van Vliet, Louis
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1886 |
98 |
2361 | (69) | 9 |
| 1887 |
93 |
2367 | (64) | 0 |
| 1888 |
82 |
2373 | (56) | 0 |
| 1889 |
78 |
2380 | (42) | 18 |
| 1890 |
103 |
2345 | (35) | 37 |
| 1891 |
106 |
2344 | (38) | 18 |
| 1892 |
118 |
2334 | (44) | 11 |
| 1893 |
99 |
2349 | (51) | 5 |
| 1894 |
90 |
2366 | (57) | 0 |
| 1895 |
74 |
2383 | (59) | 0 |
| 1896 |
57 |
2401 | (55) | 12 |
| 1897 |
57 |
2403 | (60) | 0 |
| 1898 |
58 |
2405 | (61) | 0 |
| 1899 |
55 |
2407 | (58) | 0 |
| 1900 |
55 |
2409 | (50) | 16 |
| 1901 |
58 |
2401 | (56) | 0 |
| 1902 |
72 |
2393 | (57) | 0 |
| 1903 |
77 |
2385 | (52) | 0 |
| 1904 |
84 |
2377 | (40) | 33 |
| 1905 |
107 |
2356 | (50) | 0 |
| 1906 |
133 |
2335 | (51) | 0 |
| 1907 |
164 |
2315 | (45) | 28 |
| 1908 |
214 |
2296 | (61) | 0 |
| 1909 |
249 |
2277 | (73) | 0 |
| 1910 |
273 |
2258 | (83) | 0 |
| 1911 |
330 |
2239 | (91) | 0 |
| 1912 |
372 |
2220 | (98) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: van Vliet, Louis |
| Born: 18 Aug. 1854 |
| Died: 15 June 1932 |
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| Notes: |
| Gaige and Forster say born 'c1868'. However, the Mechanics Institute web site makes it clear that he was born in 1854 in Amsterdam. The San Francisco Chronicle of 7 Sep. 1886 (p.5) has 'L.M. Van Vliet'. The Daily Alta California of 24 Jun. 1886 (p.1) has 'Julius Van Vleet'. The Argonaut of 12 Jul. 1884 has 'H. Van Vleet'. |
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| References |
| Books |
| De Jong, Max Euwe 1, page 240 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 319 |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 143 |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 484, 971 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 441, 448 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 404, 581 |
| Hilbert, Napier, page 223 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 14, 210 |
| Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 286 |
| Periodicals |
| [Argo], 12 July 1884 |
| [DAC], vol. 40, no. 13450, 24 June 1886, page 1 |
| [SFCh], 7 Sep. 1886, page 5 |
| Web |
| Harding, Tim. [It's all Down in Black and White], page 4 |
| Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dal 1900 al 1944] |
| Urcan, Olimpiu G. [Louis van Vliet: Master or Mugger?] |
| [Chess Room Newsletter 542] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
| Amsterdam 1889 (2) |
Amsterdam International - Meisterturnier |
5 | / | 8 |
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| London, England 1889 (6) |
5th British Chess Association Tournament |
5 | / | 10 |
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| London, England 1890 (4) |
Simpson's Divan Handicap |
12 | / | 18 |
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| Manchester 1890 (1) |
6th British Chess Association Tournament - Master Section |
5 | / | 19 |
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| London, England 1891 (7) |
Simpson's Divan Level Tourney - Summer |
7 | / | 9 |
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| London, England 1891 (8) |
Simpson's Divan Level Tourney |
3.5 | / | 9 |
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| London, England 1892 (4) |
7th British Chess Association Congress - Master Tournament |
4.5 | / | 11 |
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| London, England 1893 (1) |
Black and White Tourney |
2 | / | 5 |
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| London, England 1896 (4) |
Divan Chess Association - City of London Club Match |
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van Vliet, L. - Wagner, W. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London, England 1896 (6) |
Simpson's Divan Tournament |
8.5 | / | 11 |
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| London, England 1900 (1) |
City of London Club Invitational Tournament |
8 | / | 12 |
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| London, England 1900 (2) |
Simpson's Divan Tourney |
2 | / | 4 |
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| London, England 1904 (4) |
City of London Club Tournament |
9.5 | / | 16 |
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| London, England 1904 (5) |
Metropolitan Club Rice Gambit Tournament |
10 | / | 17 |
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| Ostend 1907 (3) |
Ostend Master Tournament |
8.5 | / | 28 |
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| Player information updated: 11 Jan. 2026 |
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