Bucholz

English Etymology en de Buchholz Proper noun en. Noun en chess The sum of the scores of all opponents in a competition. en 1977 Chess Life & Review - Volume 32, Issues 1-6 211 It was now obvious that Mark had played the strongest opposition, moving well ahead of everyone else on Bucholz points (the total scores of his opponents) as well as on Sonnenbom-Berger points. en 1981 Hungarian Digest - Issues 2-6 93 The Hungarian and the Soviet teams had 39 points each; and according to the Bucholz count the Soviet Union was the winner. en 1991 Chess - Volume 56, Issue 7 - Volume 57, Issue 7 24 I have seen two Bulgarians drag out their last round game until long after other players had finished in order to have time to calculate who has the best Bucholz (sum of opponents scores) and hence the ideal result for their total prize. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Bucholz is the 22246th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1159 individuals. Bucholz is most common among White (92.49%) individuals.