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Loman, Rudolf 
  
 
 
| Ratings 
 
 
  | Year | Rank | Edo | Dev. | Games |  
  | 1881 | 211 | 2190 | (64) | 6 |  
  | 1882 | 166 | 2232 | (54) | 8 |  
  | 1883 | 158 | 2259 | (43) | 19 |  
  | 1884 | 172 | 2263 | (37) | 30 |  
  | 1885 | 147 | 2294 | (41) | 15 |  
  | 1886 | 152 | 2289 | (45) | 7 |  
  | 1887 | 157 | 2288 | (44) | 9 |  
  | 1888 | 140 | 2305 | (40) | 21 |  
  | 1889 | 136 | 2297 | (36) | 26 |  
  | 1890 | 136 | 2307 | (31) | 60 |  
  | 1891 | 95 | 2355 | (33) | 32 |  
  | 1892 | 113 | 2336 | (32) | 41 |  
  | 1893 | 100 | 2345 | (35) | 23 |  
  | 1894 | 92 | 2356 | (35) | 27 |  
  | 1895 | 84 | 2374 | (34) | 50 |  
  | 1896 | 94 | 2355 | (39) | 13 |  
  | 1897 | 125 | 2318 | (40) | 13 |  
  | 1898 | 131 | 2314 | (39) | 20 |  
  | 1899 | 148 | 2301 | (43) | 5 |  
  | 1900 | 144 | 2305 | (39) | 20 |  
  | 1901 | 114 | 2335 | (38) | 10 |  
  | 1902 | 91 | 2362 | (29) | 60 |  
  | 1903 | 159 | 2299 | (32) | 34 |  
  | 1904 | 208 | 2278 | (29) | 56 |  
  | 1905 | 245 | 2264 | (34) | 22 |  
  | 1906 | 306 | 2231 | (33) | 29 |  
  | 1907 | 362 | 2207 | (32) | 40 |  
  | 1908 | 345 | 2221 | (36) | 19 |  
  | 1909 | 346 | 2226 | (40) | 8 |  
  | 1910 | 322 | 2234 | (36) | 26 |  
  | 1911 | 296 | 2249 | (37) | 17 |  
  | 1912 | 337 | 2229 | (34) | 30 |  
  | 1913 | 298 | 2246 | (33) | 43 |  
  | 1914 | 328 | 2225 | (42) | 12 |  
  | 1915 | 297 | 2231 | (51) | 0 |  
  | 1916 | 291 | 2236 | (52) | 0 |  
  | 1917 | 275 | 2242 | (46) | 12 |  
  | 1918 | 230 | 2266 | (43) | 10 |  
  | 1919 | 257 | 2253 | (37) | 34 |  
  | 1920 | 301 | 2237 | (41) | 9 |  
  | 1921 | 375 | 2214 | (40) | 16 |  
  | 1922 | 478 | 2190 | (40) | 20 |  
  | 1923 | 527 | 2183 | (43) | 10 |  
  | 1924 | 506 | 2195 | (42) | 17 |  
  | 1925 | 486 | 2204 | (47) | 1 |  
  | 1926 | 424 | 2231 | (42) | 18 |  
  | 1927 | 520 | 2212 | (42) | 18 |  
  | 1928 | 522 | 2217 | (47) | 5 |  
  | 1929 | 528 | 2214 | (50) | 9 |  
  | 1930 | 552 | 2212 | (55) | 12 |  
 
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |  | 
   | Name: Loman, Rudolf Johannes |  
   | Born: 14 Oct. 1861 |  
   | Died: 4 Nov. 1932 |  |  |  |  
   | References |  | 
| Books |  
   | Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 310 |  
   | Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 330 |  
   | Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 269 |  
   | Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 87 |  
   | Forster, Amos Burn, page 350, 963 |  
   | Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 255 |  
   | Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 209 |  
   | Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 313, 321, 577 |  
   | Harding, Steinitz in London, page 323 |  
   | Hilbert, Napier, page 226 |  
   | Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 191 |  
   | Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 214 |  
   | Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 156 |  
   | Winter, Chess Facts and Fables, page 100 |  | Periodicals |  
   | [TNS], vol. 8, no. 8, 1 Aug. 1900, page 172 |  | Web |  
   | Ree, Hans.  [The Great Davidson] |  
   | van Reek, Jan.  [pgn file of Dutch tournaments] |  
   | Sericano, C.  [Loman, Rudolf Johannes] |  
   | Winter, Edward.  [CN 4879. Census information] |  |  | 
 Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
 
  | Jacobs, H.L. - Loman, R.J. 1888 | (f) | 7.5 | - | 5.5 |  |  
  | Block, T. - Loman, R.J. 1889 | (f) | 4.5 | - | 2.5 |  |  
  | Wainwright, G.E. - Loman, R.J. 1890 (1) | (f) | 5 | - | 2 |  |  
  | Loman, R.J. - Ross, T.R.E. 1890 | (f) | 7.5 | - | 4.5 |  |  
  | Wainwright, G.E. - Loman, R.J. 1890 (2) | (f) | 3 | - | 5 |  |  
  | Muller, Osc.C. - Loman, R.J. 1890 | (c) | 3 | - | 2 |  |  
  | Loman, R.J. - van Foreest, A.E. 1890 | (f) | 4 | - | 3 |  |  
  | Bird, H.E. - Loman, R.J. 1892 | (f) | 4 | - | 2 |  |  
  | Loman, R.J. - van Lennep, N.W. 1893 (1) | (f) | 2 | - | 2 |  |  
  | Loman, R.J. - van Lennep, N.W. 1893 (2) | (f) | 2 | - | 2 |  |  
  | Teichmann, R. - Loman, R.J. 1893 | (f) | 6 | - | 1 |  |  
  | Loman, R.J. - Trenchard, H.W. 1894 | (f) | 8 | - | 5 |  |  
  | Loman, R.J. - Muller, Osc.C. 1895 | (f) | 12 | - | 7 |  |  
  | Loman, R.J. - Ward-Higgs, W. 1895 | (f) | 8 | - | 5 |  |  
  | Muller, Osc.C. - Loman, R.J. 1897 | (f) | 4.5 | - | 0.5 |  |  
  | Marshall, F.J. - Loman, R.J. 1902 | (f) | 4 | - | 2 |  |  
  | Sherrard, C.H. - Loman, R.J. 1902 | (f) | 4.5 | - | 1.5 |  |  
  | Loman, R.J. - Shories, G.F.W. 1903 | (f) | 6 | - | 6 |  |  
  | Olland, A.G. - Loman, R.J. 1904 | (f) | 4.5 | - | 1.5 |  |  
  | Loman, R.J. - Oskam, G.C.A. 1904 | (f) | 3.5 | - | 0.5 |  |  
  | Leonhardt, P.S. - Loman, R.J. 1904 | (f) | 5 | - | 5 |  |  
  | Loman, R.J. - Esser, J.F.S. 1912 | (f) | 2 | - | 1 |  |  
  | Loman, R.J. - Davidson, Jac. 1912 | (f) | 2 | - | 3 |  |  
  | Esser, J.F.S. - Loman, R.J. 1913 | (f) | 3.5 | - | 0.5 |  |  
