Smith, Magnús
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1899 |
156 |
2294 | (75) | 12 |
| 1900 |
143 |
2308 | (75) | 0 |
| 1901 |
132 |
2322 | (73) | 0 |
| 1902 |
114 |
2335 | (68) | 0 |
| 1903 |
104 |
2349 | (60) | 0 |
| 1904 |
95 |
2363 | (48) | 23 |
| 1905 |
104 |
2356 | (42) | 27 |
| 1906 |
80 |
2384 | (39) | 41 |
| 1907 |
96 |
2365 | (48) | 0 |
| 1908 |
121 |
2346 | (48) | 15 |
| 1909 |
145 |
2337 | (49) | 6 |
| 1910 |
123 |
2355 | (50) | 1 |
| 1911 |
101 |
2373 | (43) | 22 |
| 1912 |
86 |
2391 | (48) | 8 |
| 1913 |
75 |
2397 | (50) | 10 |
| 1914 |
73 |
2398 | (53) | 4 |
| 1915 |
63 |
2398 | (54) | 16 |
| 1916 |
73 |
2379 | (67) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Smith, Magnús Magnússon |
| Born: 10 Sep. 1869 |
| Died: 12 Sep. 1934 |
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| 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] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Smith, M.M. - Blake, C.W. 1904 |
(f) |
7.5 | - | 4.5 |
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| Smith, M.M. - Blake, C.W. 1905 |
(f) |
6.5 | - | 3.5 |
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| 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 |
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Tournament data
| Montreal 1899 (1) |
24th Canadian Championship |
9.5 | / | 12 |
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| Winnipeg 1904 |
25th Canadian Championship |
10 | / | 11 |
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| Excelsior 1905 |
6th Western Chess Association Tournament (6th USA Open) |
11 | / | 17 |
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| Montreal 1906 (1) |
26th Canadian Championship |
9.5 | / | 12 |
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| Chicago 1906 (2) |
7th Western Chess Association Tournament - Section 2 |
7.5 | / | 8 |
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| Chicago 1906 (3) |
7th Western Chess Association Tournament - Final |
5 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| Chicago 1906 (4) |
7th Western Chess Association Tournament - Final, Play-off |
3 | / | 4 |
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Smith, M.M. - Wolbrecht, G.H. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1909 (2) |
Brooklyn Club - Rice Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Smith, M.M. - Rosenthal, J.C. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1909 (3) |
Brooklyn Club - Rice Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Smith, M.M. - Rosenthal, J.C. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Philadelphia 1909 (4) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Smith, M.M. - Ferris, W.J. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| New York 1910 (4) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Smith, M.M. - Goldberg, A. (1) |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1911 (1) |
New York Tournament |
5 | / | 12 |
| | | |
| Philadelphia 1911 (4) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Smith, M.M. - Voigt, H.G. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1911 (2) |
25th Brooklyn Club Championship |
7 | / | 9 |
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| New York 1912 (1) |
Manhattan Club Championship |
7 | / | 8 |
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| New York 1913 (2) |
Manhattan Club Championship |
8.5 | / | 10 |
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| New York 1914 (6) |
Staten Island Club - Manhattan Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Smith, M.M. - Hodges, A.B. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1914 (8) |
Manhattan Club - Progressive Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Smith, M.M. - Jaffe, C. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| New York 1914 (10) |
Manhattan Chess Club - Brooklyn Chess Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Smith, M.M. - Russell, F.F. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1914 (11) |
Manhattan Chess Club - Brooklyn Chess Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Smith, M.M. - Tolins, L. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1915 (2) |
Staten Island Club - Manhattan Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Smith, M.M. - Adair, G.F. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1915 (4) |
Manhattan Club - Progressive Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Smith, M.M. - Bernstein, J. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1915 (9) |
Brooklyn - Manhattan Club Match |
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Smith, M.M. - Helms, H. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Philadelphia 1915 |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Smith, M.M. - Robinson, A.K. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1915 (13) |
Manhattan Club Championship |
9 | / | 12 |
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| New York 1916 (6) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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Smith, M.M. - Shipley, W.P. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025 |
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