New and updated (20 Sept. 2025)
** Players and events that are newly added since the previous update
* Players and events whose information or references have been revised since the previous update
Update notes
Players
| * | Abel, A. |
| * | Adam, E. |
| * | Adam, H. (1) |
| * | Andrade, H. |
| * | Atkinson, F.A. |
| * | Bahamonde, A.L. |
| * | Ballou, S.M. |
| * | Barth, G.A. |
| * | Barusiewicz |
| * | Beardsell, T.J. |
| * | Becker, A. |
| * | Beveridge (2) |
| ** | Biener, E.T. |
| * | Bier, M. |
| * | Bird, H.E. |
| ** | Bizub, B. |
| * | Blackburne, J.H. |
| * | Block, T. |
| * | Blumenov, L. |
| * | Blunt, R.G. |
| * | Boden, S.S. |
| * | Bogoljubow, E.D. |
| * | Boguslawski, K. |
| * | Borochow, H. |
| * | Botterill, F.W. |
| * | de la Bourdonnais, L.C.M. |
| * | Bowicz, S. |
| * | Branch, G.E.K. |
| * | Brodersen, V. |
| * | Broughton, C. |
| * | Burns, A. |
| * | Bussy, B.F. |
| * | Camara, L.W. |
| * | Candolin, A.E. |
| * | Carls, C.J.M. |
| * | Chappell, W.T. |
| * | Chepurnov, A.A. |
| ** | Christensen, C. |
| * | Clarke, E.J. |
| * | Clarke, J.E. (1) |
| * | Cristia, J.M. |
| * | Cutler, C.G. |
| * | Dahl, H. |
| * | van Dam, R. |
| ** | Daniel (1) |
| ** | Daniels (2) |
| * | Davidson, Jac. |
| * | Day, A.J. |
| * | Delannoy, A. |
| ** | Desinano, E. |
| * | Dimer, J. |
| * | Down, H.F. |
| * | Down, M.J. |
| * | Drouillard, J.A. |
| * | Duffy, P.T. |
| * | Dutschke, R. |
| * | Earle, R.C. |
| * | Eisinger, M. (1) |
| ** | Ellerton, J. |
| * | Elstner, R. |
| * | Epstein, H. |
| * | Eschwege, H. |
| * | Espina, C.J. |
| * | Fein, G. |
| * | Fink, A.J. |
| * | Finn, J. |
| * | Fitch, J.H.A. |
| * | Frank (2) |
| * | Friedemann, G. |
| * | Friedmann, H. |
| ** | Gabovits, J. |
| * | Garcia Vera, O. |
| * | Garcia Vera, R. |
| ** | Garso, S. |
| * | Gastineau, H.F. |
| * | Gauffin, T. |
| * | George, E. |
| * | Giersing, J.H. |
| * | Giustina, O.J. |
| * | Gomoluch, H.W. |
| * | Gomoluch, P. |
| ** | Gover, A. |
| * | Grabill, E.W. |
| * | Grady |
| * | Graf, Ms. S. |
| * | Gruer, E.W. |
| * | Gumpel, C.G. |
| * | Gumprich, K. |
| * | Hagedorn, H.C. |
| ** | Halka, J. |
| * | Hamburger, D. |
| * | Harris, W.G. |
| * | Hauke, A. |
| * | Heilpern, J. |
| * | Heppell, J.T. |
| * | Herzfeld, A.G. |
| ** | Hey, G. |
| * | Heywood, G.C. |
| * | Hilsberg, A. |
| * | Hinds, F.A.J. |
| * | Hirschfeld, P.M. |
| * | Hoare, G. |
| * | Hohensee, H.H. |
| ** | Homme, L. |
| * | Hoon, C.R. |
| * | Huckvale, J.A. |
| ** | Hufnagel, A. |
| * | Hufnagel, V. |
| * | Humphreys, E.E. |
| * | Hunnex, J.R. |
| * | Hunt, J.W. |
| ** | Ilus |
| * | Ivancich, D. |
| * | Janowsky, D.M. |
| ** | Jogeva |
| * | Jogi, H. |
| * | Kappei, F. |
| * | Karring, G. |
| * | Karu, A. |
| * | Keates |
| ** | Keres, H. |
| * | Keres, P. |
| * | Kibbermann, F. |
| * | Kinzel, A. |
| * | Kirchhammer, R. |
| ** | Kitt, M. |
| * | Kleczynski, J. (1) |
