Schelfhout, Willem




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1909  436  2190 (52) 11
1910  397  2206 (43) 16
1911  395  2215 (39) 16
1912  479  2178 (35) 30
1913  490  2172 (38) 22
1914  375  2207 (42) 10
1915  382  2194 (45) 5
1916  385  2193 (44) 11
1917  432  2175 (44) 10
1918  445  2172 (43) 8
1919  421  2184 (37) 28
1920  368  2211 (36) 30
1921  402  2211 (37) 22
1922  470  2196 (42) 12
1923  535  2186 (46) 2
1924  625  2167 (40) 22
1925  599  2181 (40) 13
1926  519  2207 (37) 23
1927  542  2211 (36) 22
1928  560  2210 (34) 46
1929  587  2206 (48) 0
1930  621  2202 (53) 5
1931  756  2180 (58) 0
1932  873  2157 (59) 0
1933  987  2135 (55) 5
1934  972  2141 (51) 3
1935  975  2150 (44) 13
1936  965  2144 (40) 18
1937  931  2145 (42) 12
1938  907  2151 (44) 9
1939  801  2157 (45) 11
1940  718  2157 (48) 13
1941  793  2128 (57) 0
1942  823  2099 (59) 9
1943  766  2102 (69) 0
1944  744  2106 (75) 0
1945  746  2109 (80) 0
1946  727  2113 (83) 4

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Schelfhout, Willem Andreas Theodorus  
   Also known as: Pion
Born: 19 May 1874
Died: 30 Jan. 1951
 
Notes:
The Field of 30 Aug. 1913 has 'T.A. Schelfhout' in the Major Open Tournament in Cheltenham 1913. Gaige has both 'C.J. Schelfhout' and 'W.A.T. Schelfhout', but the former seems to be an error for the latter.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 315
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 336
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 401
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 372
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 358
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 375
   Thulin, Chess Pseudonyms, page 23
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 234
Periodicals
   [Fld], 30 Aug. 1913
   [TNS], vol. 20, no. 8, 1 Aug. 1912, page 154

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

Euwe, M. - Schelfhout, W.A.T. 1923         (f)     1   -   1
Euwe, M. - Schelfhout, W.A.T. 1927         (f)     2   -   0
Mieses, J. - Schelfhout, W.A.T. 1946         (f)     2   -   2

