Souweine, Arthur




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1892  515  2050 (50) 21
1893  417  2112 (44) 17
1894  370  2146 (42) 17
1895  351  2161 (45) 7
1896  309  2183 (44) 16
1897  356  2155 (50) 3
1898  360  2159 (51) 11
1899  342  2177 (57) 0
1900  316  2194 (58) 1
1901  293  2221 (56) 11
1902  311  2215 (61) 0
1903  329  2208 (61) 0
1904  347  2202 (57) 1
1905  370  2198 (50) 13
1906  407  2185 (51) 13
1907  425  2180 (63) 0
1908  445  2176 (71) 0
1909  486  2171 (77) 0
1910  506  2166 (80) 4
1911  557  2155 (90) 0
1912  554  2144 (98) 0
1913  589  2134 (104) 0
1914  599  2123 (111) 0
1915  591  2112 (116) 0
1916  619  2101 (121) 0
1917  642  2090 (126) 0
1918  671  2079 (130) 0
1919  691  2069 (134) 0
1920  770  2058 (137) 0
1921  869  2047 (140) 0
1922  933  2036 (143) 0
1923  1060  2025 (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