List, Paul




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1908  125  2348 (61) 18
1909  117  2361 (56) 0
1910  102  2374 (45) 16
1911  142  2349 (40) 21
1912  123  2358 (44) 19
1913  114  2362 (59) 0
1914  100  2366 (69) 0
1915  88  2370 (76) 0
1916  81  2374 (81) 0
1917  79  2378 (84) 0
1918  78  2382 (86) 0
1919  73  2385 (87) 0
1920  69  2389 (86) 0
1921  75  2393 (85) 0
1922  76  2397 (82) 0
1923  77  2401 (77) 0
1924  83  2405 (71) 0
1925  71  2409 (62) 0
1926  74  2413 (49) 9
1927  52  2430 (39) 22
1928  64  2424 (40) 18
1929  58  2431 (47) 0
1930  54  2438 (45) 11
1931  71  2420 (47) 0
1932  90  2403 (40) 30
1933  100  2397 (51) 0
1934  113  2390 (54) 0
1935  127  2384 (51) 0
1936  133  2378 (41) 17
1937  134  2377 (35) 28
1938  225  2339 (33) 36
1939  307  2307 (31) 51
1940  224  2328 (40) 19
1941  239  2318 (53) 0
1942  240  2309 (58) 0
1943  250  2299 (58) 2
1944  261  2295 (56) 0
1945  279  2291 (49) 10
1946  306  2279 (44) 24
1947  346  2251 (56) 0
1948  342  2223 (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