Schwietzer, George




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1903  245  2248 (60) 1
1904  231  2260 (43) 23
1905  177  2296 (39) 25
1906  208  2281 (42) 20
1907  202  2289 (52) 0
1908  199  2297 (55) 1
1909  197  2303 (54) 5
1910  194  2305 (55) 1
1911  194  2309 (51) 10
1912  150  2329 (51) 9
1913  141  2335 (54) 11
1914  192  2295 (61) 1
1915  230  2268 (66) 2
1916  332  2212 (71) 2
1917  424  2167 (76) 0
1918  536  2122 (80) 5

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Schwietzer, George John  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Name given sometimes as 'Schweitzer' and sometimes as 'Schwietzer'. Although the former seems more plausible, Gaige (Chess Personalia) and Di Felice give the latter as correct. Full middle name from Eduardo Bauzá Mercére. The New York Times of 9 Nov. 1903 (p.12) has 'G.F. Schweitzer' in the Manhattan club championship, while the 4 Jan. 1904 issue (p.7) has 'Schwietzer' in the same event. Urcan has 'G.C. Schwietzer', as does the American Chess Bulletin of Jul. 1904 (p.46). The San Francisco Chronicle of 5 Mar. 1905 (p.38) has 'Sweitzer'.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 316
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 382
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 286
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 487
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 242, 243
   Urcan, Julius Finn, page 92
Periodicals
   [ACB], vol. 1, no. 2, July 1904, page 46
   [ACB], vol. 2, no. 2, Feb. 1905, page 35
   [BDE], vol. 77, no. 303, 1 Nov. 1917, page II.2
   [NYTi], vol. 53, no. 16800, 9 Nov. 1903, page 12
   [NYTi], vol. 53, no. 16848, 4 Jan. 1904, page 7
   [SFCh], 5 Mar. 1905, page 38

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

Schwietzer, G.J. - Smith, M.M. 1909         (f)     2   -   1

Tournament data

Philadelphia or New York (?) 1903     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Schwietzer, G.J. - Smythe, J.H.     1 - 0    
New York 1904 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     5.5  /  11
New York 1904 (3)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Schwietzer, G.J. - Reed, W.F.     0 - 1    
Saint Louis 1904 (2)     7th American Chess Congress - Major Tournament     4  /  11
New York 1905 (1)     Manhattan Club - All New Jersey Match    
  Schwietzer, G.J. - Craig, J.A.     1 - 0    
New York 1905 (2)     Manhattan Club Championship     9.5  /  11
  Schwietzer, G.J. - Koch, W. (1)     1 - 0    
New York and Chicago 1905 (1)     Manhattan Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match    
  Schwietzer, G.J. - Taylor, J.W.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1905 (3)     Brooklyn Club Championship     6.5  /  12
New York 1906 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     4  /  12
New York 1906 (9)     20th Brooklyn Club Championship     5.5  /  8
London, England and New York 1908     10th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Schwietzer, G.J. - Englund, F.C.A.     1 - 0    
New York 1909 (2)     Brooklyn Club - Rice Club Match    
  Schwietzer, G.J. - Kreymborg, A.F.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England and New York 1909     11th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Schwietzer, G.J. - Wahltuch, V.L.     0 - 1    
London, England and New York 1910     12th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Schwietzer, G.J. - Ward, W.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England and New York 1911     13th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Schwietzer, G.J. - Michell, R.P.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1911 (2)     25th Brooklyn Club Championship     5  /  9
New York 1912 (2)     Brooklyn Club Championship     7  /  9
New York 1913 (3)     Brooklyn Club Championship     10  /  11
New York 1914 (10)     Manhattan Chess Club - Brooklyn Chess Club Match    
  Schwietzer, G.J. - Rosenthal, J.C.     0 - 1    
New York 1915 (6)     Brooklyn Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Schwietzer, G.J. - Jaffe, C.     1 - 0    
New York 1915 (9)     Brooklyn - Manhattan Club Match    
  Schwietzer, G.J. - Meyer, L.B.     1 - 0    
New York 1916 (1)     Brooklyn Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Schwietzer, G.J. - Jaffe, C.     0 - 1    
New York 1916 (5)     Brooklyn - Manhattan Club Match    
  Schwietzer, G.J. - Janowsky, D.M.     0 - 1    
New York 1918 (1)     Brooklyn Club Championship - Preliminary     0.5  /  5


Player information updated: 17 Dec. 2024