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Carl Ahues | |
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| Full name | Carl Oscar Ahues |
| Country |  Germany |
| Born | (1883-12-26)December 26, 1883 Bremen,German Empire |
| Died | (1968-12-31)December 31, 1968 Hamburg,West Germany |
| Title | International Master (1950) |
Carl Oscar Ahues (26 December 1883, Bremen – 31 December 1968, Hamburg) was aGermanchessInternational Master.
He was Berlin champion in 1910 and shared 3rd place at the strong Berlin tournament of 1926 (Efim Bogoljubow won).[1] He was German Champion in 1929 winning the 26th DSB Congress inDuisburg. In 1930, he took 6th inSan Remo (Alexander Alekhine won), tied for 4–5th inScarborough (Edgar Colle won), and tied for 3–5th inLiège (Savielly Tartakower won). In 1931, he tied for 2nd-4th in Berlin (Herman Steiner won), and tied for 4–6th inSwinemünde (27th DSB Congress;Efim Bogoljubow andLudwig Roedl won).
Ahues represented Germany thrice inChess Olympiads.
In 1933, he took 10th inBad Pyrmont (1st GER-ch; Bogoljubow won). In 1934, he took 3rd inBad 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 inBad Nauheim (Bogoljubow won). In 1936, he took 3rd, behindAlexander Alekhine andPaul Keres, in Bad Nauheim. In 1939, he took 4th inBad 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 inKraków/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 inMunich (EUR-ch,Wertungsturnier – Qualification Tournament;Gösta Danielsson won).[2] In 1942, he won in Berlin (BSG). In 1944, he tied for 2nd-3rd, behind Elsas, inLuxembourg.
In 1946, he won inBad Harzburg. In 1947, he tied for 2nd-3rd, behindLudwig Rellstab, inStuttgart. In 1953, he tied for 7–9th inLeipzig (GER-ch;Wolfgang Unzicker won).
Awarded the IM title in 1950.
After World War II, Ahues lived inWest Germany.
His son,Herbert Ahues, was a famouschess composer.
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