Victor Buerger (29 January 1904, in Nikolaev

Mykolaiv

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, Ukraine

Ukraine

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 (then Russian Empire) – 1996, UK) was a Ukrainian–British chess

Chess

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 player.

Victor Berger was a member of London Chess Club.

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

Alexander Alekhine

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 and Vidmar

Milan Vidmar

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 won). In 1926, he tied for 1st with Yates

Frederick Yates

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 in London. In 1926/27, he tied for 7-8th in Hastings (Tartakower

Savielly Tartakower

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 won).

In 1927, he tied for 9-11th in London (Nimzowitsch

Aron Nimzowitsch

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 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

William Winter (chess player)

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 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.

In 1932, Buerger took 11th in London (Alekhine won). In 1937, he took 9th in Margate (Fine

Reuben Fine

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 and Keres

Paul Keres

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won).

External links

• Victor Berger, profile on chessgames.com