Kaiser, Julius




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1875  216  2150 (123) 8
1876  202  2155 (121) 0
1877  191  2160 (118) 0
1878  191  2165 (115) 0
1879  189  2170 (112) 0
1880  204  2175 (108) 0
1881  221  2180 (104) 1
1882  217  2189 (101) 2
1883  220  2199 (99) 2
1884  232  2202 (100) 0
1885  232  2204 (101) 0
1886  231  2207 (101) 0
1887  231  2210 (101) 0
1888  228  2212 (100) 0
1889  224  2215 (98) 0
1890  242  2218 (95) 0
1891  239  2220 (92) 0
1892  250  2223 (87) 0
1893  247  2226 (81) 0
1894  237  2228 (74) 0
1895  240  2231 (64) 1
1896  222  2239 (52) 14
1897  242  2225 (47) 11
1898  255  2231 (45) 11
1899  290  2210 (43) 15
1900  306  2197 (41) 19
1901  342  2182 (44) 15
1902  372  2172 (51) 7
1903  386  2169 (59) 0
1904  411  2166 (62) 1
1905  402  2172 (62) 2
1906  390  2184 (62) 1
1907  389  2190 (59) 14
1908  439  2172 (71) 1
1909  496  2162 (82) 0
1910  515  2152 (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