van Vliet, Louis




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1886  92  2362 (69) 9
1887  86  2368 (64) 0
1888  76  2374 (56) 0
1889  73  2380 (42) 18
1890  94  2345 (35) 37
1891  102  2344 (39) 18
1892  115  2334 (44) 11
1893  98  2348 (51) 5
1894  85  2365 (57) 0
1895  68  2382 (59) 0
1896  59  2399 (55) 12
1897  59  2401 (60) 0
1898  57  2403 (61) 0
1899  56  2405 (58) 0
1900  56  2406 (50) 16
1901  58  2398 (56) 0
1902  70  2390 (57) 0
1903  75  2382 (52) 0
1904  84  2373 (40) 33
1905  104  2352 (50) 0
1906  129  2332 (51) 0
1907  164  2311 (45) 28
1908  202  2292 (61) 0
1909  244  2273 (74) 0
1910  261  2255 (83) 0
1911  319  2236 (91) 0
1912  356  2217 (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