  | van Gelder, G.J. - Loman, R.J. 1919 | (f) | 6.5 | - | 5.5 |  |  
  | van den Bosch, J.H.O. - Loman, R.J. 1927 | (f) | 4 | - | 2 |  |  Tournament data 
  | The Hague 1881 | 9th Netherland Chess Federation Tournament | 3 | / | 6 |  |  |  |  |  
  | The Hague 1882 | 10th Netherland Chess Federation Tourney | 8 | / | 9 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Nuremberg 1883 (3) | 3rd German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier C | 3 | / | 7 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Nuremberg 1883 (6) | 3rd German Chess Federation Congress - Freies Tournier, Group A | 2 | / | 3 |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Loman, R.J. - von Gottschall, H. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Nuremberg 1883 (8) | 3rd German Chess Federation Congress - Freies Tournier, Siegergruppe | 2 | / | 4 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Rotterdam 1883 | 11th Netherland Chess Federation Tourney | 3 | / | 5 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Bath 1884 (4) | 14th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Division 2 | 7 | / | 10 |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Loman, R.J. - Pollock, W.H.K. | 0 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Loman, R.J. - Fedden, N. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Gouda 1884 | 12th Netherland Chess Federation Tourney | 4.5 | / | 10 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1884 (10) | Simpson's Divan Handicap - Section B | 3 | / | 8 | odds player in pawn and move class |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1885 (9) | British Chess Association Tournament | 10 | / | 15 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1886 (1) | City of London - Saint George's Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Loman, R.J. - Pearse, A. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Utrecht 1886 | 14th Netherland Chess Federation Tourney | 4 | / | 6 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Amsterdam 1887 | 15th Netherland Chess Federation Tourney | 5 | / | 9 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1888 (1) | City of London - Saint George's Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Loman, R.J. - Lewis, F.H. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Rotterdam 1888 | 16th Netherland Chess Federation Tourney | 6 | / | 7 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1889 (1) | Simpson's Divan Handicap Tournament | 9.5 | / | 14 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1889 (3) | City of London - Saint George's Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Loman, R.J. - Wayte, W. | 0.5 - 0.5 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Amsterdam 1889 (2) | Amsterdam International - Meisterturnier | 3 | / | 8 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Gouda 1889 | 17th Netherland Chess Federation Tourney | 3.5 | / | 6 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1890 (4) | Simpson's Divan Handicap | 4.5 | / | 11 |  |  |  |  |  
  | The Hague 1890 (1) | 18th Netherland Chess Federation Congress - First Class | 7.5 | / | 10 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1891 (2) | British Chess Club - City of London Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Loman, R.J. - Hoffer, L. | 0.5 - 0.5 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1891 (5) | City of London Club Championship - Section I |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Loman, R.J. - Woon, C.J. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1891 (6) | City of London Club Championship - Final |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Loman, R.J. - Moriau, C. | 2.5 - 1.5 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1891 (7) | Simpson's Divan Level Tourney - Summer | 7.5 | / | 9 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Utrecht 1891 | 19th Netherland Chess Federation Tourney | 6.5 | / | 8 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1891 (8) | Simpson's Divan Level Tourney | 4.5 | / | 9 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1892 (4) | 7th British Chess Association Congress - Master Tournament | 7 | / | 11 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1892 (6) | City of London - Saint George's Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Loman, R.J. - Jackson, E.M. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Dresden 1892 (1) | 7th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier | 2.5 | / | 17 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Amsterdam 1892 (1) | 20th Netherland Chess Federation Tournament - 1st Class | 4 | / | 6 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Birmingham 1893 | North and South Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Loman, R.J. - Skipworth, A.B. