The chess games of Arthur Souweine

Most played openings

000		Chess variants (4 games)
C78		Ruy Lopez (3 games)
C53		Giuoco Piano (3 games)
B01		Scandinavian (3 games)
C45		Scotch Game (3 games)
C65		Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (2 games)
C10		French (2 games)
D02		Queen's Pawn Game (2 games)
C42		Petrov Defense (2 games)
C50		Giuoco Piano (2 games)

ARTHUR SOUWEINE
(born Dec-25-1872, died Nov-28-1951, 78 years old) United States of America

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Arthur Jacob Souweine was born and died in New York, NY, USA.

He was born in New York on Christmas Day, 1872. For a short time he lived in Cincinnati, but came to Brooklyn in 1879, where he has resided ever since. At the age of 18 he was taught the moves of chess by his father. In 1890 he joined the Brooklyn Chess Club. Souweine's first performance of any note was a victory over the late W. H. K. Pollock in a simultaneous exhibition. He was also successful against various other performers, including Pillsbury, Kemeny, Lee, Delmar, Richardson, Hanham, and Hymes. In the Metropolitan League championship series of 1894 he placed twice on the champion team of the Brooklyn Chess Club and won both his games. He defeated Ajeeb, the famous Turkish chess automaton, in both chess and checkers. In previous championship tournaments of the Brooklyn Club, in which he competed, he always made an excellent showing. In 1901 he defeated C. Helms to clinch the Brooklyn Chess Club Championship tournament for 1900/01.

Source
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1901.01.2.2, p16

Last updated: 2024-06-20 00:41:44

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Game	Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. W Pollock vs A J Souweine	1-0	20	1892	Brooklyn CC Championship 1892	C51 Evans Gambit
2. Lasker vs A J Souweine	1-0	23	1892	Lasker Simul 14b	C30 King's Gambit Declined
3. J C Tatum vs A J Souweine	0-1	30	1893	Brooklyn CC Minor Championship	C53 Giuoco Piano
4. A J Souweine vs W Kistler	0-1	34	1893	Brooklyn CC Minor Championship	C53 Giuoco Piano
5. A Reitzer vs A J Souweine	½-½	25	1893	New York State CA General Tourn.	C38 King's Gambit Accepted
6. H Helms vs A J Souweine	0-1	15	1893	Helms - Souweine	C01 French, Exchange
7. A J Souweine vs H Helms	0-1	49	1893	Helms - Souweine	C46 Three Knights
8. H Helms vs A J Souweine	½-½	40	1893	Helms - Souweine	C42 Petrov Defense
9. A J Souweine vs H Helms	0-1	27	1893	Helms - Souweine	C55 Two Knights Defense
10. Lasker vs A J Souweine	0-1	51	1893	Simul, 15b	C78 Ruy Lopez
11. A J Souweine vs J D Elwell	0-1	60	1893	Frank Rudd Novelty Tournament 1893/94	000 Chess variants
12. J C Tatum vs A J Souweine	1-0	30	1893	Frank Rudd Novelty Tournament 1893/94	000 Chess variants
13. A J Souweine vs W Kistler	0-1	32	1893	Souweine - Kistler 1893/94	C16 French, Winawer
14. W Kistler vs A J Souweine	0-1	58	1893	Souweine - Kistler 1893/94	A03 Bird's Opening
15. W Kistler vs A J Souweine	1-0	38	1893	Souweine - Kistler 1893/94	D02 Queen's Pawn Game
16. A J Souweine vs E N Olly	½-½	51	1894	Frank Rudd Novelty Tournament 1893/94	000 Chess variants
17. E N Olly vs A J Souweine	0-1	30	1894	Frank Rudd Novelty Tournament 1893/94	000 Chess variants
18. Pillsbury vs A J Souweine	1-0	11	1894	Blindfold simul, 8b	C10 French
19. A J Souweine vs R F Bradford	1-0	15	1894	Brooklyn CC Championship 1894	C80 Ruy Lopez, Open
20. A J Souweine vs J R Taber	0-1	39	1894	Brooklyn CC Championship 1894	C70 Ruy Lopez
21. E N Olly vs A J Souweine	0-1	53	1894	Brooklyn CC Championship 1894	B01 Scandinavian
22. A J Souweine vs W Frere	0-1	38	1894	Brooklyn CC Championship 1894	C67 Ruy Lopez
23. H Helms vs A J Souweine	0-1	26	1894	Brooklyn CC Championship 1894	C45 Scotch Game
24. A J Souweine vs W Woodcock	1-0	36	1894	Brooklyn CC Championship 1894	C78 Ruy Lopez
25. J Morphy vs A J Souweine	1-0	34	1895	Bachelors Team Match	C51 Evans Gambit


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