Koch, Berthold




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1922  70  2399 (65) 1
1923  66  2411 (50) 17
1924  86  2401 (42) 22
1925  70  2409 (40) 23
1926  60  2422 (38) 24
1927  66  2417 (39) 14
1928  96  2398 (35) 31
1929  91  2404 (35) 20
1930  118  2389 (33) 34
1931  138  2374 (33) 28
1932  91  2399 (31) 43
1933  69  2421 (30) 46
1934  103  2394 (33) 26
1935  145  2369 (33) 35
1936  132  2377 (38) 10
1937  126  2379 (37) 17
1938  133  2378 (33) 39
1939  242  2322 (39) 17
1940  295  2290 (44) 11
1941  295  2281 (51) 9
1942  277  2270 (61) 0
1943  284  2258 (66) 0
1944  296  2247 (68) 0
1945  321  2236 (68) 0
1946  333  2224 (64) 17

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Koch, Berthold  
Born: 22 Feb. 1899
Died:
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 328
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 390
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 360
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 347
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 218
   McGowan, Kurt Richter, page 126, 362
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 135

Tournament data

Berlin 1922 (8)     Schachverein - Springer Schachklub Match    
  Koch, B. - Kergel, E.     1 - 0    
Berlin 1923 (2)     Springer Schachklub Winter Tournament     8  /  9
Berlin 1923 (9)     Springer Schachklub Summer Tournament     7  /  9
Berlin 1924 (1)     Springer Schachklub Winter Tournament     13  /  14
Berlin 1924 (2)     Berlin Championship     2  /  8
Berlin 1925 (5)     Jagerklause Tournament     10.5  /  12
Berlin 1925 (6)     Springer Schachklub Summer Tournament     7.5  /  11
Perleberg 1926 (2)     1st Deutsche Schachverband Congress - Group B     6.5  /  7
Berlin 1926 (2)     Berlin Championship     12  /  16
Berlin 1926 (4)     Schachverein - Springer Schachklub Match    
  Koch, B. - Richter, K. (2)     0 - 1    
Berlin 1927 (6)     Berlin City Championship - Final     10.5  /  14
Berlin 1928 (1)     Berlin Tournament     4  /  13
Berlin 1928 (5)     Berlin Championship - Preliminary Group D     6  /  7
Berlin 1928 (7)     Berlin - Stockholm Match    
  Koch, B. - Wendel, V.     1.5 - 0.5    
Berlin 1928 (11)     Berlin Championship - Final     5.5  /  9
Copenhagen 1929     Berlin - Copenhagen Team Match    
  Koch, B. - Enevoldsen, J.E.     1 - 0    
Bremen 1929     Lower Elbe Chess Federation - Berlin Chess Association Match    
  Koch, B. - Schonmann, W.     0.5 - 0.5    
Berlin 1929 (1)     Berlin Championship     5  /  9
Berlin 1929 (2)     Berlin Tournament     6.5  /  9
Berlin 1930 (1)     Wilmersdorf Jubilee Tournament     7.5  /  9
Berlin 1930 (3)     Berlin City Championship     6.5  /  9
Swinemunde 1930     Swinemunde Tournament     2  /  9
Zoppot 1930     Zoppot Tournament     5  /  7
Swinemunde 1931     27th German Chess Federation Congress     4.5  /  12
Zoppot 1931 (2)     Zoppot Tournament     4.5  /  6
Berlin 1931 (3)     Berliner Schachgesellschaft Championship     4.5  /  10
Berlin 1932 (1)     Cafe Mokadoro Tournament     2.5  /  5
Berlin 1932 (3)     Berliner Schachgesellschaft Winter Tournament - Final     4  /  5
Berlin 1932 (5)     Berlin Championship     6.5  /  11
Berlin and Hamburg 1932     Berlin - Hamburg Telephone Match    
  Koch, B. - Kapfer, E.     0.5 - 0.5    
Berlin 1932 (7)     Berlin Tournament     7  /  14
Berlin 1932 (8)     Berliner Schachgesellschaft Winter Tournament - Preliminary Section A     6.5  /  7
Berlin 1933 (2)     Berlin Championship     7.5  /  11
Swinemunde 1933 (1)     Swinemunde Masters Tournament     7  /  9
Bad Pyrmont 1933 (1)     German Chess Federation Congress - Championship     8  /  15
Berlin 1933 (3)     Berlin Championship     7.5  /  11
Niendorf 1934     1st Grossdeutscher Schachbund Tournament     4  /  11
Wiesbaden 1934 (2)     German Team Championship Final, Berlin - Niederrhein    
  Koch, B. - Bernards, J.     0.5 - 0.5    
Wiesbaden 1934 (4)     German Team Championship Final, Berlin - Niederelbien    
  Koch, B. - Brinckmann, A.     0.5 - 0.5    
Wiesbaden 1934 (6)     German Team Championship Final, Berlin - Bayern    
  Koch, B. - Meyer, C.H.     1 - 0    
Wiesbaden 1934 (8)     German Team Championship Final, Berlin - Sachsen    
  Koch, B. - Normann, C.     0.5 - 0.5    
Berlin 1934     Berlin West District Championship     9.5  /  11
Berlin 1935     Berlin Master Tournament     3.5  /  9
Hamburg 1935 (1)     Berlin - Nordmark Team Match    
  Koch, B. - Schonmann, W.     0.5 - 0.5    
Saarbrucken 1935     South German Tournament     10  /  11
Aachen 1935     3rd German Championship     4  /  14
Swinemunde 1936     Swinemunde Tournament     5  /  9
Berlin 1936 (3)     German Team Championship Final, Berlin - Niedersachsen    
  Koch, B. - Nurnberg, F.     1 - 0    
Berlin 1937 (1)     Berlin Championship     7  /  9
Berlin 1937 (2)     Berliner Schachgesellschaft Jubilee Tournament     1.5  /  7
Berlin and Hamburg 1937     Berlin - Hamburg Telephone Match    
  Koch, B. - Rodatz, H.     1 - 0    
Berlin 1938 (3)     Berlin Championship     10  /  13
Berlin 1938 (4)     German Championship Preliminary Tournament     7.5  /  11
Bad Oeynhausen 1938     5th German Championship     8.5  /  15
Berlin 1939 (3)     Berliner Schachgesellschaft - Lorenz Club Match    
  Koch, B. - Richter, K. (2)     1 - 0    
Krefeld 1939     Krefeld Tournament     3.5  /  7
Bad Elster 1939     Bad Elster Tournament     4  /  9
Berlin 1940 (5)     Berlin Championship     5.5  /  11
Berlin 1941 (4)     Berlin Championship - Group A     6  /  9
Berlin 1946 (2)     Berlin Championship     9  /  11
Berlin 1946 (3)     Nacht-Express Tournament     3  /  9


Player information updated: 15 May 2025