Tournament data

Leiden 1909 (2)     Leiden Hauptturnier     5  /  9
's Hertogenbosch 1909     's Hertogenbosch Tournament - Hoofdklasse     3  /  3
Hamburg 1910 (8)     17th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B, Section 6     6.5  /  9
Amsterdam 1910 (1)     Amsterdam Tournament - Section 1     3  /  7
Cologne 1911 (1)     Cologne Congress - Hauptturnier A     8.5  /  16
Tunbridge Wells 1912     14th Kent County Chess Association Tournament - 1st Class Open     5  /  8
London, England 1912 (1)     England - Netherlands Team Match    
  Schelfhout, W.A.T. - Macdonald, E.     1.5 - 0.5    
Delft 1912 (2)     Netherlands Candidate Masters Tournament     2.5  /  8
Richmond, London 1912 (1)     British Championship Team - Major Open Team Match    
  Schelfhout, W.A.T. - Gibson, W.     1 - 0    
Richmond, London 1912 (3)     9th British Chess Federation Tournament - Major Open     4  /  11
Scheveningen 1913 (1)     Scheveningen Tournament     1  /  12
Cheltenham 1913 (2)     10th British Chess Federation Tournament - Major Open     4.5  /  10
Mannheim 1914 (2)     19th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier A     5.5  /  10
Amsterdam 1915     Amsterdam Tournament     1.5  /  5
Amsterdam 1916     Netherland Chess Federation Congress - Championship     6  /  11
The Hague 1917 (1)     Discendo Discimus Tournament     2.5  /  3
Amsterdam 1917     Amsterdam Tournament     2  /  3
Utrecht 1917 (1)     Netherlands Chess Federation Tournament     2  /  5
Nijmegen 1918     Nijmegen Tournament     1  /  3
Arnhem 1918 (1)     Netherlands Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier A     2.5  /  5
Rotterdam 1919     Rotterdam Tournament     2  /  7
The Hague 1919     4th Netherlands Championship     2.5  /  7
Amsterdam 1919 (1)     1st Silver Queen Tournament     5  /  9
Amsterdam 1919 (2)     United Amsterdam Chess Club Tournament     1.5  /  5
Amsterdam 1920 (1)     Amsterdam Tournament     0.5  /  6
The Hague 1920     Netherland Chess Federation Congress - Section A     4.5  /  7
Amsterdam 1920 (3)     United Amsterdam Chess Club Winter Tournament     8  /  11
Amsterdam 1920 (4)     3rd Silver Queen Tournament     3  /  6
Nijmegen 1921 (1)     5th Netherland Chess Federation Congress - Championship A     2.5  /  7
Bussum 1921     Bussum Tournament     1.5  /  3
Utrecht 1921 (1)     Utrecht Tournament     2  /  3
Amsterdam 1921 (2)     United Amsterdam Chess Club Winter Tournament     5  /  9
Berlin 1922 (4)     Germany - Holland Match    
  Schelfhout, W.A.T. - Wegemund, F.W.O.     0.5 - 1.5    
Amsterdam 1922     United Amsterdam Chess Club Winter Tournament     5  /  10
Brussels 1924 (1)     Belgium - Holland Team Match    
  Schelfhout, W.A.T. - Verschueren, E.     0.5 - 0.5    
Rotterdam 1924 (1)     Rotterdam Tournament     3.5  /  5
Amsterdam 1924 (2)     United Amsterdam Chess Club Winter Tournament     6.5  /  16
Groningen 1925     Groningen Tournament     2.5  /  5
Amsterdam 1925 (2)     United Amsterdam Chess Club Winter Tournament - Section 1     4.5  /  8
Amsterdam 1926 (1)     Amsterdam Tournament     0.5  /  3
Utrecht 1926     7th Netherlands Championship     6  /  11
Brussels 1926     Belgium - Holland Team Match    
  Schelfhout, W.A.T. - Louviau, A.     1 - 0    
Amsterdam 1926 (3)     United Amsterdam Chess Club Winter Tournament     4  /  8
London, England 1927 (3)     1st Olympiad     1.5  /  2
's Hertogenbosch 1927     's Hertogenbosch Tournament     3.5  /  7
Amsterdam 1927 (2)     Amsterdam Championship     3  /  6
Amsterdam 1927 (3)     Olympiad Selection Tournament     2.5  /  5
The Hague 1928 (2)     2nd Olympiad     5  /  11
The Hague 1928 (3)     3rd Keus Cup Tournament     0.5  /  5
Amsterdam 1928 (1)     United Amsterdam Chess Club Winter Tournament - Section A     6  /  10
Amsterdam 1928 (3)     United Amsterdam Chess Club Winter Tournament - Final     3.5  /  7
Amsterdam 1928 (5)     Amsterdam City Championship     3  /  6
Zwolle 1928     Zwolle Tournament     4  /  7
Hamburg 1930 (2)     3rd Olympiad     3  /  5
Amsterdam 1933     Amsterdam Tournament     0.5  /  5
Amsterdam 1934 (2)     Amsterdam Tournament     1  /  3
Margate 1935 (4)     Margate Premier Reserves, Preliminary Group C     2.5  /  5
Margate 1935 (6)     Margate Premier Reserves - Final B     3  /  5
Soestdijk 1935 (2)     Soestdijk Tournament - Section 2     1.5  /  3
Margate 1936 (2)     Margate Premier Reserves A     4  /  9
Rotterdam 1936     10th Netherlands Championship     4  /  9
Margate 1937 (4)     Margate Premier Reserves - Section C     4.5  /  9
Baarn 1937 (1)     Baarn Tournament - Section 1     1  /  3
Hastings 1938 (3)     18th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Reserves B     4  /  9
Margate 1939 (4)     Margate Premier Reserves C     7  /  11
Amsterdam 1940 (1)     V.A.S. Tournament     1.5  /  7
Amsterdam 1940 (2)     Amsterdam Tournament     4.5  /  7
Amsterdam 1942     VVGA Tournament     1.5  /  9


Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025