Kaiser, Julius




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1875  227  2148 (123) 8
1876  212  2153 (121) 0
1877  203  2158 (118) 0
1878  202  2163 (115) 0
1879  200  2168 (112) 0
1880  217  2173 (108) 0
1881  236  2178 (104) 1
1882  227  2186 (101) 2
1883  234  2197 (98) 2
1884  242  2200 (100) 0
1885  242  2203 (101) 0
1886  239  2206 (101) 0
1887  236  2209 (101) 0
1888  234  2211 (100) 0
1889  230  2214 (98) 0
1890  243  2217 (95) 0
1891  243  2220 (92) 0
1892  252  2223 (87) 0
1893  250  2226 (81) 0
1894  242  2229 (74) 0
1895  239  2232 (64) 1
1896  223  2240 (52) 14
1897  245  2226 (47) 11
1898  257  2231 (45) 11
1899  295  2210 (43) 15
1900  312  2198 (41) 19
1901  347  2183 (44) 15
1902  383  2173 (51) 7
1903  397  2170 (59) 0
1904  425  2167 (61) 1
1905  421  2173 (62) 2
1906  406  2183 (62) 1
1907  405  2189 (59) 14
1908  455  2170 (71) 1
1909  519  2158 (82) 0
1910  537  2146 (91) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Kaiser, Julius Adam  
   Also known as: Captain J.A. Kaiser
Born: 22 July 1845
Died: 20 Jan. 1915
 
Notes:
Hilbert gives date of death as 29-01-1915 in his book on Shipley (p.373). Gaige gives 20-01-1915. Urcan has 'Jacob Adam Kaiser'.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 201
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 185
   Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 30
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 16, 22, 373
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 21
   Urcan, Julius Finn, page 163
Periodicals
   [MCR], vol. 2, no. 18, June 1875, page 206
Web
   Hilbert, John S.  [Chess Columns: Now and Then]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Michaelis, O.E. - Kaiser, J.A. 1881         (c)     1   -   0
Steinitz, W. - Kaiser, J.A. 1882         (c)     2   -   0

Tournament data

Philadelphia 1875     Philadelphia Chess Club Tournament     37  /  52      odds player in pawn and two moves class
Philadelphia and New York 1883     Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match    
  Kaiser, J.A. - de Visser, W.M.     1 - 1    
Philadelphia and New York 1895     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Telegraphic Match    
  Kaiser, J.A. - Hanham, J.M.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1896 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Kaiser, J.A. - Maltzan, J.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1896 (3)     11th Franklin Chess Club Championship     8.5  /  13
Philadelphia and New York 1897     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Telegraphic Match    
  Kaiser, J.A. - de Visser, W.M.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1897 (2)     12th Franklin Chess Club Championship     4  /  10
Philadelphia 1898 (3)     13th Franklin Chess Club Championship     6.5  /  11
Philadelphia 1899 (3)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Kaiser, J.A. - Halpern, J.C.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1899 (4)     14th Franklin Chess Club Championship     5  /  14
New York 1900 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Kaiser, J.A. - Halpern, J.C.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1900     15th Franklin Chess Club Championship     6  /  18
Philadelphia 1901 (3)     16th Franklin Chess Club Championship     6  /  14
Philadelphia 1901 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Kaiser, J.A. - Hymes, E.     0 - 1    
New York 1902 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Kaiser, J.A. - Schmidt, L.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1902     Franklin Club Championship     7  /  13
Philadelphia and Chicago 1904     Franklin Chess Club - Chicago Chess and Checkers Club Telegraph Match    
  Kaiser, J.A. - Taylor, J.W.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia and Chicago 1905     Franklin Chess Club - Chicago Chess and Checker Club Telegraph Match    
  Kaiser, J.A. - Pardee, H.T.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1905 (1)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Kaiser, J.A. - Halpern, J.C.     0 - 1    
New York 1906 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Kaiser, J.A. - Finn, J.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1907 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Kaiser, J.A. - Halpern, J.C.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1907 (3)     22nd Franklin Chess Club Championship     9  /  13
New York 1908 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Kaiser, J.A. - Koehler, G.H.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1910 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Mercantile Library Chess Association Match    
  Kaiser, J.A. - Bauder, C.F.     1 - 0    

Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025