Bucholz

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Buchholz

Proper noun

Bucholz

1. A surname.

Noun

Bucholz (plural Bucholzes)

1. (chess) The sum of the scores of all opponents in a competition.
   • 1977, Chess Life & Review - Volume 32, Issues 1-6, page 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.

   • 1981, Hungarian Digest - Issues 2-6, page 93:

     The Hungarian and the Soviet teams had 39 points each; and according to the Bucholz count the Soviet Union was the winner.

   • 1991, Chess - Volume 56, Issue 7 - Volume 57, Issue 7, page 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 22246^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1159 individuals. Bucholz is most common among White (92.49%) individuals.