Kaiser, Julius




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1875  221  2149 (123) 8
1876  205  2154 (121) 0
1877  195  2159 (118) 0
1878  195  2164 (115) 0
1879  193  2169 (112) 0
1880  210  2174 (108) 0
1881  226  2179 (104) 1
1882  219  2188 (101) 2
1883  224  2198 (99) 2
1884  235  2200 (100) 0
1885  237  2203 (101) 0
1886  232  2206 (102) 0
1887  233  2208 (101) 0
1888  228  2211 (100) 0
1889  223  2214 (98) 0
1890  239  2216 (95) 0
1891  241  2219 (92) 0
1892  250  2221 (87) 0
1893  248  2224 (81) 0
1894  238  2227 (74) 0
1895  238  2229 (64) 1
1896  222  2237 (52) 14
1897  245  2222 (47) 11
1898  258  2228 (45) 11
1899  293  2207 (43) 15
1900  308  2194 (41) 19
1901  346  2180 (44) 15
1902  377  2169 (51) 7
1903  391  2166 (59) 0
1904  415  2163 (61) 1
1905  414  2170 (62) 2
1906  397  2180 (62) 1
1907  400  2187 (59) 14
1908  445  2168 (71) 1
1909  503  2158 (82) 0
1910  520  2147 (91) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Kaiser, Julius Adam  
   Also known as: Captain J.A. Kaiser
Born: 22 July 1845
Died: 20 Jan. 1915
 
Notes:
Hilbert gives date of death as 29-01-1915 in his book on Shipley (p.373). Gaige gives 20-01-1915. Urcan has 'Jacob Adam Kaiser'.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 201
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 185
   Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 30
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 16, 22, 373
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 21
   Urcan, Julius Finn, page 163
Periodicals
   [MCR], vol. 2, no. 18, June 1875, page 206
Web
   Hilbert, John S.  [Chess Columns: Now and Then]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Michaelis, O.E. - Kaiser, J.A. 1881         (c)     1   -   0
Steinitz, W. - Kaiser, J.A. 1882         (c)     2   -   0

Tournament data

Philadelphia 1875     Philadelphia Chess Club Tournament     37  /  52      odds player in pawn and two moves class
Philadelphia and New York 1883     Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match    
  Kaiser, J.A. - de Visser, W.M.     1 - 1    
Philadelphia and New York 1895     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Telegraphic Match    
  Kaiser, J.A. - Hanham, J.M.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1896 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Kaiser, J.A. - Maltzan, J.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1896 (3)     11th Franklin Chess Club Championship     8.5  /  13
Philadelphia and New York 1897     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Telegraphic Match    
  Kaiser, J.A. - de Visser, W.M.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1897 (2)     12th Franklin Chess Club Championship     4  /  10
Philadelphia 1898 (3)     13th Franklin Chess Club Championship     6.5  /  11
Philadelphia 1899 (3)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Kaiser, J.A. - Halpern, J.C.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1899 (4)     14th Franklin Chess Club Championship     5  /  14
New York 1900 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Kaiser, J.A. - Halpern, J.C.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1900     15th Franklin Chess Club Championship     6  /  18
Philadelphia 1901 (3)     16th Franklin Chess Club Championship     6  /  14
Philadelphia 1901 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Kaiser, J.A. - Hymes, E.     0 - 1    
New York 1902 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Kaiser, J.A. - Schmidt, L.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1902     Franklin Club Championship     7  /  13
Philadelphia and Chicago 1904     Franklin Chess Club - Chicago Chess and Checkers Club Telegraph Match    
  Kaiser, J.A. - Taylor, J.W.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia and Chicago 1905     Franklin Chess Club - Chicago Chess and Checker Club Telegraph Match    
  Kaiser, J.A. - Pardee, H.T.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1905 (1)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Kaiser, J.A. - Halpern, J.C.     0 - 1    
New York 1906 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Kaiser, J.A. - Finn, J.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1907 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Kaiser, J.A. - Halpern, J.C.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1907 (3)     22nd Franklin Chess Club Championship     9  /  13
New York 1908 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Kaiser, J.A. - Koehler, G.H.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1910 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Mercantile Library Chess Association Match    
  Kaiser, J.A. - Bauder, C.F.     1 - 0    

Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025