Canal, Esteban




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1921  69  2400 (73) 4
1922  57  2426 (67) 0
1923  40  2452 (58) 12
1924  40  2458 (60) 0
1925  35  2463 (57) 0
1926  28  2469 (50) 13
1927  31  2468 (52) 0
1928  30  2467 (48) 0
1929  32  2466 (33) 49
1930  27  2474 (45) 0
1931  28  2483 (46) 0
1932  23  2491 (36) 30
1933  26  2486 (37) 32
1934  39  2469 (49) 0
1935  53  2452 (53) 0
1936  65  2435 (50) 20
1937  96  2406 (58) 7
1938  102  2408 (67) 0
1939  85  2411 (73) 0
1940  77  2413 (77) 0
1941  73  2416 (79) 0
1942  72  2418 (79) 0
1943  65  2421 (77) 0
1944  63  2423 (73) 0
1945  61  2426 (68) 0
1946  61  2428 (59) 0
1947  63  2431 (45) 24
1948  61  2425 (41) 40

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Canal, Esteban  
Born: 19 Apr. 1897
Died: 14 Feb. 1981
 
Notes:
Canal's date of birth is uncertain. The various possibilities are summarized by Alan McGowan on the Chess History and Literature Society website. Here, we take 19 Apr. 1897 as the most likely date according to McGowan's summary.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 320
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 377
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 349
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 454
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 62
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 42
Web
   McGowan, Alan.  [Esteban Canal - Birth pains]

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

Rosselli del Turco, S. - Canal, E. 1921         (f)     2   -   2
Alekhine, A.A. - Canal, E. 1923         (f)     1   -   0

Tournament data

Trieste 1923 (1)     Trieste Master Tournament     8.5  /  11
Merano 1926     Merano Tournament     8.5  /  13
Carlsbad 1929     Carlsbad Tournament     10.5  /  21
Budapest 1929 (1)     Budapest Tournament     5.5  /  13
Rogaska Slatina 1929     Rogaska Slatina Tournament     9  /  15
Budapest 1932 (1)     10th Hungarian National Tournament     12  /  17
Bad Sliac 1932     Bad Sliac Major Tournament     8  /  13
Budapest 1933 (2)     11th Hungarian National Tournament - Major Section     10  /  14
Csongrad 1933     Csongrad Tournament     5  /  5
Kecskemet 1933     Kecskemet Tournament     3.5  /  5
Moravska Ostrava 1933     12th Congress of the German Chess Federation in Czechoslovakia     6.5  /  11
Reus 1936     Reus Tournament     7.5  /  10
Barcelona 1936 (1)     Barcelona Tournament     9  /  10
Milan 1937     Gian Carlo dal Verme Tournament     5  /  7
Reggio Emilia 1947     Reggio Emilia Tournament     9.5  /  11
Venice 1947     Venice Tournament     9.5  /  13
Bari 1948     Bari Tournament     7.5  /  8
Bad Gastein 1948     Bad Gastein International Tournament     10  /  19
Venice 1948     Venice Tournament     9.5  /  13


Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2026