Carl Ahues

Carl Oscar Ahues was a German chess International Master.

Chess career

He was Berlin champion in 1910 and shared 3rd place at the strong Berlin tournament of 1926. He was German Champion in 1929 winning the 26th DSB Congress in Duisburg. In 1930, he took 6th in San Remo, tied for 4–5th in Scarborough, and tied for 3–5th in Liège. In 1931, he tied for 2nd-4th in Berlin, and tied for 4–6th in Swinemünde.
Ahues represented Germany thrice in Chess Olympiads.

In 1930, at first board in 3rd Chess Olympiad in Hamburg, team bronze;
In 1931, at second board in 4th Chess Olympiad in Prague ;
In 1936, at second board in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad in Munich, team bronze.

In 1933, he took 10th in Bad Pyrmont. In 1934, he took 3rd in Bad Niendorf. In 1935, he took 4th in Bad Aachen. In 1935, he won in Hamburg. In 1935, he tied for 5–6th in Bad Nauheim. In 1936, he took 3rd, behind Alexander Alekhine and Paul Keres, in Bad Nauheim. In 1939, he took 4th in Bad Harzburg.
In 1940, he tied for 6–9th in Bad Oeynhausen. In 1940, he tied for 5–8th in Kraków/Bad Krynica/Warsaw. In 1941, he tied for 9–11th in Trentschin-Teplitz. In 1942, he took 10th in Munich. In 1942, he won in Berlin. In 1944, he tied for 2nd-3rd, behind Elsas, in Luxembourg.
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.
Awarded the IM title in 1950.

Personal life

After World War II, Ahues lived in West Germany.
His son, Herbert Ahues, was a famous chess composer.