Finn, Julius




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1895  288  2203 (77) 2
1896  259  2213 (66) 4
1897  262  2214 (57) 6
1898  303  2198 (51) 15
1899  257  2237 (52) 3
1900  161  2298 (51) 0
1901  98  2360 (40) 23
1902  77  2387 (42) 11
1903  70  2396 (42) 16
1904  64  2407 (47) 1
1905  52  2426 (44) 20
1906  46  2439 (51) 2
1907  37  2458 (53) 10
1908  36  2454 (61) 5
1909  46  2441 (71) 1
1910  51  2434 (80) 0
1911  64  2427 (88) 0
1912  65  2419 (94) 0
1913  68  2412 (99) 0
1914  70  2404 (103) 0
1915  68  2397 (107) 0
1916  73  2390 (110) 0
1917  73  2382 (113) 0
1918  84  2375 (115) 0
1919  89  2368 (117) 0
1920  99  2360 (118) 0
1921  114  2353 (119) 0
1922  125  2345 (119) 0
1923  146  2338 (119) 0
1924  159  2331 (119) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Finn, Julius  
Born: 28 Apr. 1871
Died: 6 Dec. 1931
 
References
Books
   Davies, Samuel Lipschütz, page 362
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 304
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 119
   Hilbert, Napier, page 321
   Sánchez, José Raúl Capablanca, page 95, 389
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 76
   Urcan, Julius Finn
   Winter, Chess Explorations, page 47
Web
   Urcan, Olimpiu G.  [Living the American Dream: Julius Finn]

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

Lasker, Em. - Finn, J. 1901         (f)     0.5   -   0.5
Lasker, Em. - Finn, J. 1902         (f)     1   -   0
Howell, C.S. - Finn, J. 1902         (f)     2   -   1
Mieses, J. - Finn, J. 1903         (f)     1   -   0
Maroczy, G.J. - Finn, J. 1906         (f)     0.5   -   0.5
Finn, J. - Teichmann, R. 1924         (c)     0.5   -   0.5
Finn, J. - Mieses, J. 1924         (c)     0.5   -   0.5

Tournament data

New York 1895 (17)     Cafe Boulevard Handicap Tournament     21.5  /  25      odds player in pawn and move class
New York 1896 (1)     18th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - General Tournament     3  /  4
New York 1897 (2)     Staten Island Club - City Club Match    
  Finn, J. - Hodges, A.B.     0 - 1    
New York 1897 (4)     19th New York State Chess Association Meeting - General Tournament     3  /  4
New York 1897 (8)     Cosmopolitan Club - Newark Club Match    
  Finn, J. - Benner, G.J.     1 - 0    
New York 1898 (2)     20th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - General Tournament     2  /  3
New York 1898 (5)     Cosmopolitan Club - Staten Island Club Match    
  Finn, J. - Lockwood, M.I.     1 - 0    
New York 1898 (6)     Brooklyn Club - Cosmopolitan Club Match    
  Finn, J. - Marshall, F.J.     1 - 0    
New York 1898 (7)     Brooklyn Club - Cosmopolitan Club Match    
  Finn, J. - Marshall, F.J.     0 - 1    
New York 1898 (10)     Cosmopolitan Club Championship     2  /  9
New York 1899 (2)     New York State Championship     0.5  /  3
New York 1901 (2)     Manhattan Club Championship     2.5  /  6
New York 1901 (3)     23rd New York State Chess Association Championship    
  Finn, J. - Zirn, H.     1 - 0    
  Finn, J. - Mathews, J.     1 - 0    
  Finn, J. - Delmar, E. (1)     1 - 0    
  Finn, J. - Roething, O.     1 - 0    
New York 1901 (5)     Cosmopolitan Club Handicap Tournament     12.5  /  15
Philadelphia 1901 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Finn, J. - Shipley, W.P.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1901 (8)     Manhattan Club Championship     6  /  10
New York 1902 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Finn, J. - Newman, C.J.     1 - 0    
Murray Isle, Thousand Islands 1902     Rice Trophy Tournament     4.5  /  6
Philadelphia or New York (?) 1903     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Finn, J. - Shipley, W.P.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1903 (1)     Manhattan Club Rice Gambit Tournament     9.5  /  14
New York 1904 (3)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Finn, J. - Martinez, C.S.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1905 (1)     Manhattan Club - All New Jersey Match    
  Finn, J. - White, J.H. (2)     1 - 0    
New York and Chicago 1905 (1)     Manhattan Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match    
  Finn, J. - Medinus, C.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1905 (1)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Finn, J. - Martinez, C.S.     0.5 - 0.5    
Sylvan Beach 1905 (1)     18th New York State Chess Association Meeting - Rice Trophy Competition     3  /  6
Sylvan Beach 1905 (2)     18th New York State Chess Association Meeting - Rice Gambit Tournament     7.5  /  10
New York and Berlin 1905     New York - Berlin Cable Match    
  Finn, J. - Schallopp, E.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1906 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Finn, J. - Kaiser, J.A.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1907 (2)     New York State Chess Association Championship    
  Finn, J. - Rosen, L.     1 - 0    
  Finn, J. - Zirn, H.     0.5 - 0.5    
  Finn, J. - Eisenberg, L.R.     2 - 0    
Philadelphia 1907 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Finn, J. - Shipley, W.P.     0.5 - 0.5    
Saint Lawrence River 1907 (1)     20th New York State Chess Association Championship     4  /  5
New York 1908 (2)     New York State Chess Association Championship    
  Finn, J. - Roething, O.     1 - 0    
  Finn, J. - Baird, D.G.     1 - 0    
  Finn, J. - Ayala, M.     1 - 0    
  Finn, J. - Rosenbaum, H.W.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1908 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Finn, J. - Robinson, D.S.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1909 (3)     Brooklyn Club - Rice Club Match    
  Finn, J. - Marshall, F.J.     0.5 - 0.5    


Player information updated: 20 Sept. 2025