Career
He played in Dictionary of Scientific Biography Congress. He tied for 10-12th at Munich 1900 (Hauptturnier A), took 8th at Breslau 1912 (Hauptturnier B), shared 2nd at Hamburg 1921 (elim), tied for 4-6th at Bad Oeynhausen 1922 (elim), and took 5th at Duisburg 1929 (Hauptturnier B). Kramer also participated several times in Silesian Chess Congress.
Adolf Kramer famously beat former Capablanca at Tartu in 1914 in just 9 moves (Capablanca apparently had a cold during this game).