Block, Theodore
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1875 |
576 |
1873 | (92) | 4 |
| 1876 |
508 |
1906 | (88) | 0 |
| 1877 |
444 |
1940 | (83) | 1 |
| 1878 |
412 |
1976 | (77) | 4 |
| 1879 |
369 |
2012 | (76) | 2 |
| 1880 |
359 |
2046 | (76) | 0 |
| 1881 |
356 |
2080 | (75) | 2 |
| 1882 |
325 |
2103 | (75) | 4 |
| 1883 |
339 |
2111 | (77) | 0 |
| 1884 |
354 |
2120 | (77) | 0 |
| 1885 |
340 |
2128 | (76) | 1 |
| 1886 |
319 |
2146 | (74) | 0 |
| 1887 |
300 |
2165 | (71) | 1 |
| 1888 |
270 |
2191 | (66) | 1 |
| 1889 |
228 |
2224 | (60) | 9 |
| 1890 |
252 |
2215 | (63) | 1 |
| 1891 |
266 |
2199 | (65) | 0 |
| 1892 |
308 |
2182 | (64) | 9 |
| 1893 |
326 |
2174 | (74) | 0 |
| 1894 |
348 |
2165 | (81) | 0 |
| 1895 |
368 |
2157 | (86) | 0 |
| 1896 |
371 |
2148 | (90) | 0 |
| 1897 |
389 |
2140 | (93) | 0 |
| 1898 |
431 |
2131 | (95) | 0 |
| 1899 |
452 |
2123 | (96) | 0 |
| 1900 |
487 |
2114 | (97) | 0 |
| 1901 |
515 |
2106 | (96) | 0 |
| 1902 |
563 |
2097 | (95) | 0 |
| 1903 |
582 |
2089 | (93) | 0 |
| 1904 |
623 |
2080 | (90) | 0 |
| 1905 |
655 |
2072 | (85) | 0 |
| 1906 |
679 |
2063 | (80) | 0 |
| 1907 |
723 |
2055 | (73) | 11 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Block, Theodore |
| Born: 1853 |
| Died: 7 June 1909 |
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| Notes: |
| The year of birth is approximate. According to Gerard Killoran, the 1881 census says he was aged 28, so he was born in 1852 or 1853. Gaige gives date of deat as 7-06-1901, but Killoran gives clear evidence from news reports that he committed suicide on 7-06-1909. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 42 |
| Renette and Zavatarelli, Neumann, Hirschfeld and Suhle, page 371 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 202 |
| Periodicals |
| [BCM], vol. 5, no. 2, Feb. 1885, page 68 |
| [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 5, June 1874, page 109 |
| [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 7, Aug. 1874, page 162 |
| [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 11, Dec. 1874, page 272 |
| [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 11, Dec. 1875, page 322 |
| [CML], vol. 2, no. 8, Apr. 1881, page 226 |
| [ILN], vol. 71, no. 1983, 14 July 1877, page 47 |
| [ILN], vol. 71, no. 2000, 10 Nov. 1877, page 462 |
| [ILN], vol. 71, no. 2002, 24 Nov. 1877, page 511 |
| [ILN], vol. 71, no. 2004, 8 Dec. 1877, page 558 |
| [ILN], vol. 72, no. 2021, 23 Mar. 1878, page 279 |
| Web |
| Killoran, Gerard. [The Block Brothers] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
| London, England 1875 (12) |
City of London Club Rook Class - North London Club Match |
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Block, T. - Sothers |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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| London, England 1875 (15) |
City of London Club Junior Handicap |
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Block, T. - Gastineau, H.F. |
0 - 1 |
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Block, T. gave odds of the move |
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Block, T. - Batt, E. |
0 - 1 |
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Batt, E. gave odds of pawn and move |
| London, England 1875 (17) |
City of London Club Rook Class - North London Club Match |
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Block, T. - Porter (1) |
2 - 0 |
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| London, England 1877 (5) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Block, T. - Potter, W.N. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1878 (2) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Block, T. - Bentley, G.H. |
1 - 0 |
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Block, T. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Block, T. - Beardsell, T.J. |
1.5 - 2.5 |
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Beardsell, T.J. gave odds of the move |
| London, England 1879 (2) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Block, T. - Down, M.J. |
1 - 0 |
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Block, T. gave odds of a knight |
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Block, T. - Klein, E. (1) |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1881 (1) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Block, T. - Puller, C.G. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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| London, England 1882 (2) |
City of London Club 3rd Class - 4th Class Match |
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Block, T. - Laws, B.G. |
1 - 0 |
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Block, T. gave odds of pawn and move |
| London, England 1882 (8) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Block, T. - Foster, J. (1) |
0 - 1 |
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Block, T. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Block, T. - Ridpath, J. |
1 - 0 |
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Block, T. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Block, T. - Down, M.J. |
1 - 0 |
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Block, T. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| London, England 1885 (2) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Block, T. - Skipworth, A.B. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1887 (2) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Block, T. - Gattie, W.M. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1888 (1) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Block, T. - Wayte, W. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1890 (2) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Block, T. - Lambert, C.J. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1907 (2) |
4th British Chess Federation Congress - First Class |
4.5 | / | 11 |
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| Player information updated: 20 Sept. 2025 |
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