| * | Klein, E. (1) |
| * | Klucher |
| * | Knappeis, Z. |
| * | Knight, W.J.J. |
| * | Koch, B. |
| * | Koltanowski, G. |
| * | Krause, O.H. |
| * | Krogius, A.R. |
| * | Kruger, P. |
| ** | Kurkiewicz, R. |
| ** | Kursk, E. |
| * | Lagerstam, K.E. |
| * | Laht, E. |
| * | Laurine, L. |
| * | Leatherdale, G.F. |
| ** | Lehmann (1) |
| * | Lehmann, H.G. |
| ** | Leonard, R.J. |
| ** | Leppner |
| * | Lewis, W. |
| * | Lewy, H. |
| ** | Libman (1) |
| * | Libman (2) |
| * | Lindroos, E.H.A. |
| * | Litzenberger, W.J. |
| ** | Lockwood, M.I. |
| * | Long, H.D. |
| * | Longobuco, J.R. |
| * | Lopez de Calatayud, M. |
| * | Lord, F.W. |
| * | Lorup, J. |
| ** | Lossau, J. |
| * | Lovelock, J.F. |
| * | Loven, G. |
| * | Lutia, Ms. R. |
| ** | Lutt, A. |
| * | Lyon, R.F. |
| * | MacDonnell, G.A. |
| * | Mackenzie, A.J. |
| * | Macskasy, E. |
| * | Madsen, E. |
| * | Mahood, J. |
| * | Makogonov, V.A. |
| * | Malchev, A.P. |
| * | Mandl, E. |
| * | Manning, J.A. |
| * | Markovic, M. |
| ** | Marksoo, E. |
| * | Maroczy, G.J. |
| * | Martin, E. (3) |
| * | Martinez Mocete, S. |
| * | Marton, S. |
| * | Max, H. |
| * | Mayer, G. |
| ** | Maynard, S. |
| * | McKee, J.A. |
| * | McNaughton, W.R.D. |
| * | Meck, K. |
| * | Medina Garcia, A.A.J. |
| * | Meersand, L. |
| * | Meijer, R.A.J. |
| * | Mellor, W. (2) |
| * | Mengarini, A.A.A. |
| * | Mertens, G. |
| * | Meszaros, G. (2) |
| * | Metzke, W. (2) |
| * | Meyer, A. (2) |
| * | Meyer, C.H. |
| * | Michel, P. |
| * | Michel, W. (1) |
| * | Michlo, J. |
| * | Middleton, E.E. (2) |
| * | Mikenas, V.I. |
| * | Miller, A.L. |
| * | Miller, Z. |
| ** | Milson |
| * | van Mindeno, S.B. |
| * | Mlotkowski, S. |
| * | Modahl, T.A. |
| * | Mohle, C.A. |
| * | Moller, Jor. |
| * | Monostori, L. |
| * | Moon, J.F. |
| * | Moran, P.S. |
| * | Morawski, K. |
| * | Moritz, B. |
| * | Morrison, J.H. |
| * | Morry, W.R. |
| * | Mortensen, E. |
| * | Mortlock, A. |
| * | Motzko, F. |
| * | Mouret, J.F. |
| * | Mugridge, D.H. |
| * | Muhring, W.J. |
| * | Muilwijk, J. |
| * | Mulder, E.A.J.M. |
| * | Muller, N. |
| * | Muntaabski, R. |
| * | Murton, C. |
| * | Musgrave, Ms. M. |
| * | Myhre, E.G. |
| * | Naegeli, O.E.V. |
| ** | Nagel (1) |
| * | Napolitano, M.N. |
| ** | Natzmer, E. |
| * | Neatby, L.H. |
| * | Nebel, M. |
| * | Nedeljkovic, S. |
| * | Negyesy, G. |
| * | Neikirch, O.N. |
| ** | Neira, R. |
| * | Nenarokov, V.I. |
| * | Nestler, V. |
| * | Newman, R.H. |
| * | Nielsen, A.K. |
| * | Nielsen, E.V. |
| * | Nielsen, H. |
| * | Nielsen, Jo. |
| * | Nielsen, N.C. |
| ** | Niemela, A.I. |
| * | Niephaus, W. |
| * | Noel-Johnson, R.C. |
| ** | Nou |
| * | Novotelnov, N.A. |
| * | Oksa, A. |
| ** | Ollino, R. |
| ** | Orav, L. |
| * | Orchard, I.E. |
| * | Otto, Ar. |
| * | Palomaa, V.A. |
| * | Parody, R. |
| * | Pasero, P. |
| * | Patay, J. |
| * | Patterson, G.S.G. |
| * | Perry, E.R. |
| ** | Peterson, L. |
