Kaiser, Julius




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1875  225  2147 (123) 8
1876  211  2152 (121) 0
1877  202  2157 (118) 0
1878  200  2162 (115) 0
1879  198  2167 (112) 0
1880  215  2172 (108) 0
1881  234  2177 (104) 1
1882  228  2185 (101) 2
1883  232  2196 (99) 2
1884  240  2198 (100) 0
1885  239  2201 (101) 0
1886  238  2204 (101) 0
1887  237  2207 (101) 0
1888  234  2210 (100) 0
1889  230  2213 (98) 0
1890  247  2216 (95) 0
1891  244  2219 (92) 0
1892  255  2222 (87) 0
1893  252  2225 (81) 0
1894  241  2227 (74) 0
1895  239  2230 (64) 1
1896  222  2238 (52) 14
1897  245  2224 (47) 11
1898  257  2230 (45) 11
1899  293  2209 (43) 15
1900  313  2196 (41) 19
1901  349  2182 (44) 15
1902  384  2171 (51) 7
1903  398  2168 (59) 0
1904  426  2165 (61) 1
1905  421  2170 (62) 2
1906  406  2181 (62) 1
1907  405  2187 (59) 14
1908  454  2167 (71) 1
1909  519  2156 (82) 0
1910  536  2144 (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