Gunsberg, Isidor
Ratings
Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
1878 |
14 |
2511 | (73) | 6 |
1879 |
16 |
2499 | (67) | 0 |
1880 |
18 |
2487 | (58) | 0 |
1881 |
26 |
2475 | (43) | 30 |
1882 |
33 |
2462 | (45) | 0 |
1883 |
44 |
2450 | (36) | 42 |
1884 |
23 |
2515 | (40) | 8 |
1885 |
10 |
2575 | (33) | 43 |
1886 |
6 |
2585 | (32) | 39 |
1887 |
8 |
2581 | (29) | 61 |
1888 |
2 |
2604 | (31) | 43 |
1889 |
9 |
2559 | (25) | 107 |
1890 |
14 |
2538 | (32) | 42 |
1891 |
13 |
2525 | (38) | 26 |
1892 |
27 |
2480 | (45) | 8 |
1893 |
36 |
2468 | (52) | 0 |
1894 |
39 |
2455 | (52) | 0 |
1895 |
40 |
2443 | (45) | 21 |
1896 |
45 |
2424 | (54) | 1 |
1897 |
44 |
2433 | (59) | 0 |
1898 |
37 |
2442 | (59) | 0 |
1899 |
30 |
2451 | (55) | 0 |
1900 |
28 |
2460 | (45) | 12 |
1901 |
34 |
2448 | (38) | 18 |
1902 |
44 |
2426 | (32) | 42 |
1903 |
80 |
2381 | (36) | 18 |
1904 |
60 |
2410 | (34) | 43 |
1905 |
67 |
2399 | (49) | 0 |
1906 |
74 |
2388 | (55) | 0 |
1907 |
82 |
2377 | (56) | 0 |
1908 |
94 |
2367 | (51) | 11 |
1909 |
102 |
2363 | (55) | 0 |
1910 |
107 |
2359 | (53) | 1 |
1911 |
109 |
2364 | (46) | 19 |
1912 |
116 |
2353 | (52) | 0 |
1913 |
123 |
2343 | (52) | 2 |
1914 |
126 |
2334 | (47) | 28 |
1915 |
146 |
2315 | (61) | 0 |
1916 |
173 |
2295 | (71) | 0 |
1917 |
208 |
2276 | (78) | 0 |
1918 |
243 |
2256 | (83) | 0 |
1919 |
277 |
2236 | (87) | 0 |
1920 |
333 |
2217 | (90) | 0 |
1921 |
417 |
2197 | (91) | 0 |
1922 |
481 |
2178 | (92) | 0 |
1923 |
583 |
2158 | (91) | 0 |
1924 |
674 |
2138 | (90) | 0 |
1925 |
759 |
2119 | (87) | 0 |
1926 |
859 |
2099 | (83) | 0 |
1927 |
959 |
2080 | (78) | 10 |
Rating table notes
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Biographical data |
Name: Gunsberg, Isidor Arthur |
Also known as: Günzberg |
Born: 2 Nov. 1854 |
Died: 2 May 1930 |
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Notes: |
Harding (pp.279,378) gives evidence that Gunsberg was born 1-11-1854, but all other sources, including Gunsberg himself, give 2-11-1854. Barcza (p.221) gives his date of death as 24-04-1930, but other sources give 2-05-1930. |
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References |
Books |
Barcza, Magyar Sakktörténet, Vol.1, page 215 |
Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 306 |
Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 168 |
Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 261 |
Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 81 |
Forster, Amos Burn, page 156, 960 |
Forster, Negele and Tischbierek, Emanuel Lasker, Vol.I, page 105 |
Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 155 |
Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 134 |
Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 278, 318, 341, 378 |
Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 157, 489, 575 |
Harding, Steinitz in London, page 157 |
Hilbert, Napier, page 126 |
Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 137 |
Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 162 |
Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 16 |
Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 174, 179, 275 |
Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 97 |
Wade, Soviet Chess, page 21 |
Periodicals |
[ILN], vol. 70, no. 1973, 5 May 1877, page 431 |
[ILN], vol. 71, no. 2009, 29 Dec. 1877, page 631 |
Web |
Harding, Tim. [The Family Life of Grandmaster Gunsberg] |
Sarah. [Chess Automatons] |
Sarah. [Isidor Gunsberg] |
Sarah. [Monte Carlo 1902 - The Players] |
Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dal 1900 al 1944] |
Winter, Edward. [CN 4756. Census information] |
Winter, Edward. [CN 5129. Isidor Gunsberg] |
Winter, Edward. [CN 5136. An interview with Gunsberg] |
Winter, Edward. [CN 5137. Further Gunsberg jottings] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Gunsberg, I.A. - Burn, A. 1878 |
(c) |
2 | - | 0 |
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Blackburne, J.H. - Gunsberg, I.A. 1881 |
(f) |
8.5 | - | 5.5 |
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Gunsberg, I.A. - Marriott, A.T. 1881 |
(c) |
4.5 | - | 2.5 |
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Gunsberg, I.A. - Bird, H.E. 1886 |
(f) |
6.5 | - | 2.5 |
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Gunsberg, I.A. - Blackburne, J.H. 1887 |
(f) |
8 | - | 5 |
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Gunsberg, I.A. - Lee, F.J. 1889 |
(f) |
4 | - | 1 |
