Roething, Otto




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1894  91  2357 (69) 3
1895  79  2377 (57) 11
1896  55  2402 (53) 4
1897  49  2417 (43) 25
1898  51  2417 (40) 16
1899  81  2368 (35) 29
1900  95  2357 (34) 30
1901  102  2349 (34) 29
1902  129  2318 (39) 15
1903  170  2293 (39) 16
1904  183  2291 (40) 18
1905  204  2282 (40) 14
1906  190  2295 (40) 20
1907  222  2284 (48) 1
1908  229  2279 (47) 2
1909  235  2281 (38) 33
1910  273  2253 (43) 13
1911  444  2188 (50) 1
1912  553  2138 (49) 8
1913  660  2092 (50) 19

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Roething, Otto  
Born: 21 Dec. 1865
Died: 6 Aug. 1915
 
Notes:
Urcan misquotes a Brooklyn Daily Eagle article, giving 'Roechting' in the New York State Championship, 1901, but the scan of the article shows 'Roething'.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 315
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 357
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 223
   Hilbert, Napier, page 9, 94
   Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 78, 254
   Sánchez, José Raúl Capablanca, page 95
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 222
   Urcan, Julius Finn, page 41, 59
Periodicals
   [BDE], vol. 55, no. 267, 26 Sep. 1895, page 5
   [NYEP], vol. 92, 1 Sep. 1893, page 2
Web
   Urcan, Olimpiu G.  [Living the American Dream: Julius Finn], page 5
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Roething, O. - Langleben, S.A. 1897         (f)     6   -   1
Marshall, F.J. - Roething, O. 1900         (f)     5   -   2
Roething, O. - Halpern, J.C. 1900         (f)     4.5   -   0.5
Lasker, Em. - Roething, O. 1902         (f)     0.5   -   0.5
Mieses, J. - Roething, O. 1903         (f)     1   -   0
Capablanca, J.R. - Roething, O. 1909         (f)     1   -   0

