Victor Buerger


Victor Buerger was a Ukrainian–British chess player.

Biography

Buerger was a member of London Chess Club.

Tournament results

In 1923, Buerger tied for 5–7th in Pardubice. In 1924, he tied for 7–9th in London. In 1925/26, he tied for 5–6th in Hastings. In 1926, he tied for 1st with Yates in London. In 1926/27, he tied for 7–8th in Hastings.
In 1927, he tied for 9–11th in London, tied for 3rd–4th in Tunbridge Wells, and tied for 4–6th in Scarborough. In 1927/28, he tied for 3rd–4th in Hastings. In 1928, he won in Cheltenham, took 2nd in Tenby, and tied for 7–8th in Scarborough. 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. In 1937, he took 9th in an invitation-only Margate tournament that Fine and Keres won. He scored his most notable win at Margate, defeating Alexander Alekhine in a game marred by multiple mutual blunders in time pressure.