Souweine, Arthur




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1892  510  2057 (50) 21
1893  413  2119 (44) 17
1894  366  2152 (42) 17
1895  348  2168 (45) 7
1896  306  2189 (44) 16
1897  352  2161 (50) 3
1898  359  2165 (51) 11
1899  340  2182 (57) 0
1900  316  2200 (58) 1
1901  290  2227 (56) 11
1902  311  2220 (61) 0
1903  328  2214 (61) 0
1904  347  2208 (57) 1
1905  366  2204 (50) 13
1906  402  2191 (51) 13
1907  425  2186 (63) 0
1908  445  2181 (71) 0
1909  482  2177 (77) 0
1910  504  2172 (80) 4
1911  553  2161 (90) 0
1912  551  2150 (98) 0
1913  584  2139 (104) 0
1914  592  2128 (111) 0
1915  586  2117 (116) 0
1916  613  2106 (121) 0
1917  637  2095 (126) 0
1918  664  2084 (130) 0
1919  687  2073 (134) 0
1920  768  2063 (137) 0
1921  863  2052 (140) 0
1922  930  2041 (143) 0
1923  1061  2030 (146) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Souweine, Arthur Jacob  
   Also known as: A.J. Souine
Born: 25 Dec. 1872
Died: 28 Nov. 1951
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 67
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 400
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 66, 89
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 53
   Hilbert, Napier, page 14
   Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 119
   Hillyer, Thomas Frère, page 183
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 41
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 255
Periodicals
   [BDE], vol. 55, no. 267, 26 Sep. 1895, page 5

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

Helms, H. - Souweine, A.J. 1893         (f)     5.5   -   2.5
Howell, C.S. - Souweine, A.J. 1901         (f)     3   -   0

Tournament data

New York 1892 (4)     14th New York State Championship    
  Souweine, A.J. - Rogers, H.J.     0 - 1    
  Souweine, A.J. - Baird, J.W.     1 - 0    
  Souweine, A.J. - Loeb, S.E.     0 - 1    
New York 1892 (7)     Brooklyn Club Championship     1  /  18
New York 1893 (2)     New York State Chess Association Free-for-all Tournament    
  Souweine, A.J. - Bigelow, W.     1 - 0    
  Souweine, A.J. - Underhill, E.H.     1 - 0    
  Souweine, A.J. - Broughton, L.D.     0.5 - 0.5    
  Souweine, A.J. - Reitzer, A.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1893 (7)     New York State Chess Association - Handicap Tournament, Second Class     3.5  /  5
New York 1893 (10)     New York State Chess Association - Consolation Tournament    
  Souweine, A.J. - Searle, D.F.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1894 (2)     16th New York State Championship    
  Souweine, A.J. - Burlingame, E.E.     1 - 0    
  Souweine, A.J. - Baird, J.W.     0.5 - 0.5    
  Souweine, A.J. - Olly, E.N.     1 - 0    
  Souweine, A.J. - Simonson, G.     0 - 1    
Newark 1894     Brooklyn Club - Newark Club Match    
  Souweine, A.J. - Hymes, C.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1894 (7)     Brooklyn YMCA - Staten Island Club Match    
  Souweine, A.J. - Eldam, B.     0 - 1    
New York 1894 (8)     Brooklyn Club Championship     5.5  /  11
Newark 1895 (1)     Brooklyn Club - Newark Club Match    
  Souweine, A.J. - Gunzberg, L.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (8)     Brooklyn - Staten Island Club Match    
  Souweine, A.J. - Schweikert, J.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (10)     New York State Championship     0  /  3
New York 1895 (17)     Cafe Boulevard Handicap Tournament     12  /  25
New York 1896 (1)     18th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - General Tournament     3.5  /  4
New York 1896 (3)     Brooklyn Club Championship     7.5  /  13
New York 1897 (4)     19th New York State Chess Association Meeting - General Tournament     0  /  3
New York 1898 (2)     20th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - General Tournament     2.5  /  4
Lake Keuka 1898     Pennsylvania State Chess Association - New York State Chess Association Match     1.5  /  7
New York and Chicago 1900     Brooklyn Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match    
  Souweine, A.J. - Taylor, J.W.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1901 (1)     Brooklyn Club Championship     8.5  /  9
New York 1904 (4)     Brooklyn Club Team Match    
  Souweine, A.J. - Helms, H.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York and Chicago 1905 (2)     Brooklyn Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match    
  Souweine, A.J. - Eppens, J.C.     0 - 1    
New York 1905 (3)     Brooklyn Club Championship     6.5  /  12
New York 1906 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     4  /  12
New York 1906 (3)     28th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - New York State Championship     0  /  1
New York 1910 (2)     New York State Chess Association Winter Tournament    
  Souweine, A.J. - Koehler, G.H.     1 - 0    
  Souweine, A.J. - Miller, M.     1 - 0    
  Souweine, A.J. - Jaffe, C.     0 - 1    
  Souweine, A.J. - Rosenfeld, Her.     0 - 1    
New York 1923 (14)     Chess Club International - Progressive Club Match    
  Souweine, A.J. - Kupchik, A.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2026