Orbach, Wilhelm




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1914  318  2244 (73) 9
1915  284  2250 (76) 0
1916  276  2257 (77) 0
1917  264  2263 (77) 0
1918  254  2269 (74) 0
1919  243  2276 (69) 0
1920  232  2282 (62) 0
1921  247  2288 (50) 14
1922  247  2290 (48) 6
1923  241  2297 (45) 15
1924  211  2315 (50) 0
1925  172  2333 (46) 11
1926  139  2356 (47) 4
1927  112  2378 (41) 20
1928  169  2359 (44) 7
1929  231  2327 (44) 13
1930  345  2284 (49) 11
1931  365  2285 (61) 0
1932  354  2286 (67) 0
1933  373  2287 (71) 0
1934  371  2288 (73) 0
1935  381  2290 (72) 0
1936  367  2291 (69) 0
1937  354  2292 (63) 0
1938  363  2293 (53) 14
1939  343  2296 (54) 14

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Orbach, Wilhelm  
Born: 1894
Died: 1944
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 214
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 333
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 367
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 312
   McGowan, Kurt Richter, page 364
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 371
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 195
Web
   [Wilhelm Orbach]

Tournament data

Mannheim 1914 (4)     19th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B2     5  /  9
Hamburg 1921 (6)     21st German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B4     6  /  7
Hamburg 1921 (7)     21st German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B Final     3  /  7
Bad Oeynhausen 1922 (6)     22nd German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier D     3  /  6
Frankfurt 1923 (4)     23rd German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier C     5  /  8
Frankfurt 1923 (6)     23rd German Chess Federation Congress - Siegergruppe     3.5  /  7
Breslau 1925 (2)     24th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier A     7  /  11
Bad Ems 1926     6th Middle Rhine Chess Federation Congress - Siegergruppe     2  /  3
Freiburg 1926 (2)     Germany - Switzerland Team Match    
  Orbach, W. - Henneberger, W.     2 - 0    
Hyeres 1927     Hyères Tournament     7.5  /  10
Homburg 1927     Homburg Tournament     4.5  /  10
Giessen 1928     Giessen Tournament     4  /  7
Duisburg 1929 (9)     26th German Chess Federation Congress - Master Tournament     6  /  13
Frankfurt 1930 (1)     Anderssen Chess Club Jubilee - Meisterturnier     1.5  /  11
Paris 1938 (2)     L'Echiquier Tournament     8.5  /  14
Paris 1939     Paris Tournament     7  /  14


Player information updated: 11 Jan. 2026