Souweine, Arthur




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1892  508  2055 (50) 21
1893  399  2117 (44) 17
1894  359  2151 (42) 17
1895  341  2166 (45) 7
1896  302  2187 (44) 16
1897  349  2158 (50) 3
1898  354  2162 (51) 11
1899  337  2179 (57) 0
1900  315  2197 (58) 1
1901  288  2222 (56) 11
1902  312  2216 (61) 0
1903  329  2209 (61) 0
1904  348  2202 (58) 1
1905  369  2197 (51) 13
1906  412  2181 (54) 13
1907  442  2170 (68) 0
1908  479  2159 (80) 0
1909  537  2148 (89) 0
1910  552  2137 (97) 0
1911  605  2126 (104) 0
1912  628  2116 (110) 0
1913  655  2105 (116) 0
1914  667  2094 (121) 0
1915  655  2083 (126) 0
1916  670  2072 (130) 0
1917  685  2062 (134) 0
1918  717  2051 (138) 0
1919  739  2040 (141) 0
1920  831  2029 (144) 0
1921  934  2018 (147) 0
1922  1008  2008 (150) 0
1923  1135  1997 (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 (3)     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