Schwarz, Adolf
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1864 |
52 |
2378 | (93) | 5 |
| 1865 |
50 |
2381 | (93) | 0 |
| 1866 |
53 |
2383 | (93) | 0 |
| 1867 |
54 |
2386 | (91) | 0 |
| 1868 |
54 |
2389 | (88) | 0 |
| 1869 |
56 |
2391 | (84) | 0 |
| 1870 |
51 |
2394 | (78) | 0 |
| 1871 |
51 |
2397 | (71) | 0 |
| 1872 |
48 |
2399 | (61) | 0 |
| 1873 |
44 |
2402 | (47) | 30 |
| 1874 |
41 |
2416 | (51) | 0 |
| 1875 |
38 |
2431 | (48) | 20 |
| 1876 |
34 |
2455 | (53) | 0 |
| 1877 |
25 |
2478 | (51) | 0 |
| 1878 |
18 |
2502 | (42) | 28 |
| 1879 |
13 |
2524 | (40) | 17 |
| 1880 |
10 |
2564 | (35) | 48 |
| 1881 |
16 |
2531 | (44) | 0 |
| 1882 |
22 |
2497 | (38) | 38 |
| 1883 |
30 |
2487 | (55) | 0 |
| 1884 |
32 |
2477 | (66) | 0 |
| 1885 |
38 |
2467 | (74) | 0 |
| 1886 |
38 |
2456 | (79) | 0 |
| 1887 |
45 |
2446 | (83) | 0 |
| 1888 |
52 |
2436 | (85) | 0 |
| 1889 |
52 |
2426 | (86) | 0 |
| 1890 |
63 |
2416 | (86) | 0 |
| 1891 |
69 |
2405 | (85) | 0 |
| 1892 |
70 |
2395 | (82) | 0 |
| 1893 |
76 |
2385 | (77) | 0 |
| 1894 |
83 |
2375 | (71) | 0 |
| 1895 |
96 |
2365 | (62) | 0 |
| 1896 |
101 |
2354 | (49) | 14 |
| 1897 |
100 |
2342 | (48) | 4 |
| 1898 |
124 |
2323 | (42) | 24 |
| 1899 |
129 |
2323 | (49) | 0 |
| 1900 |
128 |
2324 | (48) | 10 |
| 1901 |
119 |
2337 | (51) | 11 |
| 1902 |
117 |
2338 | (56) | 10 |
| 1903 |
124 |
2331 | (66) | 0 |
| 1904 |
138 |
2325 | (73) | 0 |
| 1905 |
155 |
2319 | (78) | 0 |
| 1906 |
168 |
2313 | (81) | 0 |
| 1907 |
185 |
2306 | (82) | 0 |
| 1908 |
212 |
2300 | (81) | 0 |
| 1909 |
229 |
2294 | (79) | 12 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Schwarz, Adolf |
| Born: 31 Oct. 1836 |
| Died: 25 Oct. 1910 |
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| Notes: |
| Gaige has another Adolf Schwarz born around 1863. The Chess Player's Chronicle of Apr. 1874 (p.55) has 'Adolph Schwartz'. Gaige has date of death as 25-10-1910; Barcza has 27-10-1910. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Barcza, Magyar Sakktörténet, Vol.1, page 151, 223, 80+ |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 316 |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 286 |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 94 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 382 |
| Goldman, Carl Schlechter!, page 526 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 96, 580 |
| Harding, Steinitz in London, page 214 |
| Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 312 |
| Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 301 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 123 |
| Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 242 |
| Urcan, Chess Fathering a Nation, page 6 |
| Periodicals |
| [CPC], vol. 4, no. 2, Apr. 1874, page 55 |
| [DSZ], vol. 28, no. 1, Jan. 1873, page 15 |
| [ILN], vol. 70, no. 1967, 24 Mar. 1877, page 287 |
| [ILN], vol. 70, no. 1975, 19 May 1877, page 479 |
| [ILN], vol. 71, no. 2001, 17 Nov. 1877, page 487 |
| [OSZ], vol. 1, no. 4, 16 May 1872, page 29 |
| [OSZ], vol. 1, no. 17, 1 Dec. 1872, page 132 |
| [Sph], vol. 1, no. 15, 15 Nov. 1865, page 233 |
| [SZ], vol. 19, no. 6, June 1864, page 199 |
| [WP], vol. 6, no. 4, 1 Aug. 1873, page 66 |
| [WSZ], vol. 4, no. 12, Dec. 1901, page 222 |
| Web |
| Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dell'800] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Discart, F.F. - Schwarz, A. 1864 |
(c) |
2.5 | - | 2.5 |
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| Schwarz, A. - Minckwitz, J. 1878 |
(f) |
5 | - | 4 |
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| Schwarz, A. - Meitner, P. 1878 |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 6.5 |
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| Paulsen, L. - Schwarz, A. 1879 |
(f) |
5 | - | 2 |
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| Schwarz, A. - Winawer, S.A. 1880 |
(f) |
3 | - | 1 |
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| Schwarz, A. - Albin, A. 1897 |
(f) |
2.5 | - | 1.5 |
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Tournament data
| Vienna 1873 (2) |
Vienna International Tournament |
10.5 | / | 30 |
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| Vienna 1875 (1) |
Wiener Schachclub Winter Tournament |
18.5 | / | 24 |
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| Vienna 1875 (2) |
Vienna Championship |
1.5 | / | 6 |
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| Frankfurt 1878 |
12th West German Chess Congress |
7.5 | / | 9 |
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| Leipzig 1879 |
1st German Chess Federation Tournament |
6 | / | 10 |
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| Vienna 1880 |
Vienna Club Championship |
7 | / | 12 |
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Schwarz, A. - Fahndrich, H. |
2.5 - 1.5 |
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| Wiesbaden 1880 (1) |
Wiesbaden Meisterturnier |
11 | / | 15 |
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| Braunschweig 1880 (1) |
13th West German Chess Congress - Meisterturnier |
6 | / | 9 |
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Schwarz, A. - Wemmers, C. |
1 - 0 |
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Schwarz, A. - Minckwitz, J. |
1 - 0 |
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| Graz 1880 |
Graz Tournament |
4.5 | / | 7 |
| | | |
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Schwarz, A. - Minckwitz, J. |
1 - 1 |
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Schwarz, A. - Weiss, M. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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| Vienna 1882 (1) |
Vienna Chess Club Tournament |
5 | / | 9 |
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| Vienna 1882 (2) |
Vienna International Tournament |
11 | / | 29 |
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| Vienna 1896 (4) |
Vienna Tournament |
6.5 | / | 14 |
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| Vienna 1898 (2) |
Vienna Chess Club Tournament |
6 | / | 16 |
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| Vienna 1898 (3) |
Kaiser Jubiläumsturnier |
0.5 | / | 8 |
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| Vienna 1900 |
2nd Kolisch Memorial Tournament |
3.5 | / | 11 |
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| Vienna 1901 (2) |
Vienna Chess Club Winter Tourney - Amateur Group |
9 | / | 11 |
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| Vienna 1902 (2) |
Vienna Amateur Tourney |
6.5 | / | 10 |
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| Vienna 1909 (1) |
Vienna Amateur Tournament |
9.5 | / | 12 |
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| Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025 |
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