Kemény, Emil
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1890 |
77 |
2393 | (51) | 11 |
| 1891 |
61 |
2414 | (38) | 33 |
| 1892 |
37 |
2449 | (36) | 36 |
| 1893 |
32 |
2473 | (41) | 17 |
| 1894 |
18 |
2513 | (42) | 26 |
| 1895 |
18 |
2518 | (42) | 19 |
| 1896 |
24 |
2492 | (41) | 16 |
| 1897 |
30 |
2480 | (41) | 11 |
| 1898 |
36 |
2453 | (40) | 18 |
| 1899 |
24 |
2466 | (37) | 29 |
| 1900 |
49 |
2426 | (38) | 24 |
| 1901 |
65 |
2394 | (43) | 15 |
| 1902 |
77 |
2375 | (49) | 3 |
| 1903 |
95 |
2359 | (50) | 0 |
| 1904 |
109 |
2344 | (44) | 25 |
| 1905 |
99 |
2357 | (50) | 15 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Kemény, Emil |
| Born: 13 Jan. 1860 |
| Died: 1 May 1925 |
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| Notes: |
| Barcza (p.234) mentions the possibility that he was actually born in 1851, but this seems uncertain. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Barcza, Magyar Sakktörténet, Vol.1, page 156, 234 |
| Davies, Samuel Lipschütz, page 190 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 308 |
| Forster, Negele and Tischbierek, Emanuel Lasker, Vol.I, page 158 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 209 |
| Goldman, Carl Schlechter!, page 524 |
| Hilbert, Emil Kemeny |
| Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 34, 297 |
| Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 98, 412 |
| Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 18 |
| Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 130 |
| Web |
| Hilbert, John S. [Emil Kemeny and the Value of Correspondence Chess: An Historical Perspective] |
| Sarah. [Cast of Characters] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Kemeny, E. - Halpern, J.C. 1890 |
(f) |
7 | - | 4 |
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| Kemeny, E. - Huntington, W.S. 1891 |
(f) |
5 | - | 1 |
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| Hanham, J.M. - Kemeny, E. 1891 |
(f) |
5 | - | 4 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Kemeny, E. 1893 |
(c) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Kemeny, E. - Pillsbury, H.N. 1895 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Showalter, J.W. - Kemeny, E. 1896 |
(f) |
9 | - | 6 |
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| Showalter, J.W. - Kemeny, E. 1897 |
(c) |
1 | - | 1 |
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| Hodges, A.B. - Kemeny, E. 1897 |
(f) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Kemeny, E. 1899 |
(f) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Kemeny, E. - Landreth, L.S. 1900 |
(c) |
0 | - | 1 |
Kemeny, E. gave odds of a knight |
| Johnston, S.P. - Kemeny, E. 1902 |
(c) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
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Tournament data
| Budapest 1889 (2) |
Pest Chess Circle Knockout Tournament |
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Kemeny, E. - Ehrenstein, M. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1891 (1) |
13th New York State Championship |
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Kemeny, E. - Richards, G.H. |
1 - 0 |
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Kemeny, E. - Dalton, W.R.I. |
1 - 0 |
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Kemeny, E. - Ford, E.A. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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Kemeny, E. - Baird, D.G. |
0 - 1 |
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| Skaneateles 1891 (2) |
4th New York State Chess Association Midsummer Meeting - Staats Zeitung Trophy Tournament |
4.5 | / | 7 |
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| New York 1891 (4) |
City Club Handicap Tournament |
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Kemeny, E. - Yeaton, F.H. |
1 - 0 |
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Kemeny, E. gave odds of a knight |
| New York 1891 (6) |
City Club Championship |
7 | / | 12 |
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| New York 1892 (1) |
Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match |
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Kemeny, E. - Thompson, C.T. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1892 (2) |
Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match |
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Kemeny, E. - Eno, W.F. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1892 (4) |
14th New York State Championship |
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Kemeny, E. - Baird, D.G. |
0 - 1 |
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Kemeny, E. - Lisle, A.C. |
1 - 0 |
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Kemeny, E. - Ferris, W.J. |
1 - 0 |
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Kemeny, E. - Stubbs, H.D. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1892 (6) |
City Club Handicap Tournament |
29 | / | 36 |
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| Philadelphia or New York (?) 1892 |
Junior Club - New York City Club Match |
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Kemeny, E. - Bampton, S.W. |
1 - 0 |
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| Skaneateles 1892 (1) |
New York State Chess Association Tournament |
6.5 | / | 8 |
