Vienna 1940




Results
 
Crosstable scores
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games   
Keller, Hans    2316 (34) 13.5 / 15 
Platt, Josef    2305 (55) 11 / 15 
Müller, Hans    2399 (32) 10 / 15 
Rautenberg, Norbert    2254 (70) 9.5 / 15 
Gruber, Theodor    2217 (48) 9 / 15 
Weil, Herbert    2260 (43) 8.5 / 15 
Palda, Karl    2150 (47) 7.5 / 15 
Schwarzbach, Wilhelm    2173 (50) 7.5 / 15 
Schwammenhöfer, Karl    2134 (44) 7 / 15 
Watzl, Leopold    2157 (48) 7 / 15 
Rysawy, Rudolf    2202 (50) 6.5 / 15 
Gerbec, Theodor    2128 (62) 6 / 15 
Fuderer, Karl    2062 (59) 5 / 15 
Huber (1)    2011 (60) 4.5 / 15 
Weiss, Heinrich    2066 (48) 4.5 / 15 
Haberditz, Hans    2081 (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