Mertens, Gustav




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1880  484  1914 (98) 5
1881  538  1922 (95) 0
1882  563  1930 (91) 0
1883  586  1938 (86) 10
1884  637  1939 (91) 0
1885  632  1939 (95) 0
1886  632  1940 (98) 0
1887  623  1940 (101) 0
1888  633  1941 (102) 0
1889  626  1941 (103) 0
1890  656  1942 (104) 0
1891  658  1942 (103) 0
1892  711  1943 (102) 0
1893  725  1943 (101) 0
1894  743  1944 (98) 0
1895  734  1944 (95) 0
1896  738  1945 (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