Shories, George
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1901 |
216 |
2265 | (60) | 5 |
| 1902 |
166 |
2294 | (50) | 9 |
| 1903 |
120 |
2332 | (42) | 20 |
| 1904 |
99 |
2358 | (42) | 4 |
| 1905 |
82 |
2382 | (32) | 43 |
| 1906 |
58 |
2410 | (32) | 37 |
| 1907 |
54 |
2419 | (30) | 62 |
| 1908 |
69 |
2395 | (40) | 11 |
| 1909 |
100 |
2370 | (42) | 10 |
| 1910 |
181 |
2322 | (38) | 30 |
| 1911 |
216 |
2304 | (42) | 11 |
| 1912 |
300 |
2255 | (39) | 31 |
| 1913 |
226 |
2293 | (45) | 10 |
| 1914 |
167 |
2317 | (52) | 11 |
| 1915 |
161 |
2317 | (61) | 0 |
| 1916 |
161 |
2317 | (65) | 0 |
| 1917 |
158 |
2316 | (65) | 0 |
| 1918 |
153 |
2316 | (63) | 0 |
| 1919 |
149 |
2315 | (57) | 6 |
| 1920 |
149 |
2325 | (53) | 1 |
| 1921 |
128 |
2338 | (46) | 11 |
| 1922 |
168 |
2322 | (43) | 18 |
| 1923 |
151 |
2336 | (49) | 6 |
| 1924 |
134 |
2347 | (55) | 0 |
| 1925 |
126 |
2357 | (55) | 6 |
| 1926 |
135 |
2355 | (59) | 0 |
| 1927 |
155 |
2353 | (57) | 6 |
| 1928 |
156 |
2360 | (59) | 0 |
| 1929 |
157 |
2368 | (55) | 9 |
| 1930 |
183 |
2349 | (61) | 0 |
| 1931 |
234 |
2330 | (64) | 0 |
| 1932 |
276 |
2312 | (62) | 0 |
| 1933 |
331 |
2293 | (57) | 15 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Shories, George F.W. |
| Also known as: Georg F.W. Schories |
| Born: 9 Jan. 1874 |
| Died: 2 Dec. 1934 |
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| Notes: |
| Feenstra Kuiper has birth in 1873. Gaige has birth in 1874. Winter shows that the discrepancy existed in primary sources. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 316 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 337 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 402 |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 94 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 389 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 457, 557, 580 |
| McGowan, Kurt Richter, page 115 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 15, 247, 252 |
| Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 239, 248 |
| Winter, Chess Facts and Fables, page 121 |
| Web |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - George Shories] |
| Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dal 1900 al 1944] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Loman, R.J. - Shories, G.F.W. 1903 |
(f) |
6 | - | 6 |
|
| Leonhardt, P.S. - Shories, G.F.W. 1904 |
(f) |
2 | - | 2 |
|
| Yates, F.D. - Shories, G.F.W. 1910 |
(f) |
4 | - | 0 |
|
| Shories, G.F.W. - O'Hanlon, J.J. 1912 |
(c) |
11.5 | - | 7.5 |
|
| Selezniev, A.S. - Shories, G.F.W. 1919 |
(f) |
4.5 | - | 1.5 |
|
| Jurgschat, W. - Shories, G.F.W. 1922 |
(f) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Shories, G.F.W. - Elison, C.F. 1922 |
(f) |
4 | - | 1 |
|
| Brinckmann, A. - Shories, G.F.W. 1922 |
(f) |
4.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Shories, G.F.W. - Multhaup, H. 1927 |
(f) |
4 | - | 2 |
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Tournament data
| Folkestone 1901 (1) |
3nd Kent County Chess Association Congress - Section I |
2 | / | 5 |
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| Tunbridge Wells 1902 |
4th Kent County Chess Association Tournament |
5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Canterbury 1903 |
5th Kent County Chess Association Tournament |
7 | / | 8 |
| | | |
| London, England 1905 (3) |
7th Kent County Chess Association Tournament |
5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Scheveningen 1905 (1) |
4th Netherland Chess Federation International Tournament - Meisterturnier |
5.5 | / | 13 |
| | | |
| Barmen 1905 (4) |
Barmen Tournament - Hauptturnier B, Section 1 |
5.5 | / | 8 |
| | | |
| Barmen 1905 (7) |
Barmen Tournament - Hauptturnier B, Siegergruppe |
7 | / | 9 |
| | | |
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Shories, G.F.W. - Tartakover, S.G. |
2.5 - 1.5 |
| | | |
| Tunbridge Wells 1906 |
8th Kent County Chess Association Tournament |
4.5 | / | 8 |
| | | |
| Ostend 1906 (12) |
Ostend Amateur Tournament A |
15 | / | 18 |
| | | |
| Shrewsbury 1906 (3) |
3rd British Chess Federation Congress - First Class Amateur Tournament |
9.5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Blackpool 1907 |
Northern Counties Chess Union Tournament |
5 | / | 6 |
| | | |
| Ostend 1907 (1) |
Ostend Amateur Tournament |
14.5 | / | 18 |
| | | |
| Ostend 1907 (3) |
Ostend Master Tournament |
11.5 | / | 27 |
| | | |
| London, England 1907 (2) |
4th British Chess Federation Congress - First Class |
10 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Tunbridge Wells 1908 (2) |
5th British Chess Federation Congress - First Class, Section A |
9 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Scarborough 1909 (3) |
6th British Chess Federation Congress - First Class, Section B |
9 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Blackpool 1910 |
Northern Counties Chess Union Tournament |
4 | / | 6 |
| | | |
| Bromley 1910 (2) |
12th Kent County Chess Association Tournament |
7 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Oxford 1910 (3) |
British Chess Federation Major Open Tournament |
7 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Glasgow 1911 (3) |
British Chess Federation Major Open Tournament |
10.5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Richmond, London 1912 (1) |
British Championship Team - Major Open Team Match |
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Shories, G.F.W. - Michell, R.P. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Richmond, London 1912 (3) |
9th British Chess Federation Tournament - Major Open |
5.5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Cheltenham 1913 (2) |
10th British Chess Federation Tournament - Major Open |
7 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Chester 1914 (2) |
11th British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open |
10.5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Berlin and The Hague 1920 |
Berlin - Holland Telegraph Match |
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Shories, G.F.W. - van Gelder, G.J. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Hamburg 1921 (1) |
21st German Chess Federation Congress - Master Tournament |
6 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Kiel 1922 |
21st Lower Elbe Chess Federation Congress |
3.5 | / | 6 |
| | | |
| Munich 1923 (2) |
Munich Club Preliminary Tournament |
4 | / | 6 |
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| Wiesbaden 1925 |
Wiesbaden Tournament |
2.5 | / | 6 |
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| Berlin 1929 (2) |
Berlin Tournament |
6 | / | 9 |
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| Bad Pyrmont 1933 (1) |
German Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
5 | / | 15 |
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| Player information updated: 24 Feb. 2026 |
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