Turover, Isador




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1913  478  2176 (72) 9
1914  437  2182 (74) 1
1915  359  2202 (75) 0
1916  321  2221 (75) 0
1917  283  2241 (72) 0
1918  245  2261 (67) 11
1919  219  2277 (66) 1
1920  202  2291 (64) 0
1921  180  2305 (59) 11
1922  169  2314 (66) 0
1923  165  2323 (71) 0
1924  146  2332 (73) 0
1925  142  2340 (72) 0
1926  138  2349 (69) 0
1927  139  2358 (64) 0
1928  143  2367 (55) 8
1929  130  2378 (53) 9
1930  153  2359 (56) 1
1931  186  2346 (56) 11
1932  226  2324 (67) 0
1933  279  2303 (76) 0
1934  352  2282 (82) 0
1935  438  2260 (86) 0
1936  518  2239 (90) 0
1937  585  2218 (92) 0
1938  638  2197 (93) 0
1939  671  2175 (93) 0
1940  665  2154 (93) 0
1941  684  2133 (91) 0
1942  663  2111 (88) 0
1943  652  2090 (85) 0
1944  660  2069 (79) 10

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Turover, Isador Samuel  
Born: 8 July 1892
Died: 16 Oct. 1978
 
Notes:
The American Chess Bulletin of May 1913 (p.115) has 'T. Turover'.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 340
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 37
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 170
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 433
   Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 169
   Sánchez, José Raúl Capablanca, page 383
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 359, 408, 468
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 279
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 355
Periodicals
   [ACB], vol. 10, no. 5, May 1913, page 115
   [NYTr], vol. 73, no. 24529, 12 Jan. 1914, page 5

Tournament data

New York 1913 (4)     Rice Club Championship     5  /  9
New York 1914 (1)     Rice Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Turover, I.S. - Menkes, J.     0 - 1    
Washington 1918     Washington DC Championship     6  /  7
  Turover, I.S. - Walker, F.B.     3.5 - 1.5    
New York and Washington 1919     Manhattan Club - Capital City Club Telegraphic Match    
  Turover, I.S. - Chajes, O.     0.5 - 0.5    
Atlantic City 1921 (1)     8th American Chess Congress - Open Masters Tournament     5.5  /  11
Bradley Beach 1928     Bradley Beach Tournament     3.5  /  7
London, England and Washington 1928     London - Washington Insull Trophy Cable Match    
  Turover, I.S. - Buerger, Vi.     0.5 - 0.5    
Bradley Beach 1929     Bradley Beach Tournament     5.5  /  9
London, England 1930 (2)     London - Washington Insull Trophy Cable Match    
  Turover, I.S. - Buerger, Vi.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1931 (10)     New York International Tournament     4.5  /  11
Washington 1944     Washington Chess Divan Team Match    
  Turover, I.S. - Fine, R.     0 - 1    
Ventnor City 1944     Ventnor City Tournament     2  /  9

Player information updated: 15 May 2025