Kahn, Victor




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1911  893  2014 (98) 5
1912  829  2035 (96) 0
1913  794  2057 (94) 0
1914  720  2078 (90) 0
1915  635  2099 (85) 0
1916  583  2121 (79) 0
1917  539  2142 (71) 0
1918  496  2164 (60) 11
1919  467  2179 (60) 0
1920  451  2194 (56) 8
1921  389  2222 (57) 0
1922  329  2251 (53) 0
1923  291  2279 (41) 26
1924  377  2247 (42) 9
1925  359  2259 (35) 31
1926  327  2277 (35) 35
1927  428  2252 (40) 20
1928  442  2253 (49) 0
1929  434  2254 (50) 0
1930  443  2255 (43) 17
1931  646  2212 (41) 13
1932  755  2189 (39) 18
1933  638  2219 (38) 20
1934  621  2224 (39) 15
1935  724  2208 (36) 29
1936  865  2174 (38) 22
1937  958  2150 (43) 10
1938  1030  2135 (45) 11
1939  980  2132 (47) 18
1940  898  2128 (59) 0
1941  866  2124 (66) 0
1942  818  2119 (71) 0
1943  811  2115 (72) 0
1944  809  2110 (72) 0
1945  843  2106 (69) 0
1946  846  2101 (63) 1
1947  721  2103 (55) 15
1948  545  2093 (61) 8

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
Paris 1948 (3)     25th French Championship     3  /  8

Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026