Smith, Magnús




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1899  158  2289 (75) 12
1900  142  2302 (75) 0
1901  131  2316 (73) 0
1902  118  2330 (68) 0
1903  106  2343 (61) 0
1904  99  2357 (48) 23
1905  106  2349 (42) 27
1906  86  2377 (39) 41
1907  99  2357 (48) 0
1908  128  2337 (48) 15
1909  158  2326 (49) 6
1910  130  2343 (50) 1
1911  111  2360 (44) 21
1912  88  2386 (49) 8
1913  74  2398 (53) 10
1914  65  2405 (57) 2
1915  52  2413 (59) 13
1916  62  2393 (71) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Smith, Magnús Magnússon  
Born: 10 Sep. 1869
Died: 12 Sep. 1934
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 317
   Forster, Negele and Tischbierek, Emanuel Lasker, Vol.I, page 170
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 396
   Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 55
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 285
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 253
   Urcan, Julius Finn, page 201
   Yanofsky, 100 Years of Chess in Canada, page 12
Web
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess Timeline]
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: Champions - Closed]
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: Magnus Smith]
   Wright, Stephen.  [Early Canadian Championships]
   Wright, Stephen.  [A Tale of Three Cities: the 1895 Pacific Cable Matches]

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

Smith, M.M. - Blake, C.W. 1904         (f)     7.5   -   4.5
Smith, M.M. - Blake, C.W. 1905         (f)     6.5   -   3.5
Elliott, E.P. - Smith, M.M. 1906 (1)         (f)     3   -   0
Elliott, E.P. - Smith, M.M. 1906 (2)         (f)     0   -   3
Elliott, E.P. - Smith, M.M. 1906 (3)         (f)     1   -   2
Smith, M.M. - Curt, C. 1908         (f)     7.5   -   7.5
Schwietzer, G.J. - Smith, M.M. 1909         (f)     2   -   1

Tournament data

Montreal 1899 (1)     24th Canadian Championship     9.5  /  12
Winnipeg 1904     25th Canadian Championship     10  /  11
Excelsior 1905     6th Western Chess Association Tournament (6th USA Open)     11  /  17
Montreal 1906 (1)     26th Canadian Championship     9.5  /  12
Chicago 1906 (2)     7th Western Chess Association Tournament - Section 2     7.5  /  8
Chicago 1906 (3)     7th Western Chess Association Tournament - Final     5  /  7
Chicago 1906 (4)     7th Western Chess Association Tournament - Final, Play-off     3  /  4
  Smith, M.M. - Wolbrecht, G.H.     0 - 1    
New York 1909 (2)     Brooklyn Club - Rice Club Match    
  Smith, M.M. - Rosenthal, J.C.     1 - 0    
New York 1909 (3)     Brooklyn Club - Rice Club Match    
  Smith, M.M. - Rosenthal, J.C.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1909 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Smith, M.M. - Ferris, W.J.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1910 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Smith, M.M. - Goldberg, A.     1 - 0    
New York 1911 (1)     New York Tournament     5  /  12
New York 1911 (2)     25th Brooklyn Club Championship     7  /  9
New York 1912 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     7  /  8
New York 1913 (2)     Manhattan Club Championship     8.5  /  10
New York 1914 (6)     Staten Island Club - Manhattan Club Match    
  Smith, M.M. - Hodges, A.B.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1914 (9)     Manhattan Chess Club - Brooklyn Chess Club Match    
  Smith, M.M. - Russell, F.F.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1915     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Smith, M.M. - Robinson, A.K.     1 - 0    
New York 1915 (9)     Manhattan Club Championship     9  /  12
New York 1916 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Smith, M.M. - Shipley, W.P.     0.5 - 0.5    


Player information updated: 13 Jun. 2024