Kaiser, Julius




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1875  216  2149 (123) 8
1876  203  2154 (121) 0
1877  192  2159 (118) 0
1878  192  2164 (115) 0
1879  189  2169 (112) 0
1880  205  2174 (108) 0
1881  221  2179 (104) 1
1882  219  2188 (101) 2
1883  220  2199 (99) 2
1884  232  2201 (100) 0
1885  235  2204 (101) 0
1886  231  2206 (102) 0
1887  233  2209 (101) 0
1888  229  2212 (100) 0
1889  227  2214 (98) 0
1890  240  2217 (95) 0
1891  240  2220 (92) 0
1892  251  2222 (87) 0
1893  249  2225 (81) 0
1894  242  2227 (74) 0
1895  241  2230 (64) 1
1896  223  2238 (52) 14
1897  247  2223 (47) 11
1898  260  2229 (45) 11
1899  293  2208 (43) 15
1900  306  2196 (41) 19
1901  343  2182 (44) 15
1902  374  2171 (51) 7
1903  387  2169 (59) 0
1904  411  2166 (62) 1
1905  406  2172 (62) 2
1906  394  2183 (62) 1
1907  395  2190 (59) 14
1908  442  2171 (71) 1
1909  501  2161 (82) 0
1910  519  2150 (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