Gunsberg, Isidor
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1878 |
15 |
2513 | (74) | 6 |
| 1879 |
16 |
2500 | (67) | 0 |
| 1880 |
19 |
2488 | (58) | 0 |
| 1881 |
26 |
2476 | (43) | 30 |
| 1882 |
33 |
2464 | (45) | 0 |
| 1883 |
44 |
2452 | (36) | 42 |
| 1884 |
23 |
2517 | (40) | 8 |
| 1885 |
9 |
2576 | (33) | 43 |
| 1886 |
4 |
2586 | (32) | 39 |
| 1887 |
8 |
2582 | (29) | 61 |
| 1888 |
2 |
2604 | (31) | 43 |
| 1889 |
9 |
2559 | (25) | 107 |
| 1890 |
14 |
2535 | (32) | 42 |
| 1891 |
15 |
2517 | (37) | 26 |
| 1892 |
33 |
2465 | (43) | 11 |
| 1893 |
46 |
2432 | (47) | 10 |
| 1894 |
43 |
2432 | (50) | 0 |
| 1895 |
45 |
2431 | (44) | 21 |
| 1896 |
48 |
2415 | (54) | 1 |
| 1897 |
46 |
2426 | (59) | 0 |
| 1898 |
39 |
2437 | (59) | 0 |
| 1899 |
28 |
2448 | (55) | 0 |
| 1900 |
27 |
2459 | (45) | 12 |
| 1901 |
33 |
2447 | (38) | 18 |
| 1902 |
42 |
2426 | (32) | 42 |
| 1903 |
77 |
2381 | (36) | 18 |
| 1904 |
60 |
2410 | (34) | 43 |
| 1905 |
67 |
2400 | (49) | 0 |
| 1906 |
72 |
2390 | (55) | 0 |
| 1907 |
82 |
2379 | (56) | 0 |
| 1908 |
93 |
2369 | (51) | 11 |
| 1909 |
103 |
2365 | (55) | 0 |
| 1910 |
107 |
2362 | (53) | 1 |
| 1911 |
109 |
2367 | (46) | 19 |
| 1912 |
115 |
2356 | (52) | 0 |
| 1913 |
124 |
2346 | (52) | 2 |
| 1914 |
127 |
2337 | (47) | 28 |
| 1915 |
153 |
2318 | (61) | 0 |
| 1916 |
173 |
2298 | (71) | 0 |
| 1917 |
212 |
2279 | (78) | 0 |
| 1918 |
249 |
2259 | (83) | 0 |
| 1919 |
283 |
2240 | (87) | 0 |
| 1920 |
341 |
2221 | (90) | 0 |
| 1921 |
428 |
2201 | (91) | 0 |
| 1922 |
498 |
2182 | (92) | 0 |
| 1923 |
608 |
2162 | (91) | 0 |
| 1924 |
683 |
2143 | (90) | 0 |
| 1925 |
786 |
2123 | (87) | 0 |
| 1926 |
886 |
2104 | (83) | 0 |
| 1927 |
993 |
2084 | (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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| Gunsberg, I.A. - Bird, H.E. 1886 |
(f) |
6.5 | - | 2.5 |
|
| Gunsberg, I.A. - Blackburne, J.H. 1887 |
(f) |
8 | - | 5 |
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| Gunsberg, I.A. - Lee, F.J. 1889 |
(f) |
4 | - | 1 |
|
| 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 |
|
| Gunsberg, I.A. - Robinson, A.K. 1889 |
(c) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Gunsberg, I.A. - Vazquez, A.C. 1889 |
(c) |
0 | - | 2 |
|
| Gunsberg, I.A. - Bird, H.E. 1889 |
(f) |
3 | - | 2 |
|
| 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 |
|
| Gunsberg, I.A. - Shipley, W.P. 1891 |
(c) |
2.5 | - | 2.5 |
|
| Gunsberg, I.A. - Pollock, W.H.K. 1891 |
(f) |
1 | - | 1 |
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| Gunsberg, I.A. - Edersheim, D.B. 1892 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Gunsberg, I.A. - van Houten, S. 1892 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Gunsberg, I.A. - Hofstede de Groot, C.P. 1892 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Gunsberg, I.A. - Baehr, G.F.W. 1892 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Gunsberg, I.A. - Heemskerk, J.F. 1893 |
(c) |
7 | - | 1 |
|
| Gunsberg, I.A. - van Foreest, A.E. 1893 |
(c) |
0 | - | 2 |
|
| Pecher, E. - Gunsberg, I.A. 1902 |
(c) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| 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 |
| | |
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 |
| | | |
| London, England 1881 (1) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Gunsberg, I.A. - Ballard, W.R. |
1 - 1 |
| | | |
| London, England 1881 (2) |
