Vienna 1940




Results
 
Crosstable scores
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games   
Keller, Hans    2318 (34) 13.5 / 15 
Platt, Josef    2311 (56) 11 / 15 
Müller, Hans    2398 (32) 10 / 15 
Rautenberg, Norbert    2255 (70) 9.5 / 15 
Gruber, Theodor    2217 (48) 9 / 15 
Weil, Herbert    2261 (43) 8.5 / 15 
Palda, Karl    2152 (50) 7.5 / 15 
Schwarzbach, Wilhelm    2174 (50) 7.5 / 15 
Schwammenhöfer, Karl    2135 (44) 7 / 15 
Watzl, Leopold    2158 (48) 7 / 15 
Rysawy, Rudolf    2203 (50) 6.5 / 15 
Gerbec, Theodor    2129 (62) 6 / 15 
Fuderer, Karl    2063 (59) 5 / 15 
Huber (1)    2012 (60) 4.5 / 15 
Weiss, Heinrich    2067 (49) 4.5 / 15 
Haberditz, Hans    2082 (46) 3 / 15 
 
 

Event table notes

Event data
Name: Vienna Championship
Place: Vienna
Start date: 2 Mar. 1940
End date: 1940
 
Notes:
I have guessed at the identities of players named Rautenberg, Weiss, and Haberditz. According to Hans M¨ller's column in the Neues Wiener Tagblatt (17 Mar. 1940, p.10), it was Herbert Weil here and not his brother Wolfgang Weil. M¨ller played in the event, so he would know which Weil was there, despite another reference sent by Alan McGowan showing Dr. Wolfgang Weil there. Norbert Rautenberg was champion of the Hietzing Club in Vienna in 1945.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 327
Periodicals
   [NWT], 3 Mar. 1940, page 10

Tournament information updated: 15 May 2025