Sussman, Abraham




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1898  125  2320 (71) 10
1899  148  2302 (77) 1
1900  148  2304 (82) 0
1901  146  2307 (85) 0
1902  139  2309 (87) 1
1903  153  2306 (90) 0
1904  160  2303 (92) 0
1905  177  2301 (94) 0
1906  186  2298 (94) 0
1907  197  2295 (93) 0
1908  212  2292 (92) 0
1909  224  2289 (89) 0
1910  221  2286 (85) 0
1911  238  2283 (80) 12

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Sussman, Abraham Moses  
   Also known as: Sussmann; M. Sussman
Born: 15 Oct. 1878
Died: 21 June 1962
 
Notes:
Gaige gives date of birth as 10-1878, and date of death as 'c1950+'. Michael Kühl has sent a record from ancestry.com which gives exact birth and death dates.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 413
   Hilbert, Napier, page 69
   Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 29
Periodicals
   [ACMa], vol. 3, no. 1, July 1899, page 19
   [BET], 20 Apr. 1906, page 9

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

Napier, W.E. - Sussman, Ab.M. 1898 (1)         (c)     2   -   2
Napier, W.E. - Sussman, Ab.M. 1898 (2)         (f)     0.5   -   0.5
Sussman, Ab.M. - Marshall, F.J. 1898 (1)         (c)     2.5   -   0.5
Sussman, Ab.M. - Marshall, F.J. 1898 (2)         (f)     0   -   1

Tournament data

Boston, Massachusetts and Chicago 1898     Boston - Chicago Telegraphic Match    
  Sussman, Ab.M. - Sonnenschein, M.     0.5 - 0.5    
Boston, Massachusetts 1899     Boston - New England Match    
  Sussman, Ab.M. - Newhall, E.K.     1 - 0    
Boston, Massachusetts and Chicago 1899     Boston - Chicago Telegraphic Match    
  Sussman, Ab.M. - Phillips, D.T.     0 - 1    
New York and Boston, Massachusetts 1902     Brooklyn - Boston Telegraphic Match    
  Sussman, Ab.M. - Howell, C.S.     1 - 0    
Boston, Massachusetts 1906 (2)     New England - Boston Match    
  Sussman, Ab.M. - Easton, S.H.     1 - 0    
Boston, Massachusetts 1911     Boston Chess Club Championship     9  /  12


Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025