Schlechter, Carl

Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1891 |
46 |
2434 | (68) | 3 |
| 1892 |
36 |
2457 | (58) | 0 |
| 1893 |
30 |
2480 | (43) | 19 |
| 1894 |
30 |
2488 | (32) | 56 |
| 1895 |
14 |
2531 | (31) | 36 |
| 1896 |
9 |
2571 | (27) | 76 |
| 1897 |
9 |
2575 | (32) | 25 |
| 1898 |
10 |
2563 | (27) | 68 |
| 1899 |
8 |
2582 | (31) | 32 |
| 1900 |
6 |
2596 | (30) | 50 |
| 1901 |
6 |
2591 | (32) | 32 |
| 1902 |
6 |
2592 | (30) | 43 |
| 1903 |
7 |
2568 | (30) | 44 |
| 1904 |
6 |
2585 | (29) | 41 |
| 1905 |
4 |
2617 | (26) | 73 |
| 1906 |
3 |
2622 | (27) | 107 |
| 1907 |
5 |
2604 | (27) | 61 |
| 1908 |
4 |
2630 | (31) | 38 |
| 1909 |
4 |
2607 | (35) | 18 |
| 1910 |
4 |
2634 | (33) | 27 |
| 1911 |
4 |
2618 | (27) | 67 |
| 1912 |
10 |
2581 | (27) | 68 |
| 1913 |
12 |
2568 | (33) | 32 |
| 1914 |
10 |
2567 | (35) | 32 |
| 1915 |
10 |
2555 | (42) | 14 |
| 1916 |
11 |
2543 | (47) | 0 |
| 1917 |
12 |
2531 | (43) | 12 |
| 1918 |
19 |
2506 | (36) | 49 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Schlechter, Carl Adalbert Hermann |
| Born: 2 Mar. 1874 |
| Died: 27 Dec. 1918 |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 316 |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 285, 305 |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 93 |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 618, 968 |
| Forster, Negele and Tischbierek, Emanuel Lasker, Vol.I, page 173 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 376 |
| Goldman, Carl Schlechter! |
| Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 289 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 356, 377, 580 |
| Hilbert, Napier, page 136 |
| Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 100 |
| Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 296 |
| Sánchez, José Raúl Capablanca, page 142, 208, 223, 485 |
| Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 237 |
| Web |
| Giffen, Glen. [Schlechter, Carl] |
| Sarah. [Karl Schlechter] |
| Sarah. [Monte Carlo 1902 - The Players] |
| Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dal 1900 al 1944] |
| Winter, Edward. [CN 3686. Spielmann] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Hruby, V. - Schlechter, C.A.H. 1891 |
(c) |
2 | - | 1 |
|
| Schlechter, C.A.H. - Marco, G. 1893 |
(f) |
5 | - | 5 |
|
| Schlechter, C.A.H. - Janowsky, D.M. 1896 |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 3.5 |
|
| Charousek, R. - Schlechter, C.A.H. 1898 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Schlechter, C.A.H. - Alapin, S.Z. 1899 |
(f) |
3 | - | 3 |
|
| Tietz, V. - Schlechter, C.A.H. 1901 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Duras, O. - Schlechter, C.A.H. 1901 |
(c) |
1 | - | 1 |
|
| Schlechter, C.A.H. - Janowsky, D.M. 1902 |
(f) |
7.5 | - | 2.5 |
|
| Schlechter, C.A.H. - Reti, R. 1903 |
(c) |
2 | - | 0 |
|
| Teichmann, R. - Schlechter, C.A.H. 1904 |
(f) |
1.5 | - | 1.5 |
|
| Schlechter, C.A.H. - Tietz, V. 1906 |
(c) |
33.5 | - | 16.5 |
|
| Lasker, Em. - Schlechter, C.A.H. 1910 |
(f) |
5 | - | 5 |
|
| Schlechter, C.A.H. - Gladig, M. 1910 |
(f) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Schlechter, C.A.H. - Tarrasch, S. 1911 |
(f) |
8 | - | 8 |
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| Rubinstein, A.K. - Schlechter, C.A.H. 1918 |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 2.5 |
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Tournament data
| Vienna 1893 (2) |
Vienna Vierkampf |
6 | / | 9 |
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| Vienna 1894 (1) |
New Vienna Chess Club Winter Tourney |
11.5 | / | 14 |
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| Vienna 1894 (2) |
Vienna Dreikampf |
11 | / | 22 |
| | | |
| Leipzig 1894 (1) |
9th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
7 | / | 16 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1894 (3) |
New Vienna Club - Gruppenturnier |
| | | | | | |
|
Schlechter, C.A.H. - Wolf, S.A. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1894 (4) |
New Vienna Club - 1st Gruppenturnier |
| | | | | | |
|
Schlechter, C.A.H. - Wolf, S.A. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1894 (5) |
New Vienna Club - 2nd Gruppenturnier |
| | | | | | |
|
Schlechter, C.A.H. - Stor, A. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1894 (6) |
New Vienna Club - 3rd Gruppenturnier |
| | | | | | |
|
Schlechter, C.A.H. - Judd, Max |
1 - 0 |
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| Vienna 1895 (1) |
Vienna Championship |
10 | / | 15 |
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| Hastings 1895 (7) |
Hastings International Congress - Master's Tournament |
11 | / | 21 |
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| Vienna 1896 (1) |
Vienna Championship |
15.5 | / | 22 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1896 (2) |
Vienna Chess Club Tournament |
6.5 | / | 12 |
| | | |
| Nuremberg 1896 |
Nuremberg Tournament |
10.5 | / | 18 |
| | | |
| Budapest 1896 |
Budapest Tournament |
7 | / | 12 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1896 (3) |
Vienna Tournament |
3 | / | 5 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1897 |
Vienna Tournament |
6.5 | / | 7 |
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| Berlin 1897 (7) |
Berliner Schachgesellschaft 70th Anniversary Congress - Meisterturnier |
10.5 | / | 18 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1898 (2) |
Vienna Chess Club Tournament |
8.5 | / | 16 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1898 (3) |
Kaiser Jubiläumsturnier |
