List, Paul




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1908  125  2353 (61) 18
1909  116  2366 (56) 0
1910  100  2379 (45) 16
1911  140  2354 (40) 21
1912  124  2363 (44) 19
1913  113  2367 (59) 0
1914  99  2371 (69) 0
1915  88  2375 (76) 0
1916  81  2379 (81) 0
1917  78  2383 (84) 0
1918  77  2387 (86) 0
1919  73  2391 (87) 0
1920  69  2395 (86) 0
1921  73  2399 (85) 0
1922  75  2403 (82) 0
1923  77  2407 (77) 0
1924  83  2411 (71) 0
1925  70  2415 (62) 0
1926  73  2418 (49) 9
1927  51  2435 (39) 22
1928  64  2430 (40) 18
1929  59  2436 (47) 0
1930  55  2443 (45) 11
1931  71  2425 (47) 0
1932  90  2408 (40) 30
1933  101  2402 (51) 0
1934  113  2396 (54) 0
1935  127  2390 (51) 0
1936  133  2383 (41) 17
1937  134  2382 (35) 28
1938  225  2344 (33) 36
1939  307  2312 (31) 51
1940  224  2333 (40) 19
1941  239  2323 (53) 0
1942  241  2314 (58) 0
1943  251  2304 (58) 2
1944  262  2300 (56) 0
1945  278  2295 (49) 10
1946  307  2284 (44) 24
1947  348  2256 (56) 0
1948  342  2228 (62) 7

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: List, Paul Mikhailovich  
   Also known as: Dr. Paul M. List; Peisakh Odes
Born: 9 Sep. 1887
Died: 9 Sep. 1954
 
Notes:
P.P. Saburov, in his article in the Weiner Schachzeitung of Nov.-Dec. 1911 (p.348) says that 'P.M. List' was a pseudonym.
 
References
Books
   Berdichevsky, Shakhmatnaya Evreiskaya Entsiklopedia, page 154
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 310
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 330
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 392
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 363
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 349
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 467
   Forster, Negele and Tischbierek, Emanuel Lasker, Vol.I, page 12
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 252
   McGowan, Kurt Richter, page 363
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 155
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 352
Periodicals
   [WSZ], vol. 14, no. 21, Nov. 1911, page 348
Web
   Saunders, John.  [Tournament: Margate Premier 1939]

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

Levenfish, G.Y. - List, P.M. 1910         (f)     4.5   -   4.5

Tournament data

Odessa 1908     Odessa Tournament     10.5  /  18
Odessa 1910     South Russian Tournament     5  /  8
Saint Petersburg 1911 (3)     All-Russian Hauptturnier     9  /  21
Vilnius 1912 (2)     Russian National Tournament - Hauptturnier     12  /  19
Berlin 1926 (1)     Berlin Tournament     3.5  /  9
Berlin 1927 (7)     Berlin Tournament     4.5  /  9
Magdeburg 1927 (2)     25th German Chess Federation Congress - Master Tournament     8.5  /  13
Berlin 1928 (6)     Freie Schachvereinigung Tournament     2.5  /  5
Berlin 1928 (7)     Berlin - Stockholm Match    
  List, P.M. - Jacobson, Er.     1 - 1    
Berlin 1928 (8)     Berlin Tournament     5.5  /  11
Frankfurt 1930 (1)     Anderssen Chess Club Jubilee - Meisterturnier     7  /  11
Swinemunde 1932 (1)     10th Brandenberg Chess Union Congress - Master Tournament     3.5  /  9
Berlin 1932 (6)     Berliner Schachgesellschaft Championship - Preliminary Group 2     5.5  /  7
Berlin 1932 (7)     Berlin Tournament     9  /  14
Nottingham 1936 (2)     Nottingham Major Open A     6.5  /  10
Riga 1936 (2)     Olympiad Preparation Tournament     5  /  7
Margate 1937 (2)     Margate Premier Reserves - Section A     6.5  /  9
Ostend 1937     Ostend Master Tournament     5  /  9
Riga 1937 (4)     Riga Tournament     4  /  6
Riga 1937 (5)     Latvia - Lithuania Match    
  List, P.M. - Apsenieks, F.     0.5 - 1.5    
Tallinn 1937 (3)     Estonia - Lithuania Match    
  List, P.M. - Schmidt, P.F.     0.5 - 1.5    
Hastings 1938 (3)     18th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Reserves B     7  /  9
Margate 1938 (2)     Margate Premier Reserves A     4.5  /  9
Brighton 1938 (2)     31st British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open A     9  /  11
Plymouth 1938     Plymouth Jubilee Congress - Premier Tournament     3.5  /  7
Hastings 1939 (2)     19th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Reserves A     4  /  9
Birmingham 1939     Birmingham Tournament     5.5  /  9
Margate 1939 (3)     Margate Premier Reserves B     6.5  /  11
Bournemouth 1939 (2)     32nd British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open A     6  /  11
London, England 1939 (1)     Hampstead Invitational Tournament     6.5  /  11
London, England 1940 (1)     London Easter Congress     7.5  /  9
London, England 1940 (2)     National Centre Club Championship - Preliminary Section A     7  /  10
London, England 1943 (2)     West London Summer Tournament     7.5  /  9
London, England 1945     London Championship     7.5  /  10
London, England 1946 (1)     London International Tournament - Section A     4.5  /  11
Zaandam 1946 (1)     Zaandam Major Tournament     5.5  /  11
Moscow and London, England 1946     U.S.S.R. - Great Britain Radio Match    
  List, P.M. - Kotov, A.A.     0 - 2    
Plymouth 1948     Diamond Jubilee Tournament     2.5  /  7


Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026