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Gunsberg, I.A. - Mortimer, J. 1889 |
(f) |
4.5 | - | 0.5 |
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Gunsberg, I.A. - Wilson, W.C. 1889 |
(c) |
1 | - | 1 |
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Gunsberg, I.A. - Shipley, W.P. 1889 |
(c) |
3 | - | 2 |
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Gunsberg, I.A. - Elson, J. 1889 |
(c) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
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Gunsberg, I.A. - Martinez, C.S. 1889 |
(c) |
0.5 | - | 1.5 |
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Gunsberg, I.A. - Robinson, A.K. 1889 |
(c) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
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Gunsberg, I.A. - Vazquez, A.C. 1889 |
(c) |
0 | - | 2 |
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Gunsberg, I.A. - Bird, H.E. 1889 |
(f) |
3 | - | 2 |
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Chigorin, M.I. - Gunsberg, I.A. 1890 |
(f) |
11.5 | - | 11.5 |
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Steinitz, W. - Gunsberg, I.A. 1891 |
(f) |
10.5 | - | 8.5 |
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Gunsberg, I.A. - Shipley, W.P. 1891 |
(c) |
2.5 | - | 2.5 |
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Gunsberg, I.A. - Pollock, W.H.K. 1891 |
(f) |
1 | - | 1 |
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Pecher, E. - Gunsberg, I.A. 1902 |
(c) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
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Lasker, Ed. - Gunsberg, I.A. 1913 |
(f) |
1 | - | 1 |
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Tournament data
London, England 1878 (5) |
9th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
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Gunsberg, I.A. - Minchin, C.C. |
1 - 0 |
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Gunsberg, I.A. - Baxter, A.B. |
1 - 0 |
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Gunsberg, I.A. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Gunsberg, I.A. - Coker, J. |
1 - 0 |
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Gunsberg, I.A. - Ensor, F.S. |
1 - 0 |
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London, England 1881 (1) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Gunsberg, I.A. - Ballard, W.R. |
1 - 1 |
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London, England 1881 (2) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Gunsberg, I.A. - Jackson, H. (2) |
1 - 0 |
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Gunsberg, I.A. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Gunsberg, I.A. - Heywood, G.C. |
2.5 - 3.5 |
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Gunsberg, I.A. gave odds of pawn and move |
London, England 1883 (6) |
Vizayanagaram Tournament |
19 | / | 24 |
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Nuremberg 1883 (5) |
3rd German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
5 | / | 18 |
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London, England 1884 (9) |
Simpson's Divan Handicap - Section A |
6 | / | 8 |
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London, England 1885 (2) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Gunsberg, I.A. - Ballard, W.R. |
1 - 0 |
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London, England 1885 (9) |
British Chess Association Tournament |
14 | / | 15 |
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Hamburg 1885 (6) |
4th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
12 | / | 17 |
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Hereford 1885 (7) |
15th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Master Tournament |
5.5 | / | 10 |
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London, England 1886 (2) |
British Chess Club Master Tourney |
5 | / | 7 |
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London, England 1886 (5) |
2nd British Chess Association Congress - Master Tourney |
8 | / | 12 |
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Gunsberg, I.A. - Taubenhaus, J. |
1 - 1 |
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Nottingham 1886 (7) |
Counties Chess Association - International Masters' Tournament |
6 | / | 9 |
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London, England 1887 (3) |
British Chess Club Handicap |
9.5 | / | 14 |
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Frankfurt 1887 (4) |
