Schelfhout, Willem




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1909  429  2189 (52) 11
1910  391  2204 (43) 16
1911  393  2214 (39) 16
1912  465  2179 (35) 30
1913  484  2171 (38) 22
1914  368  2206 (42) 10
1915  378  2193 (45) 5
1916  379  2192 (44) 11
1917  429  2174 (44) 10
1918  439  2170 (43) 8
1919  421  2182 (37) 28
1920  365  2209 (36) 30
1921  403  2208 (37) 22
1922  463  2193 (42) 12
1923  527  2184 (46) 2
1924  620  2164 (40) 22
1925  589  2178 (40) 13
1926  514  2204 (37) 23
1927  534  2208 (36) 22
1928  546  2208 (34) 46
1929  571  2204 (48) 0
1930  608  2200 (53) 5
1931  746  2177 (58) 0
1932  851  2155 (59) 0
1933  971  2133 (55) 5
1934  954  2138 (51) 3
1935  962  2147 (44) 13
1936  946  2142 (40) 18
1937  912  2142 (42) 12
1938  894  2148 (44) 9
1939  785  2154 (45) 11
1940  716  2155 (48) 13
1941  792  2125 (57) 0
1942  814  2096 (59) 9
1943  755  2100 (69) 0
1944  733  2103 (75) 0
1945  743  2107 (80) 0
1946  725  2110 (83) 4

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Schelfhout, Willem Andreas Theodorus  
   Also known as: Pion
Born: 19 May 1874
Died: 30 Jan. 1951
 
Notes:
The Field of 30 Aug. 1913 has 'T.A. Schelfhout' in the Major Open Tournament in Cheltenham 1913. Gaige has both 'C.J. Schelfhout' and 'W.A.T. Schelfhout', but the former seems to be an error for the latter.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 315
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 336
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 401
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 372
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 358
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 375
   Thulin, Chess Pseudonyms, page 23
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 234
Periodicals
   [Fld], 30 Aug. 1913
   [TNS], vol. 20, no. 8, 1 Aug. 1912, page 154

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

Euwe, M. - Schelfhout, W.A.T. 1923         (f)     1   -   1
Euwe, M. - Schelfhout, W.A.T. 1927         (f)     2   -   0
Mieses, J. - Schelfhout, W.A.T. 1946         (f)     2   -   2

