Vienna 1940




Results
 
Crosstable scores
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games   
Keller, Hans    2319 (34) 13.5 / 15 
Platt, Josef    2307 (54) 11 / 15 
Müller, Hans    2402 (32) 10 / 15 
Rautenberg, Norbert    2257 (70) 9.5 / 15 
Gruber, Theodor    2220 (47) 9 / 15 
Weil, Herbert    2263 (43) 8.5 / 15 
Palda, Karl    2154 (47) 7.5 / 15 
Schwarzbach, Wilhelm    2177 (49) 7.5 / 15 
Schwammenhöfer, Karl    2137 (44) 7 / 15 
Watzl, Leopold    2160 (48) 7 / 15 
Rysawy, Rudolf    2205 (49) 6.5 / 15 
Gerbec, Theodor    2132 (62) 6 / 15 
Fuderer, Karl    2065 (59) 5 / 15 
Huber (1)    2014 (60) 4.5 / 15 
Weiss, Heinrich    2069 (48) 4.5 / 15 
Haberditz, Hans    2083 (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: 14 May 2025