Messemaker, Christiaan




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1851  131  2032 (117) 6
1852  111  2053 (116) 0
1853  117  2075 (114) 0
1854  117  2096 (112) 0
1855  123  2117 (109) 0
1856  130  2139 (105) 4
1857  132  2151 (103) 0
1858  134  2163 (99) 10
1859  148  2162 (99) 0
1860  153  2161 (98) 0
1861  162  2160 (95) 4
1862  161  2149 (97) 0
1863  162  2138 (97) 0
1864  176  2126 (97) 0
1865  184  2115 (95) 0
1866  207  2104 (92) 0
1867  201  2092 (88) 13
1868  211  2091 (90) 0
1869  213  2090 (91) 0
1870  223  2088 (91) 0
1871  240  2087 (89) 0
1872  246  2086 (87) 0
1873  248  2084 (83) 0
1874  261  2083 (77) 0
1875  276  2082 (69) 9
1876  255  2096 (67) 2
1877  233  2106 (63) 14
1878  228  2117 (64) 0
1879  212  2129 (61) 7
1880  211  2153 (58) 10
1881  223  2167 (57) 6
1882  175  2206 (56) 8
1883  186  2215 (55) 5
1884  187  2229 (52) 10
1885  232  2191 (53) 10
1886  277  2159 (55) 5
1887  314  2137 (56) 9
1888  348  2106 (61) 0
1889  381  2076 (62) 6
1890  445  2054 (66) 8

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Messemaker, Christiaan  
Born: 24 May 1821
Died: 17 Nov. 1905
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 279
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 107
   Nederlandschen Schaakbond, Nederlandschen Schaakbond, 1873, page 5
   Philidor Club, Schaakpartijen Gespeeld in 1851, page 8, 12, 16, 20, 22, vi
Periodicals
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 6, July 1874, page 131
   [Fld], 27 June 1874
   [ILN], vol. 29, no. 821, 20 Sep. 1856, page 309
   [ILN], vol. 40, no. 1139, 12 Apr. 1862, page 380
   [Sis], vol. 5, no. 4, Apr. 1851, page 125
   [Sis], vol. 5, no. 9, Sep. 1851, page 289
   [Sis], vol. 5, no. 12, Dec. 1851, page 359
   [Sis], vol. 6, no. 1, Jan. 1852, page 24
   [Sis], vol. 7, no. 8, Aug. 1853, page 235
   [Sis], vol. 9, no. 4, Apr. 1855, page 120
   [Sis], vol. 1, 1857, page 256
   [Sis], vol. 2, no. 10, Oct. 1858, page 303
   [Sis], vol. 2, 1858, page 273
   [Sis], vol. 4, 1860, page 155
   [Sis], vol. 5, 1861, page 114, 121
   [Sis], vol. 7, no. 1, Jan. 1863, page 29
   [Sis], vol. 1, no. 12, Dec. 1867, page 382
Web
   van Reek, Jan.  [pgn file of Dutch tournaments]
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]

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

Werndlij, T.J. - Messemaker, C. 1856         (c)     2   -   2
Messemaker, C. - Spoelstra, B. 1858         (c)     1   -   1
Anderssen (offhand) - Messemaker, C. 1861         (c)     3   -   1
Messemaker, C. - Spoelstra, B. 1867 (1)         (c)     1   -   1
Messemaker, C. - Spoelstra, B. 1867 (2)         (c)     6   -   4
Dupre, C.E.A. - Messemaker, C. 1867         (c)     1   -   0

Tournament data

Amsterdam 1851     Amsterdam Tournament    
  Messemaker, C. - Coopman, M.M.     0.5 - 2.5    
  Messemaker, C. - de Heer, K.     1 - 2    
Nijmegen 1858     Nijmegen Tournament    
  Messemaker, C. - Rutgers, F.L.     1 - 0    
  Messemaker, C. - Moleschott     1 - 0    
  Messemaker, C. - Kloos, H.     1 - 0    
  Messemaker, C. - van Roggen, A.W.     1 - 1    
  Messemaker, C. - Werndlij, T.J.     1.5 - 1.5    
Rotterdam 1875     3rd Netherland Chess Federation Tournament     4.5  /  9
Gouda 1876     Netherland Chess Federation Tournament    
  Messemaker, C. - Gifford, H.W.B.     1 - 0    
  Messemaker, C. - de Vogel, J.G.E.A.     0 - 1    
The Hague 1877     5th Netherland Chess Federation Tourney     8  /  11
  Messemaker, C. - Veraart, J.J.     1 - 0    
  Messemaker, C. - Stolte, G.M.     0.5 - 1.5    
Rotterdam 1879     7th Netherland Chess Federation Tourney     3.5  /  6
  Messemaker, C. - van de Kamer, P.W.     1 - 0    
Gouda 1880     8th Netherland Chess Federation Tourney     6.5  /  10
The Hague 1881     9th Netherland Chess Federation Tournament     3  /  6
The Hague 1882     10th Netherland Chess Federation Tourney     8.5  /  9
Rotterdam 1883     11th Netherland Chess Federation Tourney     3  /  5
Gouda 1884     12th Netherland Chess Federation Tourney     8  /  10
The Hague 1885     13th Netherland Chess Federation Tourney     6.5  /  10
Utrecht 1886     14th Netherland Chess Federation Tourney     2  /  5
Amsterdam 1887     15th Netherland Chess Federation Tourney     4  /  9
Gouda 1889     17th Netherland Chess Federation Tourney     1  /  6
The Hague 1890 (1)     18th Netherland Chess Federation Congress - First Class     2  /  8


Player information updated: 17 Apr. 2024