van Vliet, Louis




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1886  90  2363 (69) 9
1887  85  2369 (64) 0
1888  75  2375 (56) 0
1889  73  2381 (42) 18
1890  94  2346 (35) 37
1891  101  2345 (39) 18
1892  115  2334 (44) 11
1893  98  2348 (51) 5
1894  84  2365 (57) 0
1895  68  2383 (59) 0
1896  60  2400 (55) 12
1897  58  2402 (60) 0
1898  58  2404 (61) 0
1899  58  2405 (58) 0
1900  57  2407 (50) 16
1901  57  2399 (56) 0
1902  70  2391 (57) 0
1903  75  2383 (52) 0
1904  84  2374 (40) 33
1905  102  2354 (50) 0
1906  129  2333 (51) 0
1907  157  2312 (45) 28
1908  201  2294 (61) 0
1909  239  2275 (74) 0
1910  262  2256 (83) 0
1911  315  2238 (91) 0
1912  359  2219 (98) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: van Vliet, Louis  
Born: 1854
Died: 15 June 1932
 
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'.
 
References
Books
   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]

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

van Vliet, L. - Redding, J.D. 1886         (f)     5.5   -   3.5
Lovegrove, W.R. - van Vliet, L. 1912         (c)     1   -   0

Tournament data

Amsterdam 1889 (2)     Amsterdam International - Meisterturnier     5  /  8
London, England 1889 (5)     5th British Chess Association Tournament     5  /  10
London, England 1890 (4)     Simpson's Divan Handicap     12  /  18
Manchester 1890 (1)     6th British Chess Association Tournament - Master Section     5  /  19
London, England 1891 (7)     Simpson's Divan Level Tourney - Summer     7  /  9
London, England 1891 (8)     Simpson's Divan Level Tourney     3.5  /  9
London, England 1892 (4)     7th British Chess Association Congress - Master Tournament     4.5  /  11
London, England 1893 (1)     Black and White Tourney     2  /  5
London, England 1896 (4)     Divan Chess Association - City of London Club Match    
  van Vliet, L. - Wagner, W.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1896 (6)     Simpson's Divan Tournament     8.5  /  11
London, England 1900 (1)     City of London Club Invitational Tournament     8  /  12
London, England 1900 (2)     Simpson's Divan Tourney     2  /  4
London, England 1904 (4)     City of London Club Tournament     9.5  /  16
London, England 1904 (5)     Metropolitan Club Rice Gambit Tournament     10  /  17
Ostend 1907 (3)     Ostend Master Tournament     8.5  /  28


Player information updated: 22 Jul. 2021