City of London Club Handicap |
| | | | | | |
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Gunsberg, I.A. - Jackson, H. (2) |
1 - 0 |
| | |
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 (9) |
3rd German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
5 | / | 18 |
| | | |
| London, England 1884 (9) |
Simpson's Divan Handicap - Section A |
6 | / | 8 |
| | | |
| 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 |
| | | |
| Hereford 1885 (7) |
15th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Master Tournament |
5.5 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| London, England 1886 (2) |
British Chess Club Master Tourney |
5 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| London, England 1886 (5) |
2nd British Chess Association Congress - Master Tourney |
8 | / | 12 |
| | | |
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Gunsberg, I.A. - Taubenhaus, J. |
1 - 1 |
| | | |
| Nottingham 1886 (7) |
Counties Chess Association - International Masters' Tournament |
6 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| London, England 1887 (3) |
British Chess Club Handicap |
9.5 | / | 14 |
| | | |
| Frankfurt 1887 (4) |
5th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
8.5 | / | 20 |
| | | |
| London, England 1887 (4) |
3rd British Chess Association Congress - Master Tournament |
8 | / | 9 |
| | | |
|
Gunsberg, I.A. - Burn, A. |
2.5 - 2.5 |
| | | |
| London, England 1888 (7) |
Simpson's Divan Handicap Tournament |
14.5 | / | 15 |
| | | |
| London, England 1888 (8) |
British Chess Club Handicap |
11 | / | 14 |
| | | |
| Bradford 1888 (1) |
British Chess Association Tournament - Master Section |
13.5 | / | 16 |
| | | |
| New York 1889 (2) |
6th American Chess Congress |
31 | / | 43 |
| | | |
| Breslau 1889 (3) |
6th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
10 | / | 17 |
| | | |
| Amsterdam 1889 (2) |
Amsterdam International - Meisterturnier |
4 | / | 8 |
| | | |
| London, England 1889 (5) |
5th British Chess Association Tournament |
7.5 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Manchester 1890 (1) |
6th British Chess Association Tournament - Master Section |
11.5 | / | 19 |
| | | |
| London, England 1892 (5) |
British Chess Club Invitational Tournament |
2.5 | / | 8 |
| | | |
| 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 |
| | | |
| London, England 1900 (1) |
City of London Club Invitational Tournament |
9 | / | 12 |
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| Monte Carlo 1901 |
Monte Carlo Tournament |
9 | / | 18 |
| | | |
| Monte Carlo 1902 |
Monte Carlo International Tournament |
12 | / | 23 |
| | | |
| Hanover 1902 (1) |
13th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
6 | / | 17 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1903 (1) |
King's Gambit Accepted Tournament |
2 | / | 18 |
| | | |
| Monte Carlo 1904 (1) |
Monte Carlo Tournament |
4 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| London, England 1904 (4) |
City of London Club Tournament |
11 | / | 16 |
| | | |
| 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 |
| | | |
| 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 |
| | | |
| Dartford 1914 (1) |
16th Kent County Chess Association Tournament - Preliminary Section A |
4 | / | 5 |
| | | |
| 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: 15 May 2025 |
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