Steiner, Herman
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1925 |
92 |
2382 | (38) | 42 |
| 1926 |
81 |
2396 | (34) | 39 |
| 1927 |
97 |
2387 | (34) | 30 |
| 1928 |
71 |
2412 | (31) | 37 |
| 1929 |
73 |
2411 | (32) | 37 |
| 1930 |
96 |
2395 | (28) | 62 |
| 1931 |
61 |
2427 | (30) | 43 |
| 1932 |
62 |
2425 | (35) | 32 |
| 1933 |
65 |
2421 | (45) | 0 |
| 1934 |
74 |
2417 | (42) | 14 |
| 1935 |
80 |
2408 | (42) | 18 |
| 1936 |
112 |
2391 | (40) | 15 |
| 1937 |
114 |
2385 | (40) | 17 |
| 1938 |
114 |
2393 | (40) | 15 |
| 1939 |
108 |
2390 | (44) | 8 |
| 1940 |
93 |
2395 | (42) | 27 |
| 1941 |
75 |
2407 | (44) | 13 |
| 1942 |
63 |
2420 | (42) | 31 |
| 1943 |
67 |
2412 | (47) | 0 |
| 1944 |
74 |
2405 | (42) | 21 |
| 1945 |
95 |
2385 | (38) | 21 |
| 1946 |
79 |
2399 | (29) | 80 |
| 1947 |
126 |
2358 | (45) | 19 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Steiner, Herman |
| Born: 15 Apr. 1905 |
| Died: 25 Nov. 1955 |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 338 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 404 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 374 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 360 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 479 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 406 |
| McGowan, Kurt Richter, page 35, 367 |
| Sánchez, José Raúl Capablanca, page 383 |
| Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 228, 230, 347, 359 |
| Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 260 |
| Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 355, 390 |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Rubinstein, A.K. - Steiner, H. 1928 |
(f) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Steiner, H. - Colle, E. 1928 |
(f) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Samuels, L.W. - Steiner, H. 1931 |
(f) |
2 | - | 0 |
|
| Fine, R. - Steiner, H. 1932 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 4.5 |
|
| Dake, A.W. - Steiner, H. 1935 |
(f) |
4.5 | - | 1.5 |
|
| Steiner, H. - Woliston, P. 1940 |
(f) |
5 | - | 2 |
|
| Fine, R. - Steiner, H. 1944 |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Denker, A.S. - Steiner, H. 1946 |
(f) |
6 | - | 4 |
|
| Fine, R. - Steiner, H. 1947 |
(f) |
5 | - | 1 |
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Tournament data
| New York 1925 (1) |
Rice Progressive Club Championship |
6.5 | / | 10 |
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| New York 1925 (2) |
Marshall Club - Hungarian Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Steiner, H. - Marshall, F.J. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| Cedar Point 1925 |
26th Western Chess Association Tournament |
8 | / | 13 |
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| New York 1925 (6) |
Hallgarten Tournament - Preliminary Section B |
7 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| New York 1925 (7) |
Dimock Theme Tournament |
1.5 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| New York 1925 (8) |
Hallgarten Tournament - Final |
9 | / | 12 |
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| New York 1926 (1) |
Manhattan Club - Franklin Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Steiner, H. - Stewart, W.H. |
1 - 0 |
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| Chicago 1926 (1) |
27th Western Chess Association Meeting - Championship Preliminary A |
8.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Chicago 1926 (4) |
27th Western Chess Association Meeting - Championship Final |
4.5 | / | 6 |
| | | |
| New York 1926 (6) |
Manhattan Club Championship |
8 | / | 14 |
| | | |
| New York 1926 (7) |
Rice Progressive Club Championship |
5.5 | / | 9 |
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| New York 1927 (3) |
Manhattan Club Championship |
7.5 | / | 14 |
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| Rome, New York 1927 |
New York State Chess Association Congress - Championship |
5 | / | 8 |
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| Kalamazoo 1927 (1) |
1st National Chess Federation Congress |
5 | / | 8 |
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| New York 1928 (2) |
Manhattan Club Championship |
3.5 | / | 8 |
| | | |
| The Hague 1928 (2) |
2nd Olympiad |
10.5 | / | 16 |
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| Wiesbaden 1928 |
Wiesbaden Chess Festival - Premier Section |
| | | | | | |
|
Steiner, H. - Richter, K. (2) |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Budapest 1928 (2) |
Budapest Tournament |
4 | / | 9 |
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| Hastings 1929 (2) |
9th Hastings Christmans Congress - Premier Reserves |
8 | / | 9 |
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| Bradley Beach 1929 |
Bradley Beach Tournament |
2.5 | / | 9 |
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| Buffalo 1929 |
51st New York State Chess Association Championship |
7 | / | 8 |
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|
Steiner, H. - Bernstein, J. |
2 - 0 |
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| Saint Louis 1929 |
30th Western Chess Association Tournament |
6.5 | / | 9 |
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| New York 1930 (9) |
