Lillja, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1905  595  2085 (68) 10
1906  609  2080 (69) 0
1907  629  2075 (67) 10
1908  628  2084 (76) 0
1909  644  2092 (84) 0
1910  618  2101 (90) 0
1911  631  2109 (95) 0
1912  603  2118 (99) 0
1913  584  2126 (102) 0
1914  541  2135 (105) 0
1915  498  2143 (106) 0
1916  481  2152 (108) 0
1917  462  2160 (108) 0
1918  440  2169 (109) 0
1919  430  2177 (108) 0
1920  431  2186 (108) 0
1921  441  2194 (106) 0
1922  420  2203 (104) 0
1923  437  2211 (102) 5

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Lillja, John Lennart Waldemar  
Born: 7 Mar. 1879
Died: 5 Feb. 1946
 
Notes:
Feenstra Kuiper has name as 'Lilja'; Gaige has 'Lillja'; Di Felice has 'Lillja' except on p.53 of Chess Results 1921-1930, where he has 'Lillia'. Gaige gives birth and death dates 7-03-1879 and 5-02-1946. Tidskrift för Schack (Feb. 1946, p.58) gives 3-03-1879 and 2-02-1946, but this looks suspect.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 310
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 53, 330
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 249
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 154
Periodicals
   [TFS], vol. 52, no. 2, Feb. 1946, page 58
   [WSZ], vol. 14, no. 21, Nov. 1911, page 344

Tournament data

Stockholm 1905 (1)     Nordic Chess Tournament - First Class     3.5  /  10
Copenhagen 1907 (2)     Nordic Chess Tournament - Hauptturnier A     3  /  10
Helsinki 1923     Helsinki Tournament     3  /  5


Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025