Souweine, Arthur




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1892  508  2054 (50) 21
1893  397  2116 (44) 17
1894  355  2150 (42) 17
1895  338  2165 (45) 7
1896  302  2186 (44) 16
1897  348  2157 (50) 3
1898  354  2161 (51) 11
1899  337  2178 (57) 0
1900  315  2196 (58) 1
1901  290  2221 (56) 11
1902  311  2215 (61) 0
1903  323  2208 (61) 0
1904  346  2201 (58) 1
1905  367  2196 (51) 13
1906  410  2179 (54) 13
1907  444  2168 (68) 0
1908  472  2158 (80) 0
1909  535  2147 (89) 0
1910  550  2136 (97) 0
1911  601  2125 (104) 0
1912  626  2114 (110) 0
1913  643  2104 (116) 0
1914  660  2093 (121) 0
1915  645  2082 (126) 0
1916  663  2071 (130) 0
1917  683  2060 (134) 0
1918  712  2050 (138) 0
1919  734  2039 (141) 0
1920  829  2028 (144) 0
1921  931  2017 (147) 0
1922  1004  2007 (150) 0
1923  1124  1996 (152) 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 (2)     28th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - New York State Championship     0  /  1
New York 1923 (14)     Chess Club International - Progressive Club Match    
  Souweine, A.J. - Kupchik, A.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025