Speijer, Abraham




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1899  95  2355 (70) 4
1900  82  2375 (59) 14
1901  72  2386 (61) 0
1902  68  2396 (59) 0
1903  60  2406 (53) 14
1904  58  2414 (59) 0
1905  56  2421 (60) 0
1906  48  2428 (57) 0
1907  46  2435 (48) 14
1908  45  2426 (47) 3
1909  52  2423 (38) 26
1910  59  2419 (39) 17
1911  64  2420 (45) 5
1912  62  2418 (44) 15
1913  110  2358 (47) 13
1914  107  2353 (57) 0
1915  106  2348 (61) 0
1916  110  2342 (62) 0
1917  112  2337 (59) 0
1918  118  2332 (51) 6
1919  94  2354 (45) 11
1920  77  2375 (41) 20
1921  97  2360 (43) 14
1922  106  2357 (46) 2
1923  104  2365 (42) 17
1924  111  2362 (46) 20
1925  128  2350 (60) 0
1926  151  2339 (70) 0
1927  193  2328 (76) 0
1928  227  2317 (81) 0
1929  252  2306 (84) 0
1930  282  2295 (85) 0
1931  338  2284 (85) 0
1932  362  2273 (84) 0
1933  407  2261 (82) 0
1934  458  2250 (78) 3
1935  455  2256 (78) 0
1936  424  2262 (77) 0
1937  396  2268 (74) 2
1938  344  2283 (74) 0
1939  292  2299 (71) 9

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Speijer, Abraham  
   Also known as: A. Green
Born: 19 Nov. 1873
Died: 5 Sep. 1956
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 317
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 338
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 374
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 94
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 401
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 351
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 256
   Winter, A Chess Omnibus, page 324
Web
   Hilbert, John S.  [Emanuel Lasker: The Challenge for a Biographer], page 2

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

Lasker, Em. - Speijer, A. 1908         (f)     2.5   -   0.5
Speijer, A. - te Kolste, J.W. 1911         (f)     4   -   1
Marshall, F.J. - Speijer, A. 1912         (f)     1   -   1
Euwe, M. - Speijer, A. 1921         (f)     4   -   1
Euwe, M. - Speijer, A. 1923         (f)     3.5   -   0.5

Tournament data

Amsterdam 1899 (2)     27th Netherland Chess Federation Congress - 1st Class Tournament     3  /  4
Munich 1900 (3)     12th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B, Group III     5  /  6
Munich 1900 (5)     12th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B, Siegergruppe I     2.5  /  3
Munich 1900 (14)     12th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B, Preis Gruppe     2.5  /  5
Hilversum 1903     3rd Netherland Chess Federation International Tournament     9.5  /  14
Utrecht 1907 (1)     New Netherland Chess Federation Tournament     2.5  /  3
Amsterdam 1907 (2)     1st Netherland Chess Federation Tournament     4  /  5
Amsterdam and Utrecht 1907     Amsterdam-Utrecht Tournament     4.5  /  6
Saint Petersburg 1909 (1)     Chigorin Memorial Tournament     6  /  18
Leiden 1909 (1)     1st Netherlands Championship     5  /  8
London, England 1910 (1)     City of London Club - Dutch Chess Federation Match    
  Speijer, A. - Wainwright, G.E.     0.5 - 0.5    
Hamburg 1910 (1)     17th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier     5.5  /  16
London, England 1912 (1)     England - Netherlands Team Match    
  Speijer, A. - Atkins, H.E.     1.5 - 0.5    
Richmond, London 1912 (3)     9th British Chess Federation Tournament - Major Open     10  /  11
Scheveningen 1913 (1)     Scheveningen Tournament     4  /  13
Amsterdam 1918     United Amsterdam Chess Club Tournament     2.5  /  6
Hastings 1919 (2)     British Chess Federation Special Victory Congress - Minor Tournament     7.5  /  11
Rotterdam 1920     Rotterdam Tournament     1.5  /  3
Edinburgh 1920 (3)     13th British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open Tournament     8.5  /  10
Amsterdam 1920 (4)     3rd Silver Queen Tournament     5.5  /  7
Amsterdam 1921 (2)     United Amsterdam Chess Club Winter Tournament     7  /  9
Berlin 1922 (7)     Germany - Holland Match    
  Speijer, A. - Samisch, F.     0.5 - 1.5    
Amsterdam 1923     United Amsterdam Club Tournament     2  /  3
Scheveningen 1923     Netherland Chess Federation Congress - Match Tournament     4.5  /  10
Amsterdam 1924 (1)     Netherlands Championship Tournament     4.5  /  9
Rotterdam 1924 (2)     New Rotterdam Chess Association Tournament     10  /  11
Amsterdam 1934 (1)     Amsterdam Tournament     1  /  3
Amsterdam 1937     Holland - Great Britain Match    
  Speijer, A. - Milner-Barry, P.S.     0.5 - 1.5    
Bournemouth 1939 (2)     32nd British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open A     6.5  /  9


Player information updated: 31 Jan. 2025