Souweine, Arthur




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1892  505  2053 (50) 21
1893  399  2115 (44) 17
1894  353  2148 (42) 17
1895  336  2163 (45) 7
1896  301  2184 (44) 16
1897  346  2155 (50) 3
1898  357  2159 (51) 11
1899  333  2176 (57) 0
1900  313  2193 (58) 1
1901  288  2219 (56) 11
1902  309  2212 (61) 0
1903  320  2205 (61) 0
1904  341  2198 (58) 1
1905  363  2193 (51) 13
1906  407  2177 (54) 13
1907  439  2166 (68) 0
1908  466  2155 (80) 0
1909  528  2145 (89) 0
1910  546  2134 (97) 0
1911  598  2123 (104) 0
1912  620  2112 (110) 0
1913  645  2101 (116) 0
1914  655  2091 (121) 0
1915  644  2080 (126) 0
1916  655  2069 (130) 0
1917  677  2058 (134) 0
1918  707  2048 (138) 0
1919  731  2037 (141) 0
1920  819  2026 (144) 0
1921  916  2015 (147) 0
1922  981  2005 (150) 0
1923  1101  1994 (152) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Souweine, Arthur Jacob  
   Also known as: A.J. Souine
Born: 25 Dec. 1872
Died: 28 Nov. 1951
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 67
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 400
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 66, 89
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 53
   Hilbert, Napier, page 14
   Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 119
   Hillyer, Thomas Frère, page 183
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 41
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 255
Periodicals
   [BDE], vol. 55, no. 267, 26 Sep. 1895, page 5

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Helms, H. - Souweine, A.J. 1893         (f)     5.5   -   2.5
Howell, C.S. - Souweine, A.J. 1901         (f)     3   -   0

Tournament data

New York 1892 (4)     14th New York State Championship    
  Souweine, A.J. - Rogers, H.J.     0 - 1    
  Souweine, A.J. - Baird, J.W.     1 - 0    
  Souweine, A.J. - Loeb, S.E.     0 - 1    
New York 1892 (7)     Brooklyn Club Championship     1  /  18
New York 1893 (2)     New York State Chess Association Free-for-all Tournament    
  Souweine, A.J. - Bigelow, W.     1 - 0    
  Souweine, A.J. - Underhill, E.H.     1 - 0    
  Souweine, A.J. - Broughton, L.D.     0.5 - 0.5    
  Souweine, A.J. - Reitzer, A.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1893 (7)     New York State Chess Association - Handicap Tournament, Second Class     3.5  /  5
New York 1893 (10)     New York State Chess Association - Consolation Tournament    
  Souweine, A.J. - Searle, D.F.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1894 (2)     16th New York State Championship    
  Souweine, A.J. - Burlingame, E.E.     1 - 0    
  Souweine, A.J. - Baird, J.W.     0.5 - 0.5    
  Souweine, A.J. - Olly, E.N.     1 - 0    
  Souweine, A.J. - Simonson, G.     0 - 1    
Newark 1894     Brooklyn Club - Newark Club Match    
  Souweine, A.J. - Hymes, C.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1894 (7)     Brooklyn YMCA - Staten Island Club Match    
  Souweine, A.J. - Eldam, B.     0 - 1    
New York 1894 (8)     Brooklyn Club Championship     5.5  /  11
Newark 1895 (1)     Brooklyn Club - Newark Club Match    
  Souweine, A.J. - Gunzberg, L.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (8)     Brooklyn - Staten Island Club Match    
  Souweine, A.J. - Schwalkert, J.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (10)     New York State Championship     0  /  3
New York 1895 (17)     Cafe Boulevard Handicap Tournament     12  /  25
New York 1896 (1)     18th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - General Tournament     3.5  /  4
New York 1896 (3)     Brooklyn Club Championship     7.5  /  13
New York 1897 (4)     19th New York State Chess Association Meeting - General Tournament     0  /  3
New York 1898 (2)     20th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - General Tournament     2.5  /  4
Lake Keuka 1898     Pennsylvania State Chess Association - New York State Chess Association Match     1.5  /  7
New York and Chicago 1900     Brooklyn Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match    
  Souweine, A.J. - Taylor, J.W.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1901 (1)     Brooklyn Club Championship     8.5  /  9
New York 1904 (4)     Brooklyn Club Team Match    
  Souweine, A.J. - Helms, H.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York and Chicago 1905 (2)     Brooklyn Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match    
  Souweine, A.J. - Eppens, J.C.     0 - 1    
New York 1905 (3)     Brooklyn Club Championship     6.5  /  12
New York 1906 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     4  /  12
New York 1906 (2)     28th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - New York State Championship     0  /  1
New York 1923 (14)     Chess Club International - Progressive Club Match    
  Souweine, A.J. - Kupchik, A.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025