| ** | Pettinari, A. |
| * | Pfahl, J. |
| * | Pizzi, P. |
| * | Pluss, A. |
| ** | Poder, V. |
| * | von Popiel, I. |
| * | Poplawski, A.W.K. |
| * | Possner, H. |
| * | Potter, W.N. |
| * | Pruun, Ri. |
| * | Pruun, Ru. |
| ** | Pulkkinen, O. |
| * | Rahm, I. |
| ** | Raimtal |
| * | Rasmusson, B.A. |
| * | Raubitschek, Ro. |
| * | Raud, I. |
| ** | Rawlins, J.H. |
| * | Reinhardt, H. |
| * | Reitzer, A. |
| * | Remmelgas, A. |
| ** | Resch |
| ** | Resev, V. |
| ** | Rinne, P. |
| ** | Roberts (2) |
| * | Roder, R. |
| * | Rodgerson, E.H. |
| * | Ryan, W.T. |
| ** | Rychlowski, K. |
| * | Ryder, A.W. |
| * | de Saint-Amant, P.C.F. |
| * | Salo, T. |
| * | Sanchez, J.C. |
| ** | Sandifer |
| * | Sappberg, T. |
| ** | Sarg |
| ** | Schlesser |
| * | Schmidt, P.F. |
| * | Schmuck |
| * | Schneider, A.F. |
| * | Schneider, E. (2) |
| ** | von Schoultz, G.T.J. |
| * | Schroeder, M. |
| * | Schubert, C. |
| * | Schutte, E. |
| ** | Scott, W.T. |
| * | Seitz, J.A. |
| ** | Selg |
| * | Sepp, L. |
| * | Simon, S. |
| * | Skalicka, C. |
| * | Smith, B. (1) |
| * | Smith, Go. |
| * | Sohege, M. |
| ** | Sokolowski, J. |
| * | Solin, H.I. |
| * | Spielmann, R. |
| ** | Spillane, R. |
| * | Stamer, A.B. |
| * | Staniforth, H.S. |
| * | Steneberg, F. |
| * | Stevens, S.J. |
| * | Stiebel, L. |
| ** | Strom, B. |
| * | Studt, B. |
| * | Suchting, He.W. |
| * | Suchting, Hu. |
| * | Szczawinski, A. |
| * | Taylor, A.H.S. |
| * | Taylor, J.P. |
| * | Terho, J.A. |
| * | Teschner, R. |
| * | Thomas, A.R.B. |
| ** | Thorsen |
| * | Tiks, J. |
| * | Tinsley, S. |
| * | Treumann, G. |
| * | Treysman, G.N. |
| ** | Tsernov, N. |
| * | Tudor, H.E. |
| * | Turn, J. |
| ** | Turner (4) |
| * | Ullner, A. |
| * | Ullrich, B. |
| * | Ullrich, H. |
| * | Uulberg, V. |
| * | Vaitonis, P. |
| * | Villard, F. |
| * | Vinuesa, J.A. |
| * | Vistaneckis, I. |
| * | Vogt, F. |
| * | Volker |
| * | Vyse, W.E. |
| * | Wagner, H. (1) |
| * | Wahrburg, R.G. |
| ** | Walthew, R.F. |
| * | Watts, J.J. |
| * | Weinbaum, S. |
| * | Wells, E. |
| * | Weydlich, C. |
| ** | Wiemers, D. |
| * | Winawer, M. |
| * | Windberg, F.H.J. |
| * | Wisker, J. |
| ** | Wojcik, M. |
| * | Wolf, H. (2) |
| * | Wrobel, M. |
| * | Zabinski, J. |
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Events
| Matches |
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| ** |
de la Bourdonnais, L.C.M. - Mouret, J.F. 1820 (1) |
Paris |
| ** |
de la Bourdonnais, L.C.M. - Mouret, J.F. 1820 (2) |
Paris |
| ** |
Blackburne, J.H. - Delannoy, A. 1874 |
London, England |
| ** |
Potter, W.N. - Delannoy, A. 1874 |
London, England |
| ** |
Bird, H.E. - Delannoy, A. 1874 |
London, England |
| ** |
Delannoy, A. - Schlesser 1874 |
London, England |
| * |
Potter, W.N. - Heywood, G.C. 1878 (1) |
London, England |
| * |
Potter, W.N. - Heywood, G.C. 1878 (2) |
London, England |
| * |
