Messemaker, Christiaan




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1851  108  2143 (130) 6
1852  93  2158 (129) 0
1853  100  2172 (127) 0
1854  100  2187 (125) 0
1855  101  2202 (123) 0
1856  109  2216 (120) 0
1857  109  2231 (117) 0
1858  107  2245 (113) 8
1859  116  2245 (111) 0
1860  119  2245 (108) 0
1861  121  2245 (105) 3
1862  119  2235 (107) 0
1863  116  2224 (108) 0
1864  128  2214 (109) 0
1865  136  2204 (109) 0
1866  150  2193 (108) 0
1867  151  2183 (107) 0
1868  166  2172 (105) 0
1869  171  2162 (103) 0
1870  178  2152 (100) 0
1871  194  2141 (96) 0
1872  201  2131 (92) 0
1873  209  2120 (86) 0
1874  235  2110 (79) 0
1875  255  2100 (70) 9
1876  240  2108 (67) 2
1877  220  2114 (63) 14
1878  217  2124 (64) 0
1879  206  2133 (61) 7
1880  206  2156 (58) 10
1881  219  2170 (57) 6
1882  177  2207 (56) 8
1883  190  2216 (55) 5
1884  196  2230 (52) 10
1885  234  2190 (53) 10
1886  277  2159 (55) 5
1887  321  2136 (55) 9
1888  352  2105 (60) 0
1889  389  2073 (61) 6
1890  451  2050 (63) 10

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. 2, no. 10, Oct. 1858, page 303
Web
   van Reek, Jan.  [pgn file of Dutch tournaments]
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Anderssen (offhand) - Messemaker, C. 1861         (c)     2   -   1

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     18th Netherland Chess Federation Tourney     3  /  10

Player information updated: 3 Jun. 2023