  (41) |   12 | 
 
  | 1923  | 
  329  | 
  2250 |  (44) |   10 | 
 
  | 1924  | 
  364  | 
  2239 |  (48) |   7 | 
 
  | 1925  | 
  417  | 
  2224 |  (53) |   0 | 
 
  | 1926  | 
  503  | 
  2209 |  (52) |   0 | 
 
  | 1927  | 
  574  | 
  2194 |  (44) |   16 | 
 
  | 1928  | 
  632  | 
  2185 |  (44) |   16 | 
 
  | 1929  | 
  687  | 
  2171 |  (49) |   2 | 
 
  | 1930  | 
  679  | 
  2180 |  (48) |   9 | 
 
  | 1931  | 
  665  | 
  2196 |  (48) |   17 | 
 
  | 1932  | 
  693  | 
  2189 |  (59) |   0 | 
 
  | 1933  | 
  739  | 
  2183 |  (65) |   0 | 
 
  | 1934  | 
  779  | 
  2177 |  (67) |   0 | 
 
  | 1935  | 
  840  | 
  2170 |  (67) |   0 | 
 
  | 1936  | 
  841  | 
  2164 |  (63) |   8 | 
 
  | 1937  | 
  862  | 
  2152 |  (70) |   5 | 
 
  
Rating table notes
 
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| Biographical data |  
   | Name: Pahl, Kurt   | 
 
   |    Also known as: Jürgens |  
   | Born: 6 Dec. 1892 | 
 
   | Died: 25 June 1963 | 
 
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   | Notes: | 
 
   | According to Gaige's Chess Personalia, Pahl used 'Jürgens' as a pseudonym. In Chess Tournament Crosstables, 'Jürgens' in quotation marks appears at Mannheim 1914. I presume, therefore, that this was actually Kurt Pahl. Di Felice lists the player at Mannheim 1914 as simply Juergens, without quotation marks. | 
 
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   | References | 
 
| Books |  
   |    Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 308, 313 | 
 
   |    Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 333 | 
 
   |    Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 397 | 
 
   |    Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 367 | 
 
   |    Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 316 | 
 
   |    McGowan, Kurt Richter, page 364 | 
 
   |    Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 125, 197 | 
 
 
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Tournament data 
  | Berlin 1913     | 
Berlin - Prague Team Match     | 
   |  |  |    |  |  |  | 
 
   | 
    Pahl, K. - Kornia, V.     | 
  1.5 - 0.5     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Prague 1914     | 
Berlin - Prague Team Match     | 
   |  |  |    |  |  |  | 
 
   | 
    Pahl, K. - Kvicala, Jan     | 
  0.5 - 1.5     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Mannheim 1914 (4)     | 
19th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B2     | 
   5.5  |  /  |  9  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Mannheim 1914 (9)     | 
19th German Chess Federation Congress - Siegergruppe B     | 
   4  |  /  |  8  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Berlin 1919 (4)     | 
Berlin Chess Club Championship - Group A     | 
   5  |  /  |  7  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Berlin 1919 (7)     | 
Berlin Chess Club Championship - Final     | 
   11.5  |  /  |  22  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Berlin 1920 (1)     | 
Berlin Friedensturnier     | 
   5  |  /  |  10  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Berlin 1920 (2)     | 
Berlin Tournament     | 
   5  |  /  |  10  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Berlin 1920 (6)     | 
20th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier 3     | 
   10  |  /  |  11  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Kiel 1921 (1)     | 
Metger Jubilee Tournament     | 
   2.5  |  /  |  10  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Berlin 1921 (2)     | 
Berlin Chess Society Championship     | 
   5  |  /  |  10  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Berlin 1922 (2)     | 
Berlin Chess Society Championship     | 
   6  |  /  |  10  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Berlin 1922 (3)     | 
Germany - Sweden Match     | 
   |  |  |    |  |  |  | 
 
   | 
    Pahl, K. - Nilsson, O.     | 
  0.5 - 1.5     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Berlin 1923 (3)     | 
Berlin - Prague and Brno Team Match     | 
   |  |  |    |  |  |  | 
 
   | 
    Pahl, K. - Haida, A.K.     | 
  1 - 1     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Berlin 1923 (8)     | 
Berlin - Prague and Brno Team Tournament     | 
   3.5  |  /  |  8  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Eisenach 1924     | 
32nd Thuringian Chess Federation Congress - Championship     | 
   3.5  |  /  |  7  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Berlin 1927 (6)     | 
Berlin City Championship - Final     | 
   5.5  |  /  |  14  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Stockholm 1927 (1)     | 
Sallskapet Club - Berlin Schachgesellschaft Match     | 
   |  |  |    |  |  |  | 
 
   | 
    Pahl, K. - Stoltz, G.     | 
  0 - 2     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Berlin 1928 (2)     | 
Berlin Championship - Preliminary Group A     | 
   5  |  /  |  7  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Berlin 1928 (11)     | 
Berlin Championship - Final     | 
   3  |  /  |  9  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Copenhagen 1929     | 
Berlin - Copenhagen Team Match     | 
   |  |  |    |  |  |  | 
 
   | 
    Pahl, K. - Cruusberg, A.     | 
  0 - 1     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Bremen 1929     | 
Lower Elbe Chess Federation - Berlin Chess Association Match     | 
   |  |  |    |  |  |  | 
 
   | 
    Pahl, K. - Heinicke, H.T.     | 
  0 - 1     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Swinemunde 1930     | 
Swinemunde Tournament     | 
   1.5  |  /  |  9  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Berlin 1931 (1)     | 
Berlin Tournament     | 
   2.5  |  /  |  7  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Berlin 1931 (3)     | 
Berliner Schachgesellschaft Championship     | 
   3.5  |  /  |  10  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Stadtprozelten 1936     | 
Olympic Preparation Tournament     | 
   4  |  /  |  9  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Berlin 1937 (4)     | 
Berlin Christmas Tournament     | 
   1  |  /  |  5  | 
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