Tournament data

New York 1894 (1)     New York State Chess Association General Tournament    
  Roething, O. - Helms, H.     0 - 1    
  Roething, O. - Kempa-Pieczonka, A.     1 - 0    
  Roething, O. - Broughton, L.D.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (1)     Newark - New York City Club Match    
  Roething, O. - Greenberg, S.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (5)     Metropolitan Club - New York City Club Match    
  Roething, O. - Linzbach, M.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1895 (7)     Manhattan - New York City Club Match    
  Roething, O. - Isaacson, C.B.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1895 (9)     New York State Chess Association General Tournament     3  /  4
New York 1895 (12)     New York City - Staten Island Club Match    
  Roething, O. - Barth, G.A.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (17)     Cafe Boulevard Handicap Tournament     18.5  /  25
New York 1896 (1)     18th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - General Tournament     4  /  4
New York 1897 (2)     Staten Island Club - City Club Match    
  Roething, O. - Eldam, B.     1 - 0    
New York 1897 (3)     19th New York State Chess Association Meeting - Championship     1.5  /  3
New York 1897 (7)     Cosmopolitan Club Championship     11  /  14
New York 1898 (1)     20th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - Championship     3  /  4
New York 1898 (5)     Cosmopolitan Club - Staten Island Club Match    
  Roething, O. - Brenzinger, F.E.     1 - 0    
New York 1898 (6)     Brooklyn Club - Cosmopolitan Club Match    
  Roething, O. - Helms, H.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1898 (7)     Brooklyn Club - Cosmopolitan Club Match    
  Roething, O. - Helms, H.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1898 (10)     Cosmopolitan Club Championship     9  /  9
New York 1899 (2)     New York State Championship     1  /  3
New York 1899 (3)     Brooklyn Club - Cosmpolitan Club Match    
  Roething, O. - Richardson, P.     0 - 1    
New York 1899 (4)     Brooklyn Club - Cosmopolitan Club Match    
  Roething, O. - Frere, W.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1899 (5)     Manhattan Club Handicap Tournament     12  /  14
  Roething, O. - Delmar, E. (1)     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1899 (3)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Roething, O. - Newman, C.J.     0 - 1    
Saratoga Springs 1899     New York State Chess Association - Pennsylvania State Chess Association Tournament     3  /  7
New York 1899 (6)     Manhattan Club Championship     6.5  /  10
New York 1900 (2)     New York State Championship     1  /  3
New York 1900 (3)     Manhattan Club Masters Tournament     5  /  8
New York 1900 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Roething, O. - Griffith, R.B.     0 - 1    
Murray Isle, Thousand Islands 1900 (1)     New York State Chess Association Midsummer Meeting - Master class     4  /  6
New York 1901 (2)     Manhattan Club Championship     4.5  /  8
New York 1901 (3)     23rd New York State Chess Association Championship    
  Roething, O. - Ettlinger, A.K.     0 - 1    
  Roething, O. - Hodges, A.B.     1 - 0    
  Roething, O. - Koehler, G.H.     1 - 0    
  Roething, O. - Finn, J.     0 - 1    
New York 1901 (5)     Cosmopolitan Club Handicap Tournament     14.5  /  15
Philadelphia 1901 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Roething, O. - Newman, C.J.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1901 (6)     Manhattan Club Championship     10  /  14
New York 1901 (8)     Manhattan Club Championship     5.5  /  9
New York 1902 (1)     New York State Chess Association Championship    
  Roething, O. - Lasker, B.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1902 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Roething, O. - Magee, J.F.     1 - 0    
New York 1902 (3)     Manhattan Club Handicap     10.5  /  14
New York 1902 (4)     Manhattan Club Championship     4  /  9
Philadelphia or New York (?) 1903     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Roething, O. - Young, J.W. (1)     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1903 (1)     Manhattan Club Rice Gambit Tournament     6.5  /  14
New York 1904 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     7  /  11
New York 1904 (3)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Roething, O. - Voigt, H.G.     0.5 - 0.5    
Sylvan Beach 1904 (2)     17th New York State Chess Association - Rice Trophy Competition     3  /  6
New York 1905 (2)     Manhattan Club Championship     4  /  11
New York and Chicago 1905 (1)     Manhattan Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match    
  Roething, O. - Houghteling, J.R.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1905 (1)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Roething, O. - Bampton, S.W.     1 - 0    
New York and Berlin 1905     New York - Berlin Cable Match    
  Roething, O. - Post, A.M.E.     1 - 0    
New York 1906 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     6.5  /  12
New York 1906 (2)     28th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - New York State Championship     0  /  1
New York 1906 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Roething, O. - Shipley, W.P.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1906 (5)     Rice Club - Rice Trophy Selection Tournament     4  /  6
Philadelphia 1907 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Roething, O. - Stadelman, S.L.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1908 (2)     New York State Chess Association Championship    
  Roething, O. - Finn, J.     0 - 1    
New York 1908 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Roething, O. - Magee, J.F.     1 - 0    
New York 1909 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     8  /  11
New York 1909 (3)     Brooklyn Club - Rice Club Match    
  Roething, O. - Hodges, A.B.     1 - 0    
New York 1909 (4)     Rice Club Championship     9  /  14
Philadelphia 1909 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Roething, O. - Stadelman, S.L.     0.5 - 0.5    
Bath Beach, Brooklyn 1909 (2)     22nd New York State Chess Association Championship     0.5  /  5
New York 1910 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     7.5  /  12
New York 1910 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Roething, O. - Mlotkowski, S.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1911 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Roething, O. - Stadelman, S.L.     0 - 1    
New York 1912 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     3.5  /  8
New York 1913 (2)     Manhattan Club Championship     2.5  /  10
New York 1913 (4)     Rice Club Championship     4  /  9

Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025