5th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
8.5 | / | 20 |
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London, England 1887 (4) |
3rd British Chess Association Congress - Master Tournament |
8 | / | 9 |
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Gunsberg, I.A. - Burn, A. |
2.5 - 2.5 |
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London, England 1888 (7) |
Simpson's Divan Handicap Tournament |
14.5 | / | 15 |
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London, England 1888 (8) |
British Chess Club Handicap |
11 | / | 14 |
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Bradford 1888 (1) |
British Chess Association Tournament - Master Section |
13.5 | / | 16 |
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New York 1889 (2) |
6th American Chess Congress |
31 | / | 43 |
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Breslau 1889 (3) |
6th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
10 | / | 17 |
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Amsterdam 1889 (2) |
Amsterdam International - Meisterturnier |
4 | / | 8 |
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London, England 1889 (5) |
5th British Chess Association Tournament |
7.5 | / | 10 |
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Manchester 1890 (1) |
6th British Chess Association Tournament - Master Section |
11.5 | / | 19 |
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London, England 1892 (5) |
British Chess Club Invitational Tournament |
2.5 | / | 8 |
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Hastings 1895 (7) |
Hastings International Congress - Master's Tournament |
9 | / | 21 |
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London, England 1896 (4) |
Divan Chess Association - City of London Club Match |
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Gunsberg, I.A. - Smith, S.F. |
0 - 1 |
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London, England 1900 (1) |
City of London Club Invitational Tournament |
9 | / | 12 |
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Monte Carlo 1901 |
Monte Carlo Tournament |
9 | / | 18 |
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Monte Carlo 1902 |
Monte Carlo International Tournament |
12 | / | 23 |
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Hanover 1902 (1) |
13th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
6 | / | 17 |
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Vienna 1903 (1) |
King's Gambit Accepted Tournament |
2 | / | 18 |
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Monte Carlo 1904 (1) |
Monte Carlo Tournament |
4 | / | 10 |
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London, England 1904 (4) |
City of London Club Tournament |
11 | / | 16 |
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London, England 1904 (5) |
Metropolitan Club Rice Gambit Tournament |
10 | / | 17 |
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Tunbridge Wells 1908 (1) |
5th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
6 | / | 11 |
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Bromley 1910 (1) |
Kent Congress Team - Holland Match |
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Gunsberg, I.A. - Leussen, B. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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San Remo 1911 (1) |
San Remo Tournament |
5.5 | / | 10 |
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Tunbridge Wells 1911 (1) |
Kent and Sussex Counties Chess Association Congress - 1st Class Open, Section A |
6.5 | / | 9 |
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Dartford 1914 (1) |
16th Kent County Chess Association Tournament - Preliminary Section A |
4 | / | 5 |
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Dartford 1914 (4) |
16th Kent County Chess Association Tournament - Final A |
3 | / | 3 |
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Saint Petersburg 1914 (2) |
Saint Petersburg Tournament - Preliminary |
1 | / | 10 |
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Chester 1914 (1) |
11th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
6.5 | / | 10 |
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Hyeres 1927 |
Hyères Tournament |
3 | / | 10 |
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Player information updated: 19 Aug. 2022 |
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