Kahn, Victor




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1911  890  2001 (98) 5
1912  823  2022 (97) 0
1913  782  2043 (94) 0
1914  712  2064 (90) 0
1915  632  2085 (85) 0
1916  584  2107 (79) 0
1917  538  2128 (71) 0
1918  500  2149 (60) 11
1919  464  2165 (60) 0
1920  451  2181 (56) 8
1921  388  2210 (57) 0
1922  328  2239 (53) 0
1923  288  2268 (41) 26
1924  374  2236 (42) 9
1925  355  2248 (35) 31
1926  325  2266 (35) 35
1927  421  2240 (40) 20
1928  431  2242 (49) 0
1929  431  2243 (50) 0
1930  436  2244 (43) 17
1931  640  2201 (41) 13
1932  746  2178 (39) 18
1933  625  2208 (38) 20
1934  610  2213 (39) 15
1935  718  2197 (36) 29
1936  845  2163 (39) 22
1937  925  2139 (43) 10
1938  994  2124 (45) 11
1939  926  2122 (47) 18
1940  854  2118 (60) 0
1941  827  2115 (67) 0
1942  769  2111 (72) 0
1943  730  2108 (75) 0
1944  731  2104 (75) 0
1945  759  2101 (73) 0
1946  751  2097 (69) 1
1947  574  2099 (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