Fink, Adolf

Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1909 |
748 |
2052 | (76) | 13 |
| 1910 |
674 |
2082 | (77) | 0 |
| 1911 |
627 |
2111 | (76) | 0 |
| 1912 |
549 |
2140 | (73) | 0 |
| 1913 |
490 |
2169 | (68) | 9 |
| 1914 |
465 |
2172 | (73) | 0 |
| 1915 |
426 |
2176 | (76) | 1 |
| 1916 |
405 |
2183 | (76) | 1 |
| 1917 |
385 |
2190 | (75) | 1 |
| 1918 |
346 |
2209 | (74) | 0 |
| 1919 |
312 |
2228 | (70) | 1 |
| 1920 |
270 |
2254 | (63) | 0 |
| 1921 |
234 |
2280 | (52) | 20 |
| 1922 |
203 |
2295 | (47) | 21 |
| 1923 |
203 |
2302 | (48) | 12 |
| 1924 |
201 |
2307 | (52) | 0 |
| 1925 |
206 |
2312 | (49) | 13 |
| 1926 |
236 |
2299 | (46) | 13 |
| 1927 |
321 |
2274 | (49) | 9 |
| 1928 |
364 |
2261 | (51) | 9 |
| 1929 |
469 |
2231 | (52) | 8 |
| 1930 |
639 |
2190 | (52) | 8 |
| 1931 |
764 |
2172 | (53) | 10 |
| 1932 |
750 |
2177 | (56) | 11 |
| 1933 |
837 |
2168 | (65) | 0 |
| 1934 |
868 |
2160 | (71) | 0 |
| 1935 |
941 |
2151 | (74) | 0 |
| 1936 |
936 |
2142 | (75) | 0 |
| 1937 |
954 |
2134 | (74) | 0 |
| 1938 |
988 |
2125 | (70) | 0 |
| 1939 |
948 |
2117 | (64) | 18 |
| 1940 |
867 |
2114 | (70) | 0 |
| 1941 |
840 |
2111 | (74) | 0 |
| 1942 |
780 |
2108 | (75) | 0 |
| 1943 |
745 |
2105 | (75) | 0 |
| 1944 |
739 |
2102 | (72) | 0 |
| 1945 |
765 |
2099 | (67) | 8 |
| 1946 |
768 |
2087 | (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)
Tournament data
| San Francisco, California 1909 |
Mechanics Institute Tournament |
11 | / | 16 |
| | | |
| San Francisco, California and Los Angeles 1913 |
San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fink, A.J. - Frazier, O.E. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| San Francisco, California 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, California and Los Angeles 1915 |
San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fink, A.J. - Woodward, G.P. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| San Francisco, California and Los Angeles 1916 |
San Francisco - Southern California Telegraphic Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fink, A.J. - Gibbs, G.M. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| San Francisco, California and Portland, Oregon 1919 |
San Francisco - Portland Telegraphic Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fink, A.J. - Ringler, W.G. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| San Francisco, California 1921 |
Mechanics Institute Major Tournament |
16 | / | 20 |
| | | |
| San Francisco, California and Portland, Oregon 1921 |
San Francisco - Portland Telegraphic Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fink, A.J. - Goldman, O.B. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| San Francisco, California 1922 |
1st California Championship |
5.5 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Los Angeles 1922 |
2nd California Championship |
9 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Los Angeles and San Francisco, California 1923 |
Los Angeles - San Francisco Telegraph Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fink, A.J. - Borochow, H. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| San Francisco, California 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, California 1928 |
California Championship |
5 | / | 8 |
| | | |
|
Fink, A.J. - Gross, H. (1) |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Los Angeles 1929 |
California Championship |
6 | / | 8 |
| | | |
| San Francisco, California 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, California 1945 |
13th California Championship |
8 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| New York 1946 (4) |
6th U.S.A. Championship |
5 | / | 19 |
| | | |
| Player information updated: 20 Sept. 2025 |
|