His one loss being to Ahues. Chessgames.com has only three of Woog's games and five by Westphal. The only information on Westphal is that he was born August 16, 1895 and died at the age of 61 on March 6, 1957.
The below game between these two is both entertaining and instructive. It’s a good example of short range planning plus it features a Classic Bishop Sacrifice that does not lead to an immediate forced win. Also, Woog's methodical buildup of his attack is instructive to witness. Analysis by Fritz/Stockfish evaluates Woog’s play as “very precise.”
[Event "Berlin Open"]
[Site ""]
[Date "1920.??.??"]
[Round ""]
[White "Fritz Woog"]
[Black "Leonhard Westphal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C83"]
[Annotator "Stockfish 19"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1920.??.??"]
{C83: Open Ruy Lopez} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 {White will argue that black loosens his position with this active defense while black hopes to deprive white of a center P. Black's K will be temporarily vulnerable, but can reach safety while white is busy regaining his P.} 6. d4 {Other moves are not worth considering.} b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 {At this point white has tried many different moves with varying degrees of success, but the text is by far the most often seen.} 9. c3 Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Nc5 {The main line 11...Qd7 is much better. The move played has not yielded good results for black.} 12. Bc2 Bg4 {Another poor choice. 12...Qd7 is still the move.} 13. h3 Bh5 (13... Bxf3 {also favors white.} 14. Nxf3 Re8 15. b4 Ne4 16. Qb1 Qd7 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qxe4 {White is better.}) 14. Bxh7+ {After this black should simply acquiesce to the loss of a P and play 14...Kh8. Instead, he accepts the B and loses.} Kxh7 (14... Kh8 15. g4 Bxg4 $2 {Now is the to play 15...Kxh7} 16. hxg4 Kxh7 17. Bxc5 Bxc5 18. Nb3 Bb6 {White is winning. Miletic,D-Ursic,M (2078) Nova Gorica 2002}) 15. Ng5+ {[%mdl 512] In the classic Bishop sacrifice it is essential for white to be able to play this move.} Bxg5 16. Qxh5+ Bh6 17. Bxc5 Re8 18. f4 ({Less strong is} 18. Qxf7 Nxe5 19. Qf5+ g6 {White is better, but his attack is at a standstill.}) 18... g6 19. Qf3 Qd7 20. Rad1 Nd8 21. Nb3 {The N is headed for the outpost on d4. Note that this type of "plan" is only two moves and there is no particular target, but it is the type of short plan that is often seen in master practice. If you can't think of anything to do, find a poorly positioned piece and think of a way to improve its position. 21...c6 22.♘d4 ♘b7 23.♘b3 This retreat is less effective than simply playing 23.Bb6. From d4 the N could think about going on a further journey of c2, e3 and g4 from where it eyes f6. 23...a5 24.♗d4 ♕f5 It's hard to suggest a really viable plan for black, but this move simply loses time as white plays g4 with a gain of time. 25.g4 ♕c8 26.♘c5 While this doesn't really harm white's position, an immediate attack with 26.f5 would have been more forceful.} c6 22. Nd4 {Threatens to win with f5.} Nb7 23. Nb3 a5 {Eliminating the B with 23...Nxc5 was just a bit better.} 24. Bd4 Qf5 25. g4 Qc8 26. Nc5 Nd8 {Hoping to exchange some attackers with 26...Nxc5 would not be of much help.} 27. Qg3 Bg7 28. f5 {[%mdl 32]} g5 29. h4 {Woog concludes the attack with great verve.} gxh4 30. Qxh4+ Kg8 31. f6 Bh8 32. Rf5 Ne6 33. Nxe6 fxe6 34. f7+ {Black resigned. Forceful and precise play by Woog.} 1-0
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