Fontein, George
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1907 |
868 |
1958 | (63) | 11 |
| 1908 |
792 |
2004 | (61) | 5 |
| 1909 |
752 |
2052 | (61) | 7 |
| 1910 |
629 |
2097 | (65) | 0 |
| 1911 |
562 |
2141 | (65) | 0 |
| 1912 |
453 |
2186 | (62) | 0 |
| 1913 |
335 |
2231 | (54) | 6 |
| 1914 |
276 |
2252 | (49) | 11 |
| 1915 |
246 |
2262 | (48) | 5 |
| 1916 |
227 |
2273 | (45) | 11 |
| 1917 |
178 |
2296 | (44) | 12 |
| 1918 |
167 |
2298 | (42) | 22 |
| 1919 |
149 |
2308 | (45) | 8 |
| 1920 |
163 |
2308 | (44) | 11 |
| 1921 |
150 |
2319 | (46) | 9 |
| 1922 |
168 |
2315 | (46) | 9 |
| 1923 |
252 |
2280 | (45) | 10 |
| 1924 |
254 |
2284 | (46) | 17 |
| 1925 |
225 |
2298 | (55) | 0 |
| 1926 |
208 |
2313 | (58) | 9 |
| 1927 |
217 |
2317 | (63) | 0 |
| 1928 |
219 |
2321 | (64) | 0 |
| 1929 |
214 |
2326 | (62) | 0 |
| 1930 |
217 |
2330 | (56) | 10 |
| 1931 |
225 |
2329 | (60) | 0 |
| 1932 |
210 |
2327 | (60) | 5 |
| 1933 |
287 |
2298 | (64) | 0 |
| 1934 |
389 |
2268 | (64) | 3 |
| 1935 |
461 |
2254 | (65) | 0 |
| 1936 |
515 |
2240 | (64) | 0 |
| 1937 |
558 |
2225 | (58) | 2 |
| 1938 |
604 |
2209 | (52) | 13 |
| 1939 |
514 |
2220 | (56) | 7 |
| 1940 |
494 |
2215 | (65) | 0 |
| 1941 |
492 |
2209 | (70) | 0 |
| 1942 |
477 |
2203 | (73) | 0 |
| 1943 |
470 |
2197 | (73) | 0 |
| 1944 |
474 |
2192 | (71) | 0 |
| 1945 |
512 |
2186 | (67) | 0 |
| 1946 |
517 |
2180 | (59) | 7 |
| 1947 |
476 |
2156 | (58) | 14 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Fontein, George Schelto |
| Also known as: George Salto Fontein |
| Born: 11 July 1890 |
| Died: 29 Nov. 1963 |
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| Notes: |
| Gaige has 'Fontein, George Salto'; Engen and Maartense have George Schelto Fontein. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie, Nederlands Patriciaat 1978/79 , page 153 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 304 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 323 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 382 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 353 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 261 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 458 |
| Engen and Maartense, Graaf van den Bosch, page 150 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 123 |
| Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 78 |
| Periodicals |
| [AH], 14 Apr. 1914, page 8 |
| [Fld], 18 Apr. 1914 |
| [TLS], no. 639, 16 Apr. 1914, page 192 |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
| Utrecht 1907 (3) |
35th Netherland Chess Federation Tournament - First Class |
1.5 | / | 5 |
| | | |
| The Hague 1907 |
The Hague Tournament |
1 | / | 6 |
| | | |
| The Hague 1908 |
The Hague Tournament |
1.5 | / | 5 |
| | | |
| Leiden 1909 (3) |
Leiden First Class Tournament |
4.5 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| Scheveningen 1913 (2) |
Scheveningen Tournament |
5 | / | 6 |
| | | |
| The Hague 1914 |
England - Netherlands Team Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fontein, G.S. - Blake, J.H. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
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Fontein, G.S. - Saunders, H. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Mannheim 1914 (7) |
19th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B5 |
6 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Scheveningen 1915 |
Juniors versus Seniors Team Tournament |
3 | / | 5 |
| | | |
| Amsterdam 1916 |
Netherland Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
6 | / | 11 |
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| Scheveningen 1917 |
Scheveningen - First Silver Cup |
9 | / | 12 |
| | | |
| The Hague 1918 |
Discendo Discimus Winter Tournament |
9.5 | / | 12 |
| | | |
| Scheveningen 1918 |
Scheveningen Tournament |
6 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Scheveningen 1919 |
2nd Silver Cup Tournament |
6 | / | 8 |
| | | |
| Berlin and The Hague 1920 |
Berlin - Holland Telegraph Match |
| | | | | | |
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Fontein, G.S. - Gregory, B. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| Scheveningen 1920 (1) |
Scheveningen Tournament |
0 | / | 2 |
| | | |
| Scheveningen 1920 (2) |
4th Silver Queen Tournament |
5 | / | 8 |
| | | |
| The Hague 1921 (2) |
Discendo Discimus Championship |
7.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Scheveningen 1922 |
6th Silver Cup Tournament |
6.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Scheveningen 1923 |
Netherland Chess Federation Congress - Match Tournament |
1.5 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Amsterdam 1924 (1) |
Netherlands Championship Tournament |
3.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| The Hague 1924 |
Discendo Discimus Championship |
6.5 | / | 8 |
| | | |
| The Hague 1926 (1) |
Discendo Discimus Winter Tournament - Section 1 |
8 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| The Hague 1930 (2) |
Discendo Discimus Tournament |
3 | / | 5 |
| | | |
| The Hague 1932 |
5th Keus Cup Tournament |
4 | / | 5 |
| | | |
| Zandvoort 1934 (1) |
Zandvoort Tournament - Section 1 |
1 | / | 3 |
| | | |
| Amsterdam 1937 |
Holland - Great Britain Match |
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|
Fontein, G.S. - Fairhurst, W.A. |
1 - 1 |
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| London, England 1938 (1) |
England - Netherlands Team Match |
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|
Fontein, G.S. - Milner-Barry, P.S. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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| Amsterdam 1938 (2) |
11th Netherlands Championship |
3 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Baarn 1939 (2) |
Soest Club Tournament - Section 2 |
2 | / | 3 |
| | | |
| The Hague 1939 |
Holland - Great Britain Match |
| | | | | | |
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Fontein, G.S. - Winter, W. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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| Rotterdam 1939 |
Holland - Latvia Match |
| | | | | | |
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Fontein, G.S. - Endzelins, L. |
1 - 1 |
| | | |
| Leiden 1946 (1) |
14th Netherlands Championship - Semi-Finals, Group 1 |
4 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| Amsterdam 1947 (1) |
Netherlands - Great Britain Match |
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Fontein, G.S. - Wood, G.J. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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| Baarn 1947 (2) |
Baarn Tournament - Group B |
2.5 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| Hilversum 1947 (4) |
Hilversum Tournament - Section C |
3 | / | 7 |
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| Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025 |
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