Fink, Adolf




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1909  767  2061 (76) 13
1910  688  2090 (77) 0
1911  641  2119 (76) 0
1912  559  2149 (73) 0
1913  498  2178 (68) 9
1914  474  2181 (73) 0
1915  427  2185 (76) 1
1916  416  2192 (76) 1
1917  395  2199 (75) 1
1918  351  2219 (74) 0
1919  318  2238 (70) 1
1920  277  2264 (63) 0
1921  241  2290 (52) 20
1922  207  2306 (47) 21
1923  201  2314 (48) 12
1924  192  2322 (52) 0
1925  181  2329 (47) 18
1926  232  2312 (46) 13
1927  324  2285 (49) 9
1928  379  2270 (51) 9
1929  490  2238 (52) 8
1930  671  2197 (52) 8
1931  794  2179 (53) 10
1932  782  2184 (56) 11
1933  861  2176 (65) 0
1934  908  2167 (71) 0
1935  973  2159 (74) 0
1936  984  2151 (75) 0
1937  992  2142 (74) 0
1938  1038  2134 (70) 0
1939  1005  2126 (64) 18
1940  909  2124 (70) 0
1941  872  2122 (74) 0
1942  817  2120 (75) 0
1943  800  2117 (74) 0
1944  790  2115 (72) 0
1945  815  2113 (66) 8
1946  841  2103 (60) 19

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Fink, Adolf Jay  
Born: 19 July 1890
Died: 15 Dec. 1956
 
Notes:
Gaige has date of birth 19-07-1890; Woodger has date of birth 01-07-1890. The American Chess Bulletin of Jul. 1913 (p.155) has 'Adolph J. Fink'.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 323
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 113
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 353
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 340
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 119
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 355
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 75
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 350
Periodicals
   [ACB], vol. 10, no. 7, July 1913, page 155
   [ACB], vol. 10, no. 11, Nov. 1913, page 252
Web
   Donaldson, John.  [History of the MI Chess Room]
   [California Chess Tournaments]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Piper, T.H.J.D. - Fink, A.J. 1917         (c)     1   -   0
Gruer, E.W. - Fink, A.J. 1925         (f)     5   -   5
Fink, A.J. - Bagby, C.L. 1939         (f)     5   -   5

Tournament data

San Francisco, California 1909     Mechanics Institute Tournament     11  /  16
San Francisco, California and Los Angeles 1913     San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match    
  Fink, A.J. - Frazier, O.E.     1 - 0    
San Francisco, California 1913     San Francisco Invitation Tournament     4.5  /  7
  Fink, A.J. - Hallwegen, G.     0.5 - 0.5    
  Fink, A.J. - Clarke, E.J.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Francisco, California and Los Angeles 1915     San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match    
  Fink, A.J. - Woodward, G.P.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Francisco, California and Los Angeles 1916     San Francisco - Southern California Telegraphic Match    
  Fink, A.J. - Gibbs, G.M.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Francisco, California and Portland, Oregon 1919     San Francisco - Portland Telegraphic Match    
  Fink, A.J. - Ringler, W.G.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Francisco, California 1921     Mechanics Institute Major Tournament     16  /  20
San Francisco, California and Portland, Oregon 1921     San Francisco - Portland Telegraphic Match    
  Fink, A.J. - Goldman, O.B.     0 - 1    
San Francisco, California 1922     1st California Championship     5.5  /  10
Los Angeles 1922     2nd California Championship     9  /  11
Los Angeles and San Francisco, California 1923     Los Angeles - San Francisco Telegraph Match    
  Fink, A.J. - Borochow, H.     0 - 1    
San Francisco, California 1923     24th Western Chess Association Tournament     7  /  11
Los Angeles 1925     California Championship     6.5  /  8
Chicago 1926 (3)     27th Western Chess Association Meeting - Master Tournament     5  /  12
Oakland 1926     California Championship Play-Off    
  Fink, A.J. - Gruer, E.W.     0 - 1    
Los Angeles 1927     California Championship     5.5  /  9
San Francisco, California 1928     California Championship     5  /  8
  Fink, A.J. - Gross, H. (1)     1 - 0    
Los Angeles 1929     California Championship     6  /  8
San Francisco, California 1930     California Championship     3.5  /  8
Los Angeles 1931     California Championship     5  /  10
Pasadena 1932 (1)     Pasadena Congress - International Tournament     3  /  11
California 1939     California Championship     3  /  8
San Francisco, California 1945     13th California Championship     8  /  9
New York 1946 (5)     6th U.S.A. Championship     5  /  19

Player information updated: 24 Feb. 2026