Speijer, Abraham
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1899 |
95 |
2354 | (69) | 4 |
| 1900 |
83 |
2372 | (58) | 14 |
| 1901 |
78 |
2381 | (61) | 0 |
| 1902 |
73 |
2389 | (59) | 0 |
| 1903 |
66 |
2397 | (52) | 14 |
| 1904 |
69 |
2391 | (57) | 3 |
| 1905 |
63 |
2404 | (59) | 0 |
| 1906 |
54 |
2418 | (56) | 0 |
| 1907 |
49 |
2431 | (48) | 14 |
| 1908 |
48 |
2423 | (47) | 3 |
| 1909 |
54 |
2422 | (38) | 26 |
| 1910 |
60 |
2419 | (39) | 17 |
| 1911 |
63 |
2420 | (45) | 5 |
| 1912 |
63 |
2418 | (44) | 15 |
| 1913 |
111 |
2359 | (47) | 13 |
| 1914 |
108 |
2354 | (57) | 0 |
| 1915 |
106 |
2349 | (61) | 0 |
| 1916 |
110 |
2343 | (62) | 0 |
| 1917 |
110 |
2338 | (59) | 0 |
| 1918 |
115 |
2333 | (51) | 6 |
| 1919 |
93 |
2355 | (45) | 11 |
| 1920 |
74 |
2375 | (41) | 20 |
| 1921 |
98 |
2360 | (43) | 14 |
| 1922 |
108 |
2358 | (46) | 2 |
| 1923 |
105 |
2366 | (42) | 17 |
| 1924 |
114 |
2363 | (46) | 20 |
| 1925 |
128 |
2352 | (60) | 0 |
| 1926 |
151 |
2341 | (70) | 0 |
| 1927 |
193 |
2329 | (76) | 0 |
| 1928 |
227 |
2318 | (81) | 0 |
| 1929 |
251 |
2307 | (84) | 0 |
| 1930 |
280 |
2296 | (85) | 0 |
| 1931 |
335 |
2285 | (85) | 0 |
| 1932 |
367 |
2274 | (84) | 0 |
| 1933 |
408 |
2263 | (82) | 0 |
| 1934 |
458 |
2252 | (78) | 3 |
| 1935 |
453 |
2258 | (78) | 0 |
| 1936 |
418 |
2263 | (77) | 0 |
| 1937 |
395 |
2269 | (74) | 2 |
| 1938 |
341 |
2285 | (74) | 0 |
| 1939 |
292 |
2301 | (71) | 9 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Speijer, Abraham |
| Also known as: A. Green |
| Born: 19 Nov. 1873 |
| Died: 5 Sep. 1956 |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 317 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 338 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 374 |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 94 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 401 |
| Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 351 |
| Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 256 |
| Winter, A Chess Omnibus, page 324 |
| Web |
| Hilbert, John S. [Emanuel Lasker: The Challenge for a Biographer], page 2 |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Lasker, Em. - Speijer, A. 1908 |
(f) |
2.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Speijer, A. - te Kolste, J.W. 1911 |
(f) |
4 | - | 1 |
|
| Marshall, F.J. - Speijer, A. 1912 |
(f) |
1 | - | 1 |
|
| Euwe, M. - Speijer, A. 1921 |
(f) |
4 | - | 1 |
|
| Euwe, M. - Speijer, A. 1923 |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
Tournament data
| Amsterdam 1899 (2) |
27th Netherland Chess Federation Congress - 1st Class Tournament |
3 | / | 4 |
| | | |
| Munich 1900 (3) |
12th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B, Group III |
5 | / | 6 |
| | | |
| Munich 1900 (5) |
12th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B, Siegergruppe I |
2.5 | / | 3 |
| | | |
| Munich 1900 (14) |
12th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B, Preis Gruppe |
2.5 | / | 5 |
| | | |
| Hilversum 1903 |
3rd Netherland Chess Federation International Tournament |
9.5 | / | 14 |
| | | |
| Amsterdam 1904 (2) |
V.A.S. 25 Year Jubilee Tournament - Hoofdklasse, Group 2 |
2 | / | 3 |
| | | |
| Utrecht 1907 (1) |
New Netherland Chess Federation Tournament |
2.5 | / | 3 |
| | | |
| Amsterdam 1907 (2) |
1st Netherland Chess Federation Tournament |
4 | / | 5 |
| | | |
| Amsterdam and Utrecht 1907 |
Amsterdam-Utrecht Tournament |
4.5 | / | 6 |
| | | |
| Saint Petersburg 1909 (1) |
Chigorin Memorial Tournament |
6 | / | 18 |
| | | |
| Leiden 1909 (1) |
1st Netherlands Championship |
5 | / | 8 |
| | | |
| London, England 1910 (1) |
City of London Club - Dutch Chess Federation Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Speijer, A. - Wainwright, G.E. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| Hamburg 1910 (1) |
17th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
5.5 | / | 16 |
| | | |
| London, England 1912 (1) |
England - Netherlands Team Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Speijer, A. - Atkins, H.E. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| Richmond, London 1912 (3) |
9th British Chess Federation Tournament - Major Open |
10 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Scheveningen 1913 (1) |
Scheveningen Tournament |
4 | / | 13 |
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| Amsterdam 1918 |
United Amsterdam Chess Club Tournament |
2.5 | / | 6 |
| | | |
| Hastings 1919 (2) |
British Chess Federation Special Victory Congress - Minor Tournament |
7.5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Rotterdam 1920 |
Rotterdam Tournament |
1.5 | / | 3 |
| | | |
| Edinburgh 1920 (3) |
13th British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open Tournament |
8.5 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Amsterdam 1920 (4) |
3rd Silver Queen Tournament |
5.5 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| Amsterdam 1921 (2) |
United Amsterdam Chess Club Winter Tournament |
7 | / | 9 |
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| Berlin 1922 (4) |
Germany - Holland Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Speijer, A. - Samisch, F. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
| | | |
| Amsterdam 1923 |
United Amsterdam Club Tournament |
2 | / | 3 |
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| Scheveningen 1923 |
Netherland Chess Federation Congress - Match Tournament |
4.5 | / | 10 |
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| Amsterdam 1924 (1) |
Netherlands Championship Tournament |
4.5 | / | 9 |
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| Rotterdam 1924 (2) |
New Rotterdam Chess Association Tournament |
10 | / | 11 |
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| Amsterdam 1934 (1) |
Amsterdam Tournament |
1 | / | 3 |
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| Amsterdam 1937 |
Holland - Great Britain Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Speijer, A. - Milner-Barry, P.S. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
| | | |
| Bournemouth 1939 (2) |
32nd British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open A |
6.5 | / | 9 |
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| Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025 |
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