Fink, Adolf




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1909  674  2066 (77) 15
1910  609  2094 (78) 0
1911  580  2122 (77) 0
1912  514  2149 (75) 0
1913  450  2177 (70) 9
1914  413  2180 (75) 0
1915  387  2182 (78) 1
1916  377  2188 (79) 1
1917  360  2196 (78) 1
1918  311  2219 (78) 0
1919  270  2242 (75) 0
1920  243  2265 (70) 0
1921  226  2288 (63) 0
1922  179  2310 (51) 21
1923  160  2325 (51) 11
1924  164  2329 (54) 0
1925  160  2333 (50) 13
1926  195  2320 (47) 13
1927  260  2295 (51) 9
1928  304  2281 (53) 7
1929  366  2259 (54) 8
1930  473  2223 (55) 8
1931  515  2210 (56) 10
1932  498  2214 (60) 11

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
   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

Tournament data

San Francisco 1909     Mechanics Institute Tournament     11  /  16
San Francisco and Portland, Oregon 1912     San Francisco - Portland Telegraphic Match    
  Fink, A.J. - Goldman, O.     0 - 1    
San Francisco and Los Angeles 1913     San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match    
  Fink, A.J. - Frazier, O.E.     1 - 0    
San Francisco 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 and Los Angeles 1915     San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match    
  Fink, A.J. - Woodward, G.P.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Francisco and Los Angeles 1916     San Francisco - Southern California Telegraphic Match    
  Fink, A.J. - Gibbs, G.M.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Francisco 1922     1st California Championship     5.5  /  10
Los Angeles 1922     2nd California Championship     9  /  11
San Francisco 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 1928     California Championship     5.5  /  8
  Fink, A.J. - Gross, H. (1)     1 - 0    
Los Angeles 1929     California Championship     6  /  8
San Francisco 1930     California Championship     3.5  /  8
Los Angeles 1931     California Championship     5  /  10
Pasadena 1932 (1)     Pasadena International Tournament     3  /  11


Player information updated: 22 Jul. 2021