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Place of Birth: Bremen, Germany
About Carl Ahues
- Carl Oscar Ahues (26 December 1883, Bremen – 31 December 1968, Hamburg) was a German chess International Master.
- He was Berlin champion in 1910 and shared 3rd place at the strong Berlin tournament of 1926 (Efim Bogoljubow won).
- He was German Champion in 1929 winning the 26th DSB Congress in Duisburg.
- In 1930, he took 6th in San Remo (Alexander Alekhine won), tied for 4-5th in Scarborough (Edgar Colle won), and tied for 3-5th in Liege (Savielly Tartakower won).
- In 1931, he tied for 2nd-4th in Berlin (Herman Steiner won), and tied for 4-6th in Swinemünde (27th DSB Congress; Efim Bogoljubow and Ludwig Roedl won). Ahues represented Germany thrice in Chess Olympiads. In 1930, at first board in 3rd Chess Olympiad in Hamburg (+4 –3 =7), team bronze; In 1931, at second board in 4th Chess Olympiad in Prague (+3 –2 =8); In 1936, at second board in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad in Munich (+4 –1 =12), team bronze.In 1933, he took 10th in Bad Pyrmont (1st GER-ch; Bogoljubow won).
- In 1934, he took 3rd in Bad Niendorf (Gideon Ståhlberg won).
- In 1935, he took 4th in Bad Aachen (3rd GER-ch; Kurt Richter won).
- In 1935, he won in Hamburg.
- In 1935, he tied for 5-6th in Bad Nauheim (Bogoljubow won).
- In 1936, he took 3rd, behind Alexander Alekhine and Paul Keres, in Bad Nauheim.
- In 1939, he took 4th in Bad Harzburg (Erich Eliskases won). In 1940, he tied for 6-9th in Bad Oeynhausen (7th GER-ch; Georg Kieninger won).
- In 1940, he tied for 5-8th in Kraków/Bad Krynica/Warsaw (1st GG-ch; Anton Kohler and Bogoljubow won).
- In 1941, he tied for 9-11th in Trentschin-Teplitz (Jan Foltys won).
- In 1942, he took 10th in Munich (EUR-ch, Wertungsturnier – Qualification Tournament; Gösta Danielsson won).
- In 1942, he won in Berlin (BSG).
- In 1944, he tied for 2nd-3rd, behind Elsas, in Luxembourg. After World War II, he lived in West Germany.
- In 1946, he won in Bad Harzburg.
- In 1947, he tied for 2nd-3rd, behind Ludwig Rellstab, in Stuttgart.
- In 1953, he tied for 7-9th in Leipzig (GER-ch; Wolfgang Unzicker won).
- Awarded the IM title in 1950. His son, Herbert Ahues, was a famous chess composer.
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