Westphal, Leonhard




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1920  402  2204 (49) 12
1921  403  2214 (35) 41
1922  481  2196 (37) 19
1923  534  2191 (36) 23
1924  483  2213 (37) 22
1925  574  2192 (38) 19
1926  492  2222 (39) 16
1927  609  2194 (39) 25
1928  690  2176 (46) 16
1929  754  2166 (61) 0
1930  833  2156 (72) 0
1931  935  2145 (80) 0
1932  996  2135 (86) 0
1933  1061  2124 (91) 0
1934  1128  2114 (94) 0
1935  1225  2104 (97) 1
1936  1209  2101 (101) 0
1937  1164  2099 (105) 0
1938  1171  2097 (108) 0
1939  1090  2095 (111) 0
1940  987  2093 (113) 0
1941  961  2091 (114) 0
1942  897  2089 (115) 0
1943  868  2086 (116) 0
1944  860  2084 (116) 0
1945  889  2082 (116) 0
1946  880  2080 (115) 0
1947  760  2078 (114) 0
1948  563  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