Manhattan Club Championship |
4 | / | 10 |
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| Hamburg 1930 (2) |
3rd Olympiad |
8 | / | 15 |
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| Berlin 1930 (4) |
Berlin Quadrangular Tournament |
2 | / | 6 |
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| Stubnanske Teplice 1930 |
Stubnanske Teplice Tournament |
7 | / | 12 |
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| Liptovsky Svaty Jan 1930 |
Liptovsky Svaty Jan Tournament |
7 | / | 10 |
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| Gyor 1930 |
Gyor Tournament |
5.5 | / | 9 |
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| Berlin 1931 (2) |
Berlin International Tournament |
3.5 | / | 5 |
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| New York 1931 (2) |
Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Steiner, H. - Wiener, D.G. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1931 (7) |
Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Steiner, H. - Fine, R. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1931 (10) |
New York International Tournament |
5.5 | / | 11 |
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| Prague 1931 (5) |
4th Olympiad |
8.5 | / | 12 |
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| Brno 1931 (3) |
10th Congress of the German Chess Federation in Czechoslovakia - Championship |
8 | / | 11 |
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| Minneapolis 1932 |
33rd Western Chess Association Championship |
7.5 | / | 11 |
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| Pasadena 1932 (1) |
Pasadena Congress - International Tournament |
6 | / | 11 |
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| Syracuse 1934 (1) |
Syracuse International Tournament |
8 | / | 14 |
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| Mexico City 1935 |
Mexico City Tournament |
11 | / | 12 |
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| New York 1936 (12) |
U.S. Championship - Final |
6 | / | 15 |
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| Chicago 1937 (1) |
38th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary Section 1 |
5 | / | 7 |
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| Chicago 1937 (6) |
38th American Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
6.5 | / | 10 |
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| Lodz 1938 |
Lodz Tournament |
7.5 | / | 15 |
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| California 1939 |
California Championship |
6 | / | 8 |
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| Dallas 1940 (3) |
41st U.S. Open - Preliminary Section 3 |
7 | / | 8 |
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| Dallas 1940 (4) |
41st U.S. Open - Final |
5 | / | 8 |
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| Hollywood 1940 |
Hollywood Master Tournament |
2.5 | / | 4 |
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| Saint Louis 1941 (2) |
42nd U.S.A. Open Championship - Preliminary Section 2 |
4 | / | 4 |
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| Saint Louis 1941 (4) |
42nd U.S.A. Open Championship - Final |
6.5 | / | 9 |
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| New York 1942 (4) |
4th USA Chammpionship - Final |
9 | / | 14 |
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| Dallas 1942 |
43rd USA Open Championship |
16 | / | 17 |
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| New York 1944 (2) |
U.S.A. Championship - Final |
14 | / | 17 |
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| San Francisco, California 1945 |
13th California Championship |
8 | / | 9 |
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| Hollywood 1945 |
Pan American Tournament |
4.5 | / | 11 |
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| Moscow and New York 1945 |
USSR - USA Radio Match |
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|
Steiner, H. - Bondarevsky, I.Z. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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| Hastings 1946 (1) |
21st Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament |
7 | / | 11 |
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| London, England 1946 (1) |
London International Tournament - Section A |
9 | / | 11 |
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| Pittsburgh 1946 |
47th U.S.A. Open Championship - Final |
7.5 | / | 9 |
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| Groningen 1946 |
Groningen International Tournament |
6 | / | 19 |
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| Moscow 1946 (3) |
U.S.S.R. - U.S.A. Match |
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|
Steiner, H. - Flohr, S.M. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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| New York 1946 (4) |
6th U.S.A. Championship |
11 | / | 18 |
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| Corpus Christi 1947 |
48th U.S.A. Open Tournament |
8.5 | / | 13 |
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| Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025 |
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