Schwietzer, George




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1903  235  2225 (72) 1
1904  233  2235 (59) 11
1905  255  2235 (58) 0
1906  253  2234 (51) 20
1907  279  2224 (59) 0
1908  299  2214 (64) 1
1909  348  2195 (66) 1
1910  363  2185 (68) 1
1911  388  2170 (67) 10
1912  413  2142 (77) 0
1913  417  2114 (84) 0
1914  423  2086 (89) 0
1915  424  2058 (93) 0
1916  449  2030 (96) 0
1917  456  2002 (98) 0
1918  478  1974 (100) 5

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Schwietzer, George J.  
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.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 316
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 382
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 487
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 242, 243
Periodicals
   [BDE], vol. 77, 1 Nov. 1917, page II.2

Tournament data

Philadelphia or New York (?) 1903     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Schwietzer, G.J. - Smythe, J.H.     1 - 0    
Saint Louis 1904 (1)     7th American Chess Congress - Major Tournament     4  /  11
New York 1906 (2)     Manhattan Club Championship     4  /  12
New York 1906 (3)     20th Brooklyn Club Championship     5.5  /  8
London and New York 1908     10th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Schwietzer, G.J. - Englund, F.C.A.     1 - 0    
London and New York 1909     11th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Schwietzer, G.J. - Wahltuch, V.L.     0 - 1    
London and New York 1910     12th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Schwietzer, G.J. - Ward, W.     0.5 - 0.5    
London 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 1918 (1)     Brooklyn Club Championship - Preliminary     0.5  /  5

Player information updated: 28 May 2016