Fink, Adolf




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1909  747  2053 (76) 15
1910  673  2084 (77) 0
1911  620  2114 (76) 0
1912  548  2145 (73) 0
1913  477  2176 (68) 9
1914  443  2180 (73) 0
1915  404  2184 (76) 1
1916  380  2192 (76) 1
1917  361  2200 (75) 1
1918  322  2220 (74) 0
1919  280  2241 (70) 1
1920  239  2267 (63) 0
1921  204  2294 (53) 20
1922  175  2312 (47) 21
1923  164  2322 (49) 11
1924  167  2323 (53) 0
1925  175  2323 (49) 13
1926  219  2308 (47) 13
1927  300  2283 (49) 9
1928  341  2270 (51) 9
1929  442  2241 (52) 8
1930  611  2199 (53) 8
1931  724  2181 (53) 10
1932  702  2184 (56) 11
1933  787  2175 (65) 0
1934  831  2166 (71) 0
1935  898  2157 (74) 0
1936  902  2148 (75) 0
1937  904  2138 (74) 0
1938  938  2129 (70) 0
1939  887  2120 (64) 18
1940  785  2116 (70) 0
1941  743  2112 (74) 0
1942  676  2107 (75) 0
1943  628  2103 (75) 0
1944  610  2099 (72) 0
1945  620  2095 (67) 8
1946  591  2082 (61) 19

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Fink, Adolf Jay  
Born: 19 July 1890
Died: 15 Dec. 1956
 
Notes:
Gaige has date of birth 19-07-1890; Woodger has date of birth 01-07-1890. The American Chess Bulletin of Jul. 1913 (p.155) has 'Adolph J. Fink'.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 323
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 113
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 353
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 340
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 119
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 355
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 75
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 350
Periodicals
   [ACB], vol. 10, no. 7, July 1913, page 155
   [ACB], vol. 10, no. 11, Nov. 1913, page 252
Web
   Donaldson, John.  [History of the MI Chess Room]
   [California Chess Tournaments]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Piper, T.H.J.D. - Fink, A.J. 1917         (c)     1   -   0
Gruer, E.W. - Fink, A.J. 1925         (f)     5   -   5
Fink, A.J. - Bagby, C.L. 1939         (f)     5   -   5

Tournament data

San Francisco 1909     Mechanics Institute Tournament     11  /  16
San Francisco and Los Angeles 1913     San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match    
  Fink, A.J. - Frazier, O.E.     1 - 0    
San Francisco 1913     San Francisco Invitation Tournament     4.5  /  7
  Fink, A.J. - Hallwegen, G.     0.5 - 0.5    
  Fink, A.J. - Clarke, E.J.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Francisco and Los Angeles 1915     San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match    
  Fink, A.J. - Woodward, G.P.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Francisco and Los Angeles 1916     San Francisco - Southern California Telegraphic Match    
  Fink, A.J. - Gibbs, G.M.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Francisco and Portland, Oregon 1919     San Francisco - Portland Telegraphic Match    
  Fink, A.J. - Ringler, W.G.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Francisco 1921     Mechanics Institute Major Tournament     16  /  20
San Francisco and Portland, Oregon 1921     San Francisco - Portland Telegraphic Match    
  Fink, A.J. - Goldman, O.B.     0 - 1    
San Francisco 1922     1st California Championship     5.5  /  10
Los Angeles 1922     2nd California Championship     9  /  11
San Francisco 1923     24th Western Chess Association Tournament     7  /  11
Los Angeles 1925     California Championship     6.5  /  8
Chicago 1926 (3)     27th Western Chess Association Meeting - Master Tournament     5  /  12
Oakland 1926     California Championship Play-Off    
  Fink, A.J. - Gruer, E.W.     0 - 1    
Los Angeles 1927     California Championship     5.5  /  9
San Francisco 1928     California Championship     5  /  8
  Fink, A.J. - Gross, H. (1)     1 - 0    
Los Angeles 1929     California Championship     6  /  8
San Francisco 1930     California Championship     3.5  /  8
Los Angeles 1931     California Championship     5  /  10
Pasadena 1932 (1)     Pasadena Congress - International Tournament     3  /  11
California 1939     California Championship     3  /  8
San Francisco 1945     13th California Championship     8  /  9
New York 1946 (4)     6th U.S.A. Championship     5  /  19

Player information updated: 17 Dec. 2024