Potter, W.N. - Heywood, G.C. 1879 (1) |
London, England |
| * |
Potter, W.N. - Heywood, G.C. 1879 (2) |
London, England |
| * |
Mason, Ja. - Potter, W.N. 1879 |
London, England |
| * |
Potter, W.N. - Heywood, G.C. 1880 (1) |
London, England |
| ** |
Potter, W.N. - Heywood, G.C. 1880 (2) |
London, England |
| ** |
Burns, A. - Wisker, J. 1880 |
Melbourne |
| ** |
Janowsky, D.M. - Schroeder, M. 1922 |
New York |
| * |
Colle, E. - van Hoorn, P.F. 1928 |
Amsterdam |
| ** |
Mikenas, V.I. - Turn, J. 1930 |
Tallinn |
| * |
Koltanowski, G. - Winter, W. 1931 |
London, England |
| ** |
Loven, G. - Mikenas, V.I. 1931 |
Helsinki |
| * |
Spielmann, R. - Macht, A.Z. 1934 |
Kaunas |
| ** |
Spielmann, R. - Vaitonis, P. 1934 |
Kaunas |
| * |
Spielmann, R. - Mikenas, V.I. 1934 |
Kaunas |
| ** |
Koltanowski, G. - Thomas, A.R.B. 1935 |
Liverpool |
| * |
Keres, P. - Schmidt, P.F. 1936 |
Parnu |
| ** |
Cristia, J.M. - Garcia Vera, O. 1940 |
Rosario |
| ** |
Giustina, O.J. - Longobuco, J.R. 1942 |
Rosario |
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| Tournaments |
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| * |
London, England 1874 (4) |
City of London Club Handicap |
| * |
London, England 1875 (7) |
City of London Club Handicap |
| * |
London, England 1875 (12) |
City of London Club Rook Class - North London Club Match |
| * |
London, England 1875 (15) |
City of London Club Junior Handicap |
| * |
London, England 1876 (8) |
City of London Club Knight Class - Athenaeum Club Match |
| ** |
London, England 1876 (18) |
City of London Club Handicap |
| ** |
London, England 1877 (5) |
City of London Club Handicap |
| ** |
London, England 1878 (2) |
City of London Club Handicap |
| * |
London, England 1879 (1) |
Lowenthal Tourney, 1st Class |
| * |
London, England 1879 (2) |
City of London Club Handicap |
| * |
Warsaw 1884 |
Warsaw Tournament |
| * |
New York 1895 (3) |
Metropolitan Club - Staten Island Club Match |
| * |
New York 1895 (5) |
Metropolitan Club - New York City Club Match |
| * |
Newark 1895 (2) |
Newark - Metropolitan Club Match |
| * |
New York 1895 (11) |
Manhattan - Newark Club Match |
| * |
Hanover 1902 (1) |
13th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
| * |
Hanover 1902 (2) |
13th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier A |
| * |
Hanover 1902 (3) |
13th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B, Section I |
| * |
Hanover 1902 (4) |
13th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B, Section II |
| * |
Hanover 1902 (5) |
13th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B, Section III |
| * |
Hanover 1902 (6) |
13th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B, Section IV |
| * |
Hanover 1902 (7) |
13th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B, Siegergruppe |
| * |
Hanover 1902 (8) |
13th German Chess Federation Congress - Free Tourney |
| ** |
Hanover 1902 (9) |
