Mertens, Gustav




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1880  485  1920 (98) 5
1881  538  1928 (95) 0
1882  558  1937 (91) 0
1883  584  1945 (86) 10
1884  637  1945 (91) 0
1885  633  1945 (95) 0
1886  631  1946 (98) 0
1887  622  1946 (101) 0
1888  637  1947 (102) 0
1889  625  1947 (103) 0
1890  654  1948 (104) 0
1891  655  1948 (103) 0
1892  710  1948 (102) 0
1893  728  1949 (101) 0
1894  747  1949 (98) 0
1895  745  1950 (95) 0
1896  737  1950 (91) 7

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Mertens, Gustav  
Born:
Died:
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 229
Periodicals
   [DSZ], vol. 38, no. 1, Jan. 1883, page 12
   [NBSZ], vol. 2, no. 1, Jan. 1865, page 21

Tournament data

Braunschweig 1880 (3)     13th West German Chess Congress - Hauptturnier II     3  /  7
Nuremberg 1883 (2)     3rd German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B     1.5  /  7
Nuremberg 1883 (6)     3rd German Chess Federation Congress - Freies Tournier, Group A     0.5  /  3
Eisenach 1896 (2)     10th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier A     2.5  /  7

Player information updated: 20 Sept. 2025