Kahn, Victor




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1911  900  2009 (98) 5
1912  831  2031 (96) 0
1913  793  2052 (94) 0
1914  721  2073 (90) 0
1915  638  2095 (85) 0
1916  589  2116 (79) 0
1917  541  2137 (71) 0
1918  497  2159 (60) 11
1919  466  2174 (60) 0
1920  445  2189 (56) 8
1921  391  2218 (57) 0
1922  329  2246 (53) 0
1923  289  2274 (41) 26
1924  379  2242 (42) 9
1925  362  2254 (35) 31
1926  331  2271 (35) 35
1927  430  2246 (40) 20
1928  443  2248 (49) 0
1929  436  2249 (50) 0
1930  444  2250 (43) 17
1931  650  2207 (41) 13
1932  758  2184 (39) 18
1933  643  2214 (38) 20
1934  626  2219 (39) 15
1935  730  2203 (36) 29
1936  869  2169 (38) 22
1937  967  2145 (43) 10
1938  1037  2130 (45) 11
1939  983  2127 (47) 18
1940  909  2123 (59) 0
1941  879  2118 (66) 0
1942  821  2114 (71) 0
1943  814  2110 (72) 0
1944  811  2105 (72) 0
1945  843  2101 (69) 0
1946  844  2096 (63) 1
1947  723  2098 (55) 15
1948  546  2088 (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