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| New York 1892 (7) |
Brooklyn Club Championship |
14 | / | 18 |
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Kemeny, E. - Hanham, J.M. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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Kemeny, E. - Hodges, A.B. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Philadelphia 1893 (1) |
8th Franklin Chess Club Championship |
14 | / | 18 |
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| New York 1894 (3) |
Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match |
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Kemeny, E. - Richardson, P. |
1 - 0 |
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| Philadelphia 1894 (2) |
9th Franklin Chess Club Championship |
23 | / | 24 |
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| New York 1894 (5) |
Brooklyn Club - Newark Club Match |
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Kemeny, E. - Hymes, C. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Philadelphia 1895 (2) |
10th Franklin Chess Club Championship |
16 | / | 18 |
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| Philadelphia 1896 (2) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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Kemeny, E. - Hanham, J.M. |
1 - 0 |
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| Philadelphia and New York 1897 |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Telegraphic Match |
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Kemeny, E. - Showalter, J.W. |
1 - 0 |
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| Murray Isle, Thousand Islands 1897 (3) |
Pennsylvania State Chess Association - New York State Chess Association Match |
4.5 | / | 7 |
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| Philadelphia 1898 (3) |
13th Franklin Chess Club Championship |
7 | / | 11 |
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| Lake Keuka 1898 |
Pennsylvania State Chess Association - New York State Chess Association Match |
4.5 | / | 7 |
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| Philadelphia 1899 (3) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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Kemeny, E. - Lipschutz, S. |
1 - 0 |
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| Philadelphia 1899 (4) |
14th Franklin Chess Club Championship |
10.5 | / | 14 |
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Kemeny, E. - Voigt, H.G. |
4 - 2 |
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| Saratoga Springs 1899 |
New York State Chess Association - Pennsylvania State Chess Association Tournament |
4.5 | / | 7 |
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| New York 1900 (4) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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Kemeny, E. - Lipschutz, S. |
0 - 1 |
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| Philadelphia 1900 |
15th Franklin Chess Club Championship |
13 | / | 18 |
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Kemeny, E. - Newman, C.J. |
1.5 - 2.5 |
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| Philadelphia 1901 (3) |
16th Franklin Chess Club Championship |
9.5 | / | 14 |
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| Philadelphia 1901 (4) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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Kemeny, E. - Lipschutz, S. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1902 (2) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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Kemeny, E. - Hymes, E. |
1 - 0 |
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| Saint Louis 1904 (1) |
7th American Chess Congress - Minor Tournament |
8 | / | 13 |
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| Saint Louis 1904 (2) |
7th American Chess Congress - Major Tournament |
6.5 | / | 12 |
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| Chicago 1905 (1) |
Illinois Chess Association Championship |
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Kemeny, E. - Lee, A.V. |
1 - 0 |
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Kemeny, E. - Lee, H.F. |
0 - 1 |
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Kemeny, E. - Adair, Ja. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York and Chicago 1905 (1) |
Manhattan Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match |
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Kemeny, E. - Fox, A.W. |
0 - 1 |
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| Chicago 1905 (2) |
Chicago Club Championship |
18 | / | 19 |
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| Philadelphia and Chicago 1905 |
Franklin Chess Club - Chicago Chess and Checker Club Telegraph Match |
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Kemeny, E. - Robinson, D.S. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York and Chicago 1905 (2) |
Brooklyn Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match |
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Kemeny, E. - Howell, C.S. |
1 - 0 |
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| Player information updated: 7 Nov. 2023 |
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