21.5 | / | 36 |
| | | |
| Cologne 1898 (2) |
11th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
9 | / | 15 |
| | | |
| London, England 1899 (3) |
London Major Tournament |
16 | / | 26 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1900 |
2nd Kolisch Memorial Tournament |
7.5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Paris 1900 |
Paris International Tournament |
12.5 | / | 21 |
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| Munich 1900 (16) |
12th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
12 | / | 15 |
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|
Schlechter, C.A.H. - Pillsbury, H.N. |
2 - 2 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1901 (1) |
Vienna Chess Club Winter Tournament - Master Group |
9 | / | 12 |
| | | |
| Monte Carlo 1901 |
Monte Carlo Tournament |
12 | / | 17 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1902 (1) |
Vienna Tournament (2) |
4 | / | 8 |
| | | |
| Monte Carlo 1902 |
Monte Carlo International Tournament |
15.5 | / | 25 |
| | | |
| Monte Carlo 1903 |
Monte Carlo Tournament |
17 | / | 26 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1903 (1) |
King's Gambit Accepted Tournament |
7 | / | 18 |
| | | |
| Monte Carlo 1904 (1) |
Monte Carlo Tournament |
7 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Cambridge Springs 1904 |
Cambridge Springs Tournament |
7.5 | / | 15 |
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| New York 1904 (4) |
Brooklyn Club Team Match |
| | | | | | |
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Schlechter, C.A.H. - Jones, J.S. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Coburg 1904 (7) |
14th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
7.5 | / | 12 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1905 (1) |
King's Gambit Declined Tournament |
11.5 | / | 14 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1905 (2) |
Austro-Hungarian Championship Tournament |
13 | / | 18 |
| | | |
| Ostend 1905 (1) |
Ostend Tournament |
15.5 | / | 26 |
| | | |
| Barmen 1905 (1) |
Barmen Tournament - Meisterturnier A |
9 | / | 15 |
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| Stockholm 1906 |
Stockholm Tournament |
9 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Ostend 1906 (2) |
Ostend Tournament - First Stage, Section C - Section D |
6 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Ostend 1906 (4) |
Ostend Tournament - Second Stage, Section B - Section D |
4.5 | / | 6 |
| | | |
| Ostend 1906 (5) |
Ostend Tournament - Third Stage, Section A - Section D |
3 | / | 4 |
| | | |
| Ostend 1906 (10) |
Ostend Tournament - Fourth Stage, Section D |
1.5 | / | 3 |
| | | |
| Ostend 1906 (11) |
Ostend Tournament - Fifth Stage |
6 | / | 8 |
| | | |
| Nuremberg 1906 (1) |
15th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
10.5 | / | 16 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1907 (1) |
1st Trebitsch Memorial Tournament |
7.5 | / | 13 |
| | | |
| Ostend 1907 (2) |
Ostend Grandmaster Tournament |
12 | / | 20 |
| | | |
| Copenhagen 1907 (1) |
Nordic Chess Tournament - Master Tourney |
4.5 | / | 8 |
| | | |
| Carlsbad 1907 |
Carlsbad Tournament |
12.5 | / | 20 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1908 |
Vienna Tournament |
14 | / | 19 |
| | | |
| Prague 1908 (1) |
Prague Master Tournament |
13.5 | / | 19 |
| | | |
| Saint Petersburg 1909 (1) |
Chigorin Memorial Tournament |
9 | / | 18 |
| | | |
| Hamburg 1910 (1) |
17th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
11.5 | / | 16 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1911 (1) |
3rd Trebitsch Memorial Tournament |
9 | / | 12 |
| | | |
| San Sebastian 1911 (1) |
San Sebastian Master Tournament |
7.5 | / | 14 |
| | | |
| Carlsbad 1911 |
Carlsbad Tournament |
17 | / | 25 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1912 |
4th Trebitsch Memorial Tournament |
7 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| San Sebastian 1912 (1) |
San Sebastian Tournament |
8 | / | 19 |
| | | |
| Pistyan 1912 |
Pistyan Tournament |
10 | / | 17 |
| | | |
| Budapest 1912 (2) |
Budapest Queen's Gambit Declined Tournament |
3 | / | 5 |
| | | |
| Breslau 1912 (1) |
18th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
11 | / | 17 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1913 (1) |
Vienna Club Tournament |
8 | / | 14 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1913 (2) |
5th Trebitsch Memorial Tournament |
14 | / | 18 |
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| Baden bei Wien 1914 |
Baden bei Wien Gambit Tournament |
11 | / | 18 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1914 (1) |
6th Trebitsch Memorial Tournament |
11.5 | / | 14 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1915 (2) |
7th Trebitsch Memorial Tournament |
10 | / | 14 |
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| Vienna 1917 |
8th Trebitsch Memorial Tournament |
6.5 | / | 12 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1918 |
9th Trebitsch Memorial Tournament |
5.5 | / | 12 |
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| Berlin 1918 (1) |
Berlin Tournament |
3.5 | / | 6 |
| | | |
| Kaschau 1918 (1) |
Kaschau Master Tournament |
7.5 | / | 11 |
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| Berlin 1918 (2) |
Berlin Tournament |
2 | / | 6 |
| | | |
| Budapest 1918 (2) |
Budapest Tournament |
1.5 | / | 8 |
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| Player information updated: 24 Feb. 2026 |
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