Bier, Martin




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1876  2579 (73) 3
1877  2583 (62) 14
1878  12  2542 (55) 15
1879  17  2503 (48) 20
1880  37  2443 (50) 9
1881  49  2428 (55) 0
1882  59  2412 (54) 0
1883  69  2396 (48) 16
1884  94  2363 (53) 0
1885  116  2329 (52) 17
1886  124  2323 (64) 0
1887  129  2317 (73) 0
1888  136  2311 (79) 0
1889  132  2305 (84) 0
1890  146  2299 (87) 0
1891  153  2293 (89) 0
1892  169  2287 (90) 0
1893  173  2280 (90) 0
1894  178  2274 (88) 0
1895  189  2268 (86) 0
1896  192  2262 (82) 0
1897  203  2256 (77) 3
1898  217  2258 (76) 3
1899  215  2256 (80) 0
1900  215  2255 (83) 0
1901  222  2253 (84) 0
1902  232  2251 (83) 0
1903  238  2249 (81) 0
1904  261  2248 (78) 0
1905  274  2246 (73) 7
1906  274  2247 (78) 0
1907  282  2248 (81) 0
1908  286  2249 (83) 0
1909  289  2250 (83) 0
1910  277  2251 (82) 0
1911  292  2252 (79) 0
1912  284  2253 (75) 1
1913  269  2263 (71) 11

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Bier, Martin  
Born: 1 Apr. 1854
Died: 7 Aug. 1934
 
Notes:
Gaige and Di Felice have 'Bier, Max'; Harding has 'Bier, Martin', as do the transcripts of the Chronik des Hamberger Schachklubs. Chessgames.com has Martin Bier aka Max Bier.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 300
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 37
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 203, 571
   Langmann, Chronik des Hamburger Schachklubs, page 152
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 28
Web
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]
   [Martin Bier]

Tournament data

Hamburg 1876     Hamburg Club Tournament    
  Bier, M. - Nachman, M.     1 - 0    
  Bier, M. - Alexander, A.     1 - 0    
  Bier, M. - Fles     1 - 0    
  Bier, M. - Nissen, A. (1)     1 - 0    
Hamburg 1877 (1)     Hamburg Club Tournament - Group I     13.5  /  14
Hamburg 1878 (1)     Hamburg Club Tournament I     12  /  14
  Bier, M. - Alexander, A.     0 - 1    
Leipzig 1879     1st German Chess Federation Tournament     6.5  /  11
Wesselburen 1879     Wesselburen Tournament     8.5  /  9
Braunschweig 1880 (1)     13th West German Chess Congress - Meisterturnier     3  /  9
Nuremberg 1883 (9)     3rd German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier     7  /  16
Hamburg 1885 (6)     4th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier     3.5  /  17
Altona 1897     1st Lower Elbe Chess Federation Tournament     1  /  3
Elmshorn 1898     2nd Lower Elbe Chess Federation Congress     1.5  /  3
Hamburg 1905 (2)     Hamburg Tournament     2  /  7
Kiel 1912     Copenhagen Club - Lower Elbe Chess Federation Match    
  Bier, M. - Mortensen, E.     0.5 - 0.5    
Hamburg 1913     Hamburg City Championship     7  /  11


Player information updated: 20 Sept. 2025