Rueb, Alexander




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1915  476  2161 (68) 5
1916  473  2164 (62) 0
1917  474  2167 (53) 5
1918  444  2179 (43) 22
1919  477  2170 (44) 9
1920  535  2161 (41) 15
1921  633  2142 (41) 15
1922  617  2155 (42) 20
1923  659  2159 (48) 0
1924  669  2162 (45) 21
1925  689  2161 (57) 0
1926  712  2160 (64) 0
1927  734  2159 (67) 7

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Rueb, Alexander  
   Also known as: Ultimus
Born: 27 Dec. 1888
Died: 2 Feb. 1959
 
Notes:
Philip Jurgens has discovered that Rueb is the player with pseudonym 'Ultimus' in the 's Hertogenbosch Tournament in Aug. 1927, as revealed in the Dagblad van Noord-Brabant of 26 and 27 Aug. 1927.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 315
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 167, 336
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 365
   Gaige, Chess Tournament Crosstables IV, page 748
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 371
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 228
Periodicals
   [DNB], vol. 67, no. 12887, 26 Aug. 1927, page 2
   [DNB], vol. 67, no. 12888, 27 Aug. 1927, page 3

Tournament data

Scheveningen 1915     Juniors versus Seniors Team Tournament     2.5  /  5
Utrecht 1917 (1)     Netherlands Chess Federation Tournament - Hoofdklasse A     2.5  /  5
The Hague 1918     Discendo Discimus Winter Tournament     8  /  12
Scheveningen 1918     Scheveningen Tournament     4.5  /  10
Scheveningen 1919     2nd Silver Cup Tournament     4.5  /  9
The Hague 1920     Netherland Chess Federation Congress - Section A     4  /  7
Scheveningen 1920 (2)     4th Silver Queen Tournament     2.5  /  8
Nijmegen 1921 (2)     5th Netherland Chess Federation Congress - Championship B     2.5  /  6
The Hague 1921 (2)     Discendo Discimus Championship     3.5  /  9
Berlin 1922 (4)     Germany - Holland Match    
  Rueb, A. - Hess, T.     0.5 - 1.5    
Scheveningen 1922     6th Silver Cup Tournament     2.5  /  9
The Hague 1922 (2)     Discendo Discimus Tournament     5.5  /  9
Brussels 1924 (1)     Belgium - Holland Team Match    
  Rueb, A. - Lenglez, M.A.F.M.     0.5 - 0.5    
Paris 1924 (10)     Olympic Tournament - Preliminary Section 7     1.5  /  5
Paris 1924 (14)     Olympic Tournament - Consolation Cup     2  /  7
The Hague 1924     Discendo Discimus Championship     6  /  8
's Hertogenbosch 1927 (1)     's Hertogenbosch Tournament     4  /  7


Player information updated: 24 Oct. 2026