13th German Chess Federation Congress - Nebenturnier Group 1 |
| ** |
Hanover 1902 (10) |
13th German Chess Federation Congress - Nebenturnier Group 2 |
| * |
Hanover 1902 (11) |
13th German Chess Federation Congress - Nebenturnier Siegergruppe |
| * |
New York 1905 (2) |
Manhattan Club Championship |
| * |
Amsterdam 1910 (2) |
Amsterdam Tournament - Section 2 |
| ** |
New York 1910 (6) |
Dyker Heights - Staten Island Match |
| ** |
Bergedorf 1912 |
15th Lower Elbe Chess Federation Congress - Master Tournament A |
| * |
Delft 1912 (2) |
Netherlands Candidate Masters Tournament |
| ** |
Kiel 1912 |
Copenhagen Club - Lower Elbe Chess Federation Match |
| * |
Vienna 1922 (5) |
Austrian Chess Association Congress - Group 3 |
| ** |
Los Angeles and San Francisco, California 1923 |
Los Angeles - San Francisco Telegraph Match |
| * |
New York 1923 (26) |
Manhattan Club - Chess Club International Match |
| * |
New York 1923 (27) |
Manhattan Club - Progressive Club Match |
| ** |
Lvov 1925 |
Lvov Championship Tournament |
| * |
Bardejov 1926 |
Bardejov Tournament |
| ** |
Narva 1929 |
Estonian Youth Tournament |
| ** |
Haapsalu 1929 |
Estonian Youth Tournament |
| ** |
Helsinki 1930 (2) |
Bogoljubow Tournament |
| ** |
Helsinki 1931 |
Helsinki Club Spring Tournament - 1st Class |
| ** |
Viljandi 1931 |
Estonian Youth Tournament |
| ** |
Helsinki 1932 (1) |
7th Finnish National Tournament |
| * |
Zurich 1932 |
Zurich Winter Tournament |
| ** |
Tallinn 1933 (1) |
Estonian Championship |
| * |
New York 1933 (13) |
Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match |
| ** |
Tallinn 1934 (1) |
Estonian Championship |
| ** |
Tallinn 1934 (2) |
Tallinn International Tournament |
| ** |
Kaunas 1934 (3) |
Kaunas Tournament |
| * |
Wiesbaden 1934 (5) |
German Team Championship Final, Sachsen - Bayern |
| * |
Tallinn 1934 (3) |
Tallinn Tournament |
| ** |
Tallinn 1935 (1) |
Estonian Championship |
| * |
Tartu 1935 |
Tartu Club Jubilee |
| ** |
Tallinn 1936 (1) |
Estonian Championship |
| * |
Tallinn 1937 (2) |
9th Estonian Championship |
| * |
Parnu 1937 |
Parnu Tournament |
| * |
Vienna 1938 (1) |
20th Trebitsch Memorial Tournament |
| * |
Heilbronn 1938 |
Heilbronn Tournament |
| * |
Antwerp 1938 |
Antwerp Tournament |
| * |
Tallinn 1939 |
10th Estonian Championship |
| * |
Annaberg 1941 |
Sachsen Federation Tournament |
| ** |
Rosario 1941 (1) |
Rosario Major Tournament |
| ** |
Rosario 1942 (1) |
Newell's Old Boys Club Tournament |
| ** |
Rosario 1942 (2) |
La Régénce Club - Círculo Italiano Match |
| ** |
Rosario 1942 (3) |
Rosario Major Tournament |
| * |
Vienna 1943 (3) |
Reichsturnier |
| * |
Hamburg 1946 (2) |
HSV Tournament |
| * |
Hamburg 1947 (2) |
Hamburg Tournament - Section B |
| ** |
Berlin 1947 |
Berlin Championship |
| * |
Flensburg 1947 |
Flensburg Tournament |
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