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1893 (3) | City of London - Saint George's Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Loman, R.J. - Jackson, E.M. | 0.5 - 0.5 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Groningen 1893 (1) | 21st Netherland Chess Federation Tournament - 1st class | 4.5 | / | 6 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1894 (1) | North and South Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Loman, R.J. - Miniati, N.T. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Rotterdam 1894 | 22nd Netherland Chess Federation Tourney | 5.5 | / | 7 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Leipzig 1894 (4) | 9th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier C | 2 | / | 5 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1894 (6) | City of London Club - Metropolitan Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Loman, R.J. - Moriau, C. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Arnhem 1895 (1) | 23rd Netherland Chess Federation Congress - 1st Class | 5.5 | / | 8 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Hastings 1895 (2) | 7th British Amateur Championship - Section II | 5.5 | / | 7 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Hastings 1895 (5) | 7th British Amateur Championship - Final Section | 1.5 | / | 3 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1896 (1) | City of London Club - Metropolitan Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Loman, R.J. - Physick, T. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1896 (3) | North of the Thames - South of the Thames Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Loman, R.J. - Wayte, W. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1896 (6) | Simpson's Divan Tournament | 7 | / | 11 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Utrecht 1897 | 25th Netherland Chess Federation Tourney | 5 | / | 8 |  |  |  |  |  
  | The Hague 1898 (4) | 26th Netherland Chess Federation Tourney | 6 | / | 10 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Salisbury 1898 (1) | Southern Counties Chess Union Tournament | 5.5 | / | 10 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1899 (1) | City of London Championship Final | 2 | / | 5 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1900 (1) | City of London Club Invitational Tournament | 4.5 | / | 12 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Groningen 1900 (1) | 28th Netherland Chess Federation Congress - 1st Class Tournament | 6 | / | 8 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Haarlem 1901 (1) | 2nd Netherland Chess Federation International Tournament | 5.5 | / | 10 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Tunbridge Wells 1902 | 4th Kent County Chess Association Tournament | 7 | / | 9 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Hanover 1902 (2) | 13th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier A | 12.5 | / | 21 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Norwich, Norfolk 1902 | Southern Counties Chess Union Tournament | 9 | / | 11 |  |  |  |  |  
  | The Hague 1902 (1) | Discendo Discimus Jubilee Tournament | 6 | / | 7 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Canterbury 1903 | 5th Kent County Chess Association Tournament | 4.5 | / | 8 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Hilversum 1903 | 3rd Netherland Chess Federation International Tournament | 6 | / | 14 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1904 (2) | 14th City of London Club Championship | 8 | / | 15 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1904 (3) | City of London Club - Manchester Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Loman, R.J. - Spencer, E. | 0.5 - 0.5 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1904 (4) | City of London Club Tournament | 5.5 | / | 16 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Hastings 1904 (6) | 1st British Chess Federation Congress - 1st Class Amateur Section C | 1 | / | 9 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1905 (3) | 7th Kent County Chess Association Tournament | 3 | / | 9 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Scheveningen 1905 (1) | 4th Netherland Chess Federation International Tournament - Meisterturnier | 7.5 | / | 13 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Stockholm 1906 | Stockholm Tournament | 4.5 | / | 11 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Ostend 1906 (12) | Ostend Amateur Tournament A | 6.5 | / | 18 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Ostend 1907 (1) | Ostend Amateur Tournament | 10 | / | 18 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Amsterdam 1907 (2) | 1st Netherland Chess Federation Tournament | 1 | / | 5 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1907 (6) | 17th City of London Club Championship | 7.5 | / | 17 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1908 | 18th City of London Club Championship | 10.5 | / | 19 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Leiden 1909 (1) | 1st Netherlands Championship | 2.5 | / | 8 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Leicester 1910 | City of London Club - Manchester Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Loman, R.J. - Wallwork, C.H. