Lillja, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1905  589  2087 (68) 10
1906  604  2082 (69) 0
1907  623  2077 (67) 10
1908  619  2086 (76) 0
1909  641  2094 (84) 0
1910  613  2103 (90) 0
1911  626  2111 (95) 0
1912  600  2120 (99) 0
1913  578  2128 (102) 0
1914  539  2137 (105) 0
1915  495  2145 (106) 0
1916  479  2154 (108) 0
1917  459  2162 (108) 0
1918  442  2171 (109) 0
1919  430  2179 (108) 0
1920  434  2188 (108) 0
1921  444  2196 (106) 0
1922  418  2204 (104) 0
1923  433  2213 (102) 5

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Lillja, John Lennart Waldemar  
Born: 7 Mar. 1879
Died: 5 Feb. 1946
 
Notes:
Feenstra Kuiper has name as 'Lilja'; Gaige has 'Lillja'; Di Felice has 'Lillja' except on p.53 of Chess Results 1921-1930, where he has 'Lillia'. Gaige gives birth and death dates 7-03-1879 and 5-02-1946. Tidskrift för Schack (Feb. 1946, p.58) gives 3-03-1879 and 2-02-1946, but this looks suspect.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 310
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 53, 330
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 249
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 154
Periodicals
   [TFS], vol. 52, no. 2, Feb. 1946, page 58
   [WSZ], vol. 14, no. 21, Nov. 1911, page 344

Tournament data

Stockholm 1905 (1)     Nordic Chess Tournament - First Class     3.5  /  10
Copenhagen 1907 (2)     Nordic Chess Tournament - Hauptturnier A     3  /  10
Helsinki 1923     Helsinki Tournament     3  /  5


Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025