Kahn, Victor




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1911  888  2002 (98) 5
1912  818  2023 (97) 0
1913  777  2044 (94) 0
1914  711  2065 (90) 0
1915  630  2087 (85) 0
1916  584  2108 (79) 0
1917  534  2129 (71) 0
1918  498  2150 (60) 11
1919  461  2166 (60) 0
1920  450  2182 (56) 8
1921  386  2211 (57) 0
1922  329  2240 (53) 0
1923  287  2269 (41) 26
1924  371  2237 (42) 9
1925  354  2249 (35) 31
1926  325  2266 (35) 35
1927  421  2241 (40) 20
1928  431  2243 (49) 0
1929  430  2244 (50) 0
1930  435  2245 (43) 17
1931  635  2202 (41) 13
1932  744  2179 (39) 18
1933  623  2209 (38) 20
1934  610  2214 (39) 15
1935  715  2198 (36) 29
1936  845  2164 (39) 22
1937  928  2139 (43) 10
1938  997  2125 (45) 11
1939  926  2123 (47) 18
1940  853  2119 (60) 0
1941  827  2116 (67) 0
1942  762  2112 (72) 0
1943  728  2108 (75) 0
1944  724  2105 (75) 0
1945  754  2101 (73) 0
1946  747  2098 (69) 1
1947  562  2100 (65) 15

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Kahn, Victor G.  
   Also known as: Viktor G. Kahn
Born: 18 Jan. 1889
Died: 6 Oct. 1971
 
Notes:
Gaige gives name in Chess Personalia as 'Kahn, Victor', but in earlier references he was 'Viktor'.
 
References
Books
   Berdichevsky, Shakhmatnaya Evreiskaya Entsiklopedia, page 107
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 308
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 327
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 388
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 359
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 346
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 463
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 200
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 154, 196, 489, 621
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 126
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 351
Web
   Thimognier, Dominique.  [KAHN Victor]
   [Victor Kahn]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Rey Ardid, R. - Kahn, V.G. 1935         (f)     4   -   2
Grob, H. - Kahn, V.G. 1936         (f)     2.5   -   1.5
Kahn, V.G. - Rometti, N.B. 1936         (f)     5   -   5

Tournament data

Davos 1911     21st Swiss Championship     1  /  5
Copenhagen 1918     Copenhagen City Championship     5  /  11
Paris 1920     Paris Tournament     4  /  8
Paris 1923 (1)     Cercle Philidor Tournament     7  /  8
Portsmouth 1923 (3)     16th British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open Tournament     7  /  11
Paris 1923 (3)     Palais Royal Winter Tournament     5  /  7
Paris 1924 (15)     Palais Royal Winter Tournament     4.5  /  9
Paris 1925 (2)     Palais Royale Winter Tournament     8.5  /  16
Scarborough 1925 (2)     Scarborough Tournament - Section 2     3.5  /  5
Scarborough 1925 (3)     Scarborough Tournament Play-Offs    
  Kahn, V.G. - Conde, A.G.     0 - 1    
Paris 1925 (3)     Paris Championship     4.5  /  9
Scarborough 1926 (1)     Scarborough Tournament - Section 1     3.5  /  6
Paris 1926 (1)     Paris Championship     10  /  15
Paris 1926 (2)     Palais Royal Winter Tournament     6  /  7
Paris 1926 (3)     Cercle Philidor Tournament     4  /  7
Paris 1927 (1)     Palais Royal Winter Tournament     4.5  /  7
Paris 1927 (2)     Paris City Championship     6  /  13
Paris 1930 (2)     Paris City Championship     12  /  17
Prague 1931 (5)     4th Olympiad     3.5  /  13
Paris 1932 (2)     Caissa Tournament     2  /  5
La Baule 1932     10th French Championship     6  /  13
Folkestone 1933 (2)     5th Olympiad     6  /  12
Sarreguemines 1933     11th French Championship     4  /  8
Paris 1934 (2)     12th French Championship     7  /  9
Nice 1934     Nice Tournament     4.5  /  7
Mollet 1935     Mollet Tournament     5.5  /  7
Warsaw 1935 (2)     6th Olympiad     3  /  9
Saint-Alban-Les-Eaux 1935     13th French Championship     5  /  8
Paris 1936     14th French Championship     5.5  /  8
Nice 1937     Nice Tournament     1  /  3
Toulouse 1937     15th French Championship     4  /  7
Nice 1938 (1)     16th French Championship     5.5  /  11
Buenos Aires 1939 (2)     8th Olympiad - Qualifying Group 2     3  /  6
Buenos Aires 1939 (6)     8th Olympiad - Final A     3.5  /  12
Sydney and Melbourne and Paris and Marseille 1946     Australia - France Radio and Cable Match    
  Kahn, V.G. - Crowl, F.A.     0.5 - 0.5    
Brussels 1947 (2)     Belgium - France Match    
  Kahn, V.G. - van Lennep, F.     1 - 1    
Venice 1947     Venice Tournament     4  /  13

Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025