Westphal, Leonhard




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1920  399  2204 (49) 12
1921  400  2214 (35) 41
1922  482  2196 (37) 19
1923  537  2190 (36) 23
1924  486  2212 (37) 22
1925  573  2192 (38) 19
1926  494  2222 (39) 16
1927  608  2193 (39) 25
1928  686  2176 (46) 16
1929  747  2166 (61) 0
1930  831  2156 (72) 0
1931  931  2145 (80) 0
1932  991  2135 (86) 0
1933  1056  2124 (91) 0
1934  1124  2114 (94) 0
1935  1215  2104 (97) 1
1936  1202  2102 (101) 0
1937  1152  2099 (105) 0
1938  1162  2097 (108) 0
1939  1086  2095 (111) 0
1940  973  2093 (113) 0
1941  950  2091 (114) 0
1942  892  2089 (115) 0
1943  863  2087 (116) 0
1944  856  2084 (116) 0
1945  887  2082 (116) 0
1946  873  2080 (115) 0
1947  759  2078 (114) 0
1948  562  2076 (113) 6

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Westphal, Otto Leonhard  
Born: 16 Aug. 1895
Died: 6 Mar. 1957
 
Notes:
Full name and birth date from official birth record sent by Alan McGowan. The Deutsche Schachzeitung of Jun. 1935 (p.162) has 'Westphahl'.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 264
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 341
   McGowan, Kurt Richter, page 368
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 296
Periodicals
   [DSZ], vol. 90, no. 6, June 1935, page 162
   [Scha], no. 8, 1957, page 127

Tournament data

Berlin 1920 (10)     20th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier 4D     3.5  /  5
Berlin 1920 (11)     20th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier 4 Final     4  /  7
Berlin 1921 (2)     Berlin Chess Society Championship     4  /  10
Hamburg 1921 (3)     21st German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B1     4.5  /  7
Hamburg 1921 (7)     21st German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B Final     4  /  7
Berlin 1921 (4)     Berlin Championship (for 1922)     9  /  17
Berlin 1922 (2)     Berlin Chess Society Championship     2.5  /  10
Berlin 1922 (6)     Berlin Championship - Group B     6.5  /  9
Berlin 1923 (1)     Berlin Chess Society Winter Tournament     4  /  8
Berlin 1923 (3)     Berlin - Prague and Brno Team Match    
  Westphal, O.L. - Berger, Vl.     1 - 1    
Berlin 1923 (6)     1st Brandenburg Chess Union Congress - Section C     3  /  5
Berlin 1923 (8)     Berlin - Prague and Brno Team Tournament     2.5  /  8
Berlin 1924 (2)     Berlin Championship     4  /  8
Forst in der Lausitz 1924 (2)     2nd Brandenburg Chess Union Congress - Group B     5  /  5
Forst in der Lausitz 1924 (4)     2nd Brandenburg Chess Union Congress - Siegergruppe     1  /  2
Eisenach 1924     32nd Thuringian Chess Federation Congress - Championship     2.5  /  7
Berlin 1925 (2)     Berlin City Championship     4.5  /  14
Berlin 1925 (3)     Berlin Tournament     1  /  5
Berlin 1926 (2)     Berlin Championship     9.5  /  16
Berlin 1927 (1)     Berlin City Championship, Preliminary Group 1     8  /  9
Berlin 1927 (6)     Berlin City Championship - Final     3  /  14
Stockholm 1927 (1)     Sallskapet Club - Berlin Schachgesellschaft Match    
  Westphal, O.L. - Dahl, G.     1 - 1    
Berlin 1928 (3)     Berlin Championship - Preliminary Group B     5  /  7
Berlin 1928 (11)     Berlin Championship - Final     2  /  9
Hanover 1935     Berlin - Niedersachsen Team Match    
  Westphal, O.L. - Adeler, E.     0.5 - 0.5    
Berlin 1948 (1)     Berlin Championship Qualification Tournament - Group 1     5  /  7

Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026