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Bromley 1910 (1) | Kent Congress Team - Holland Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Loman, R.J. - Allcock, J.F. | 0 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Amsterdam 1910 (1) | Amsterdam Tournament - Section 1 | 4.5 | / | 7 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1910 (2) | 20th City of London Club Championship | 9.5 | / | 17 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1911 (1) | City of London - North Manchester Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Loman, R.J. - Turner, W. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1911 (2) | 21st City of London Club Championship | 10 | / | 16 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Delft 1912 (1) | Netherlands Championship | 6 | / | 7 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1912 (2) | 22nd City of London Club Championship | 4 | / | 15 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Scheveningen 1913 (1) | Scheveningen Tournament | 4 | / | 12 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Rugby 1913 | City of London Club - Midland Counties Chess Union Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Loman, R.J. - Storr-Best, H. | 0.5 - 0.5 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1913 (3) | 23rd City of London Club Championship - Preliminary Section C | 7.5 | / | 11 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1913 (4) | 23rd City of London Club Championship - Final | 4 | / | 8 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1913 (5) | Metropolitan Club Championship | 4 | / | 7 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1914 (2) | 24th City of London Club Championship - Preliminary Section A | 5.5 | / | 12 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Scheveningen 1917 | Scheveningen - First Silver Cup | 6.5 | / | 12 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Scheveningen 1918 | Scheveningen Tournament | 8 | / | 10 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Rotterdam 1919 | Rotterdam Tournament | 4 | / | 7 |  |  |  |  |  
  | The Hague 1919 | 4th Netherlands Championship | 2.5 | / | 7 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Scheveningen 1919 | 2nd Silver Cup Tournament | 4.5 | / | 8 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Berlin and The Hague 1920 | Berlin - Holland Telegraph Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Loman, R.J. - Schweinburg, E.E. | 0.5 - 0.5 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Scheveningen 1920 (2) | 4th Silver Queen Tournament | 4 | / | 8 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Nijmegen 1921 (1) | 5th Netherland Chess Federation Congress - Championship A | 4.5 | / | 7 |  |  |  |  |  
  | The Hague 1921 (2) | Discendo Discimus Championship | 4 | / | 9 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Berlin 1922 (4) | Germany - Holland Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Loman, R.J. - Kruger, P. | 0.5 - 1.5 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Scheveningen 1922 | 6th Silver Cup Tournament | 2.5 | / | 9 |  |  |  |  |  
  | The Hague 1922 (2) | Discendo Discimus Tournament | 5.5 | / | 9 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Scheveningen 1923 | Netherland Chess Federation Congress - Match Tournament | 1.5 | / | 10 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Amsterdam 1924 (1) | Netherlands Championship Tournament | 4 | / | 9 |  |  |  |  |  
  | The Hague 1924 | Discendo Discimus Championship | 4.5 | / | 8 |  |  |  |  |  
  | The Hague 1925 | Belgium - Holland Team Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Loman, R.J. - Censer, M. | 0 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Utrecht 1926 | 7th Netherlands Championship | 7.5 | / | 11 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Brussels 1926 | Belgium - Holland Team Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Loman, R.J. - Censer, I. | 0.5 - 0.5 |  |  |  |  |  
  | The Hague 1926 (2) | Discendo Discimus Winter Tournament - Section 2 | 5 | / | 6 |  |  |  |  |  
  | 's Hertogenbosch 1927 | 's Hertogenbosch Tournament | 4 | / | 7 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Amsterdam 1927 (3) | Olympic Selection Tournament | 1 | / | 5 |  |  |  |  |  
  | The Hague 1928 (3) | 3rd Keus Cup Tournament | 2.5 | / | 5 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Amsterdam 1929 | 8th Netherlands Championship | 4 | / | 9 |  |  |  |  |  
  | The Hague 1930 (2) | Discendo Discimus Tournament | 3 | / | 5 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Valkenburg 1930 | Valkenburg Tournament | 4.5 | / | 7 |  |  |  |  |  
 
| Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025 |  
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