Sapira, Emanuel
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1921 |
566 |
2171 | (71) | 2 |
| 1922 |
447 |
2210 | (60) | 2 |
| 1923 |
350 |
2254 | (47) | 16 |
| 1924 |
372 |
2248 | (42) | 18 |
| 1925 |
330 |
2271 | (42) | 10 |
| 1926 |
271 |
2297 | (38) | 32 |
| 1927 |
363 |
2270 | (44) | 0 |
| 1928 |
478 |
2243 | (36) | 36 |
| 1929 |
425 |
2257 | (44) | 9 |
| 1930 |
421 |
2263 | (51) | 0 |
| 1931 |
414 |
2270 | (51) | 5 |
| 1932 |
541 |
2236 | (51) | 5 |
| 1933 |
568 |
2233 | (50) | 9 |
| 1934 |
613 |
2226 | (54) | 0 |
| 1935 |
668 |
2218 | (53) | 0 |
| 1936 |
692 |
2211 | (44) | 15 |
| 1937 |
672 |
2207 | (41) | 19 |
| 1938 |
709 |
2198 | (45) | 15 |
| 1939 |
787 |
2171 | (54) | 9 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Sapira, Emanuel J. |
| Also known as: Emmanuel Sapira |
| Born: 1900 |
| Died: 1943 |
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| Notes: |
| Gaige has 'Sapira, Emanuel' in Chess Personalia without the second initial. In Chess Tournament Crosstables he usually has 'Sapira, E.' but at Hastings 1927, he has 'Sapira E.J.'. Di Felice has 'Sapira, Emanuel J.'. Wikipedia has 'Emmanuel Sapira' (no middle initial). Gaige has date of death 'c1943?'. Wikipedia has date of death 1943. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Cornil, Les Championnats de Belgique d'Echecs, page 50 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 336 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 401 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 371 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 372 |
| Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 157 |
| Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 232 |
| Web |
| [Emmanuel Sapira] |
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Tournament data
| Antwerp 1921 |
Antwerp - Brussels Match |
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Sapira, E.J. - Lancel, E.E. |
0 - 1 |
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| Brussels 1921 (1) |
Antwerp - Brussels Match |
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Sapira, E.J. - Segall, L. |
0 - 1 |
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| Antwerp 1922 (1) |
Antwerp - Brussels Match |
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Sapira, E.J. - Wilden, M. |
0 - 1 |
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| Brussels 1922 (1) |
Antwerp - Brussels Match |
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Sapira, E.J. - de Lannoy, J. |
1 - 0 |
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| Ghent 1923 (1) |
3rd Belgian Chess Federation Congress - Major Tournament |
4 | / | 6 |
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| Brussels 1923 (2) |
Brussels Tournament |
8 | / | 10 |
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| Brussels 1924 (2) |
La Nation Belge Cup Tournament |
4.5 | / | 12 |
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| Antwerp 1924 |
Maccabi Quadrangular Tournament |
4.5 | / | 6 |
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| Brussels 1925 |
Fédération Belge des Échecs |
6 | / | 10 |
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| Antwerp 1926 (1) |
Antwerp Club Championship - Preliminary |
9.5 | / | 14 |
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| Antwerp 1926 (2) |
Antwerp Club Championship - Final |
3.5 | / | 6 |
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Sapira, E.J. - Censer, I. |
1 - 0 |
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| Spa 1926 |
Spa Tournament |
8 | / | 11 |
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| Hastings 1928 (3) |
8th Hastings Christmas Congress - Major Open, Section B |
4.5 | / | 9 |
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| Antwerp 1928 (1) |
Antwerp Tournament |
5.5 | / | 11 |
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| The Hague 1928 (3) |
2nd Olympiad |
6.5 | / | 16 |
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| Hastings 1929 (2) |
9th Hastings Christmans Congress - Premier Reserves |
4.5 | / | 9 |
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| Antwerp 1931 (1) |
Foreigners - Belgium Team Tournament |
3.5 | / | 5 |
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| Antwerp 1932 (1) |
Antwerp Tournament |
0.5 | / | 5 |
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| Hastings 1933 (2) |
13th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Reserves Tournament |
4 | / | 9 |
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| Antwerp 1936 (1) |
Antwerp Easter Tournament |
2 | / | 5 |
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| Antwerp 1936 (2) |
Antwerp - Riga Match |
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Sapira, E.J. - Feigins, M. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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| Ghent 1936 |
16th Belgian Championship |
4.5 | / | 9 |
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| Hastings 1937 (2) |
17th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Reserves, Section 1 |
3.5 | / | 9 |
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| Brussels 1937 (2) |
17th Belgian Championship |
6 | / | 10 |
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| Antwerp 1938 (1) |
Antwerp Easter Tournament - First Category |
3.5 | / | 5 |
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| Brussels 1938 |
North - South Belgium Match |
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Sapira, E.J. - Dyner, B.I. |
1 - 0 |
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| Namur 1938 |
18th Belgian Championship |
4 | / | 9 |
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| Antwerp 1939 (1) |
Antwerp Club Easter Tournament |
3 | / | 5 |
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| Brussels 1939 |
Belgium - Holland Team Match |
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Sapira, E.J. - Koomen, W. |
0 - 2 |
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| Antwerp 1939 (2) |
Latvia - Antwerp Club Tournament |
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Sapira, E.J. - Apsenieks, F. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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| Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2026 |
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