Voellmy, Erwin




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1911  109  2369 (86) 5
1912  107  2371 (83) 0
1913  103  2373 (78) 5
1914  96  2374 (81) 0
1915  84  2375 (82) 0
1916  79  2375 (81) 0
1917  80  2376 (79) 0
1918  81  2376 (75) 0
1919  76  2377 (70) 0
1920  78  2378 (61) 7
1921  90  2376 (58) 0
1922  99  2375 (50) 9
1923  112  2362 (45) 11
1924  136  2346 (41) 13
1925  233  2303 (40) 18
1926  358  2260 (43) 13
1927  354  2270 (49) 0
1928  327  2281 (47) 11
1929  413  2257 (52) 0
1930  510  2232 (48) 7
1931  544  2231 (46) 10
1932  478  2247 (45) 18
1933  479  2249 (51) 0
1934  497  2251 (50) 0
1935  514  2253 (41) 20
1936  585  2230 (38) 26
1937  734  2192 (45) 11
1938  720  2191 (54) 0
1939  673  2190 (57) 11

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Voellmy, Erwin  
   Also known as: Dr. Erwin Voellmy
Born: 9 Sep. 1886
Died: 15 Jan. 1951
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 319
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 340
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 408
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 378
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 89
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 448
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 156, 253, 340
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 286
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Nimzowitsch, A. - Voellmy, E. 1931         (f)     1.5   -   0.5

Tournament data

Davos 1911     21st Swiss Championship     3.5  /  5
Basel 1913     23rd Swiss Championship     3.5  /  5
Saint Gall 1920     25th Swiss Chess Association Championship     5  /  7
Neuchatel 1922     26th Swiss Chess Association Championship     5.5  /  7
Milan 1922     Italy - Switzerland Match    
  Voellmy, E. - Cenni, G.     1 - 1    
Bern 1923 (1)     Switzerland - South Germany Match    
  Voellmy, E. - Seitz, J.A.     1 - 1    
Bern 1923 (2)     27th Swiss Chess Association Championship     6  /  9
Paris 1924 (11)     Olympic Tournament - Preliminary Section 8     3.5  /  5
Paris 1924 (14)     Olympic Tournament - Consolation Cup     5  /  8
Bromley 1925 (3)     20th Kent County Chess Association Congress - Preliminary Section C     5  /  7
Zurich 1925     29th Swiss Chess Association Championship     4.5  /  11
Geneva 1926     30th Swiss Chess Association Championship     3.5  /  11
Freiburg 1926 (2)     Germany - Switzerland Team Match    
  Voellmy, E. - Weissinger, T.     0.5 - 1.5    
The Hague 1928 (3)     2nd Olympiad     7  /  11
Lausanne 1930     34th Swiss Chess Association Championship     2  /  7
Winterthur 1931     35th Swiss Championship     2.5  /  8
Bern 1932 (1)     Bern Tournament     2  /  3
Bern 1932 (2)     International Tournament     4.5  /  15
Aarau 1935     38th Swiss Championship     6.5  /  10
Basel 1935     Basel Tournament     7.5  /  10
Lucerne 1936     39th Swiss Championship     5  /  9
Munich 1936     Unofficial Olympiad     7.5  /  17
Interlaken 1937     40th Swiss Championship     5  /  11
Montreux 1939     42nd Swiss Championship     6  /  11

Player information updated: 11 Jan. 2026