Tournament data

Leiden 1909 (2)     Leiden Hauptturnier     5  /  9
's Hertogenbosch 1909     's Hertogenbosch Tournament - Hoofdklasse     3  /  3
Hamburg 1910 (8)     17th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B, Section 6     6.5  /  9
Amsterdam 1910 (1)     Amsterdam Tournament - Section 1     3  /  7
Cologne 1911 (1)     Cologne Congress - Hauptturnier A     8.5  /  16
Tunbridge Wells 1912     14th Kent County Chess Association Tournament - 1st Class Open     5  /  8
London, England 1912 (1)     England - Netherlands Team Match    
  Schelfhout, W.A.T. - Macdonald, E.     1.5 - 0.5    
Delft 1912 (2)     Netherlands Candidate Masters Tournament     2.5  /  8
Richmond, London 1912 (1)     British Championship Team - Major Open Team Match    
  Schelfhout, W.A.T. - Gibson, W.     1 - 0    
Richmond, London 1912 (3)     9th British Chess Federation Tournament - Major Open     4  /  11
Scheveningen 1913 (1)     Scheveningen Tournament     1  /  12
Cheltenham 1913 (2)     10th British Chess Federation Tournament - Major Open     4.5  /  10
Mannheim 1914 (2)     19th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier A     5.5  /  10
Amsterdam 1915     Amsterdam Tournament     1.5  /  5
Amsterdam 1916     Netherland Chess Federation Congress - Championship     6  /  11
The Hague 1917 (1)     Discendo Discimus Tournament     2.5  /  3
Amsterdam 1917     Amsterdam Tournament     2  /  3
Utrecht 1917 (1)     Netherlands Chess Federation Tournament     2  /  5
Nijmegen 1918     Nijmegen Tournament     1  /  3
Arnhem 1918 (1)     Netherlands Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier A     2.5  /  5
Rotterdam 1919     Rotterdam Tournament     2  /  7
The Hague 1919     4th Netherlands Championship     2.5  /  7
Amsterdam 1919 (1)     1st Silver Queen Tournament     5  /  9
Amsterdam 1919 (2)     United Amsterdam Chess Club Tournament     1.5  /  5
Amsterdam 1920 (1)     Amsterdam Tournament     0.5  /  6
The Hague 1920     Netherland Chess Federation Congress - Section A     4.5  /  7
Amsterdam 1920 (3)     United Amsterdam Chess Club Winter Tournament     8  /  11
Amsterdam 1920 (4)     3rd Silver Queen Tournament     3  /  6
Nijmegen 1921 (1)     5th Netherland Chess Federation Congress - Championship A     2.5  /  7
Bussum 1921     Bussum Tournament     1.5  /  3
Utrecht 1921 (1)     Utrecht Tournament     2  /  3
Amsterdam 1921 (2)     United Amsterdam Chess Club Winter Tournament     5  /  9
Berlin 1922 (4)     Germany - Holland Match    
  Schelfhout, W.A.T. - Wegemund, F.W.O.     0.5 - 1.5    
Amsterdam 1922     United Amsterdam Chess Club Winter Tournament     5  /  10
Brussels 1924 (1)     Belgium - Holland Team Match    
  Schelfhout, W.A.T. - Verschueren, E.     0.5 - 0.5    
Rotterdam 1924 (1)     Rotterdam Tournament     3.5  /  5
Amsterdam 1924 (2)     United Amsterdam Chess Club Winter Tournament     6.5  /  16
Groningen 1925     Groningen Tournament     2.5  /  5
Amsterdam 1925 (2)     United Amsterdam Chess Club Winter Tournament - Section 1     4.5  /  8
Amsterdam 1926 (1)     Amsterdam Tournament     0.5  /  3
Utrecht 1926     7th Netherlands Championship     6  /  11
Brussels 1926     Belgium - Holland Team Match    
  Schelfhout, W.A.T. - Louviau, A.     1 - 0    
Amsterdam 1926 (3)     United Amsterdam Chess Club Winter Tournament     4  /  8
London, England 1927 (3)     1st Olympiad     1.5  /  2
's Hertogenbosch 1927     's Hertogenbosch Tournament     3.5  /  7
Amsterdam 1927 (2)     Amsterdam Championship     3  /  6
Amsterdam 1927 (3)     Olympic Selection Tournament     2.5  /  5
The Hague 1928 (2)     2nd Olympiad     5  /  11
The Hague 1928 (3)     3rd Keus Cup Tournament     0.5  /  5
Amsterdam 1928 (1)     United Amsterdam Chess Club Winter Tournament - Section A     6  /  10
Amsterdam 1928 (3)     United Amsterdam Chess Club Winter Tournament - Final     3.5  /  7
Amsterdam 1928 (5)     Amsterdam City Championship     3  /  6
Zwolle 1928     Zwolle Tournament     4  /  7
Hamburg 1930 (2)     3rd Olympiad     3  /  5
Amsterdam 1933     Amsterdam Tournament     0.5  /  5
Amsterdam 1934 (2)     Amsterdam Tournament     1  /  3
Margate 1935 (4)     Margate Premier Reserves, Preliminary Group C     2.5  /  5
Margate 1935 (6)     Margate Premier Reserves - Final B     3  /  5
Soestdijk 1935 (2)     Soestdijk Tournament - Section 2     1.5  /  3
Margate 1936 (2)     Margate Premier Reserves A     4  /  9
Rotterdam 1936     10th Netherlands Championship     4  /  9
Margate 1937 (4)     Margate Premier Reserves - Section C     4.5  /  9
Baarn 1937 (1)     Baarn Tournament - Section 1     1  /  3
Hastings 1938 (3)     18th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Reserves B     4  /  9
Margate 1939 (4)     Margate Premier Reserves C     7  /  11
Amsterdam 1940 (1)     V.A.S. Tournament     1.5  /  7
Amsterdam 1940 (2)     Amsterdam Tournament     4.5  /  7
Amsterdam 1942     VVGA Tournament     1.5  /  9


Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025