Victor Buerger Explained

Country:England
Birth Date:29 January 1904
Birth Place:Mykolaiv, Russian Empire
Death Date:1996
Death Place:UK

Victor Buerger (Berger) (29 January 1904 – 1996) was a Ukrainian–British chess player.

Biography

Buerger was born in Mykolaiv, Ukraine (then Russian Empire)[1] and became a member of London Chess Club.

Tournament results

In 1923, Buerger tied for 5–7th in Pardubice (Pardubitz). In 1924, he tied for 7–9th in London. In 1925–26, he tied for 5–6th in Hastings (Alekhine and Vidmar won). In 1926, he tied for 1st with Yates in London. In 1926–27, he tied for 7–8th in Hastings (Tartakower won).

In 1927, he tied for 9–11th in London (Nimzowitsch and Tartakower won), tied for 3rd–4th in Tunbridge Wells, and tied for 4–6th in Scarborough (Colle won). In 1927–28, he tied for 3rd–4th in Hastings (Tartakower won). In 1928, he won in Cheltenham, took 2nd in Tenby, and tied for 7–8th in Scarborough (Winter won). In 1928–29, he took 9th in Hastings. In 1929, he tied for 2nd–3rd in London. In 1930, he tied for 1st–3rd in London.[2]

In 1932, Buerger took 11th in London (Alekhine won). In 1937, he took 9th in an invitation-only Margate tournament that Fine and Keres won.[3] [4] He scored his most notable win at Margate, defeating Alexander Alekhine[5] in a game marred by multiple mutual blunders in time pressure.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.newinchess.com/Berger__Victor-ip-48883.html Victor Berger
  2. http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 1 July 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070221010007/http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/index.htm . 21 February 2007 . dead .
  4. Web site: Margate Tournament 1937.
  5. Web site: Victor Berger vs Alexander Alekhine Margate (1937).