Edo Historical Chess Ratings



Gunsberg, Isidor



Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1881  24  2480 (55) 14
1882  31  2470 (51) 0
1883  38  2460 (39) 41
1884  18  2518 (45) 0
1885  2576 (36) 42
1886  2592 (34) 37
1887  2593 (33) 47
1888  2614 (35) 35
1889  2578 (29) 95
1890  2561 (35) 42
1891  13  2536 (41) 24
1892  29  2493 (48) 8
1893  31  2484 (54) 0
1894  35  2475 (54) 0
1895  37  2465 (47) 21
1896  35  2468 (57) 0
1897  32  2470 (62) 0
1898  30  2472 (62) 0
1899  23  2475 (58) 0
1900  21  2477 (49) 12
1901  21  2467 (43) 18
1902  20  2457 (41) 40

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Gunsberg, Isidor Arthur  
   Also known as: Günzberg
Born: 2 Nov. 1854
Died: 2 May 1930
 
References
Books
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 261
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikampfe, page 81
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 155
   Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 134
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 137
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 162
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 16
   Wade, Soviet Chess, page 21
Web
   Harding, Tim.  [The Family Life of Grandmaster Gunsberg]
   Sarah.  [Chess Automatons]
   Sarah.  [Isidor Gunsberg]
   Sarah.  [Monte Carlo 1902 - The Players]
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dal 1900 al 1944]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4756. Census information]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 5129. Isidor Gunsberg]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 5136. An interview with Gunsberg]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 5137. Further Gunsberg jottings]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Blackburne, J.H. - Gunsberg, I.A. 1881         (f)     8.5   -   5.5
Gunsberg, I.A. - Bird, H.E. 1886         (f)     6.5   -   2.5
Gunsberg, I.A. - Blackburne, J.H. 1887         (f)     8   -   5
Gunsberg, I.A. - Lee, F.J. 1888         (f)     4   -   1
Gunsberg, I.A. - Mortimer, J. 1888         (f)     4.5   -   0.5
Gunsberg, I.A. - Wilson, W.C. 1889         (c)     1   -   1
Gunsberg, I.A. - Shipley, W.P. 1889         (c)     3   -   2
Gunsberg, I.A. - Elson, J. 1889         (c)     0.5   -   0.5
Gunsberg, I.A. - Martinez, C.S. 1889         (c)     0.5   -   1.5
Gunsberg, I.A. - Robinson, A.K. 1889         (c)     1.5   -   0.5
Gunsberg, I.A. - Bird, H.E. 1889         (f)     3   -   2
Chigorin, M.I. - Gunsberg, I.A. 1890         (f)     11.5   -   11.5
Steinitz, W. - Gunsberg, I.A. 1891         (f)     10.5   -   8.5
Gunsberg, I.A. - Shipley, W.P. 1891         (c)     2.5   -   2.5

Tournament data

London 1883 (2)     Vizayanagaram Tournament     19  /  24
Nuremberg 1883 (5)     3rd German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier     5  /  17
London 1885     British Chess Association Tournament     14  /  15
Hamburg 1885 (6)     4th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier     12  /  17
Hereford 1885 (1)     15th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Master Tournament     5.5  /  10
London 1886 (1)     British Chess Club Master Tourney     5  /  7
London 1886 (3)     2nd British Chess Association Congress - Master Tourney     8  /  12
Nottingham 1886     Counties Chess Association Meeting     6  /  9
Frankfurt 1887 (4)     5th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier     8.5  /  20
London 1887 (1)     3rd British Chess Association Congress - Master Tournament     8  /  9
  Gunsberg, I.A. - Burn, A.     2.5 - 2.5    
Bradford 1888 (1)     British Chess Association Tournament - Master Section     13.5  /  16
London 1888     Simpson's Divan Tournament     16.5  /  17
New York 1889     6th American Chess Congress     31  /  43
Breslau 1889 (4)     6th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier     10  /  17
Amsterdam 1889 (1)     Amsterdam International - Meisterturnier     4  /  8
London 1889 (1)     5th British Chess Association Tournament     7.5  /  10
Manchester 1890 (1)     6th British Chess Association Tournament - Master Section     11.5  /  19
London 1892 (6)     British Chess Club Invitational Tournament     2.5  /  8
Hastings 1895 (7)     Hastings International Congress - Master's Tournament     9  /  21
London 1900 (1)     City of London Chess Club Invitation Tournament     9  /  12
Monte Carlo 1901     Monte Carlo Tournament     9  /  18
Monte Carlo 1902     Monte Carlo International Tournament     12  /  23
Hanover 1902 (1)     13th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier     6  /  17