Smith, Magnús




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1899  158  2291 (75) 12
1900  145  2305 (75) 0
1901  132  2319 (73) 0
1902  117  2332 (68) 0
1903  105  2346 (60) 0
1904  97  2359 (48) 23
1905  107  2352 (42) 27
1906  83  2379 (38) 41
1907  107  2354 (47) 1
1908  129  2338 (47) 15
1909  154  2330 (49) 6
1910  126  2349 (49) 1
1911  106  2368 (43) 22
1912  90  2385 (48) 8
1913  82  2391 (50) 10
1914  77  2390 (53) 4
1915  67  2392 (54) 16
1916  75  2374 (67) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Smith, Magnús Magnússon  
Born: 10 Sep. 1869
Died: 12 Sep. 1934
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 317
   Forster, Negele and Tischbierek, Emanuel Lasker, Vol.I, page 170
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 396
   Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 55
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 285
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 253
   Urcan, Julius Finn, page 201
   Yanofsky, 100 Years of Chess in Canada, page 12
Web
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess Timeline]
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: Champions - Closed]
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: Magnus Smith]
   Wright, Stephen.  [Early Canadian Championships]
   Wright, Stephen.  [A Tale of Three Cities: the 1895 Pacific Cable Matches]

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

Smith, M.M. - Blake, C.W. 1904         (f)     7.5   -   4.5
Smith, M.M. - Blake, C.W. 1905         (f)     6.5   -   3.5
Elliott, E.P. - Smith, M.M. 1906 (1)         (f)     3   -   0
Elliott, E.P. - Smith, M.M. 1906 (2)         (f)     0   -   3
Elliott, E.P. - Smith, M.M. 1906 (3)         (f)     1   -   2
Smith, M.M. - Curt, C. 1908         (f)     7.5   -   7.5
Schwietzer, G.J. - Smith, M.M. 1909         (f)     2   -   1

Tournament data

Montreal 1899 (1)     24th Canadian Championship     9.5  /  12
Winnipeg 1904     25th Canadian Championship     10  /  11
Excelsior 1905     6th Western Chess Association Tournament (6th USA Open)     11  /  17
Montreal 1906 (1)     26th Canadian Championship     9.5  /  12
Chicago 1906 (2)     7th Western Chess Association Tournament - Section 2     7.5  /  8
Chicago 1906 (3)     7th Western Chess Association Tournament - Final     5  /  7
Chicago 1906 (4)     7th Western Chess Association Tournament - Final, Play-off     3  /  4
  Smith, M.M. - Wolbrecht, G.H.     0 - 1    
New York 1907 (3)     Manhattan Club - Brooklyn Club Match    
  Smith, M.M. - Koehler, G.H.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1909 (2)     Brooklyn Club - Rice Club Match    
  Smith, M.M. - Rosenthal, J.C.     1 - 0    
New York 1909 (3)     Brooklyn Club - Rice Club Match    
  Smith, M.M. - Rosenthal, J.C.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1909 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Smith, M.M. - Ferris, W.J.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1910 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Smith, M.M. - Goldberg, A. (1)     1 - 0    
New York 1911 (1)     New York Tournament     5  /  12
Philadelphia 1911 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Smith, M.M. - Voigt, H.G.     1 - 0    
New York 1911 (2)     25th Brooklyn Club Championship     7  /  9
New York 1912 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     7  /  8
New York 1913 (2)     Manhattan Club Championship     8.5  /  10
New York 1914 (6)     Staten Island Club - Manhattan Club Match    
  Smith, M.M. - Hodges, A.B.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1914 (8)     Manhattan Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Smith, M.M. - Jaffe, C.     0 - 1    
New York 1914 (10)     Manhattan Chess Club - Brooklyn Chess Club Match    
  Smith, M.M. - Russell, F.F.     1 - 0    
New York 1914 (11)     Manhattan Chess Club - Brooklyn Chess Club Match    
  Smith, M.M. - Tolchinsky, L.     1 - 0    
New York 1915 (2)     Staten Island Club - Manhattan Club Match    
  Smith, M.M. - Adair, G.F.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1915 (4)     Manhattan Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Smith, M.M. - Bernstein, J.     0 - 1    
New York 1915 (9)     Brooklyn - Manhattan Club Match    
  Smith, M.M. - Helms, H.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1915     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Smith, M.M. - Robinson, A.K.     1 - 0    
New York 1915 (13)     Manhattan Club Championship     9  /  12
New York 1916 (6)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Smith, M.M. - Shipley, W.P.     0.5 - 0.5    


Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025