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Chessmetrics Player Profile: Gideon Ståhlberg
   Born:    1908-Jan
   Died:    1967-May
   Best World Rank:    #3 (5 different months between the February 1948 rating list and the July 1948 rating list )
   Highest Rating:    2762 on the March 1948 rating list, #3 in world, age 40y2m
   Best Individual Performance:    2817 in Buenos Aires/La Plata, 1947, scoring 7/8 (88%) vs 2680-rated opposition
  Graph   Best Performances   Career Details   Event Details   Ratings only
    Event Name  Rating   Performance   Overall Results   Actual Results vs Rated Opponents   +/- Predicted 
    The Hague ol (Men), 1928  not rated on July 1928 list   [2504]   +3 (9/15, 60%)   +1 (2.5/4, 63%) vs 2468-rated opposition   N/A 
    Nilsson-Ståhlberg Match (Gothenburg), 1929  not rated on December 1929 list   [2576]   +3 (3/3, 100%)   +3 (3/3, 100%) vs 2450-rated opposition   N/A 
    Bogoljubow-Ståhlberg Match (Gothenburg), 1930  2565 (#32 on January 1930 list)   [2544]   -3 (0.5/4, 13%)   -3 (0.5/4, 13%) vs 2735-rated opposition   -0.7 
    Stockholm, 1930  2565 (#32 on January 1930 list)   [2530]   = (0.5/1, 50%)   = (0.5/1, 50%) vs 2599-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Swinemuende, 1930  2565 (#32 on January 1930 list)   2467   -2 (3.5/9, 39%)   -2 (2.5/7, 36%) vs 2535-rated opposition   -1.2 
    Hamburg ol (Men), 1930  2546 (#39 on July 1930 list)   [2495]   -2 (0.5/3, 17%)   -2 (0.5/3, 17%) vs 2638-rated opposition   -0.7 
    Ståhlberg-Stoltz Match (Gothenburg), 1931  2496 (#65 on January 1931 list)   2497   = (3/6, 50%)   = (3/6, 50%) vs 2501-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Prague ol (Men), 1931  2501 (#68 on July 1931 list)   2632   +3 (5.5/8, 69%)   = (2.5/5, 50%) vs 2686-rated opposition   +1.1 
    Spielmann-Ståhlberg Match (Stockholm), 1933  2568 (#31 on January 1933 list)   [2538]   -1 (0.5/2, 25%)   -1 (0.5/2, 25%) vs 2663-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Copenhagen Politiken, 1933  2568 (#29 on May 1933 list)   [2459]   = (1/2, 50%)   = (0.5/1, 50%) vs 2486-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Folkestone ol (Men), 1933  2566 (#30 on June 1933 list)   2581   +1 (7.5/14, 54%)   -1 (5.5/12, 46%) vs 2609-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Nimzowitsch-Ståhlberg Match (Gothenburg), 1934  2587 (#27 on January 1934 list)   2686   +2 (5/8, 63%)   +2 (5/8, 63%) vs 2657-rated opposition   +1.7 
    Ujpest, 1934  2587 (#27 on January 1934 list)   2626   +2 (8.5/15, 57%)   +2 (8.5/15, 57%) vs 2583-rated opposition   +0.9 
    Zuerich, 1934  2587 (#27 on January 1934 list)   2586   +1 (8/15, 53%)   = (6.5/13, 50%) vs 2586-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Nordisk Skakforbund Copenhagen, 1934  2642 (#15 on August 1934 list)   [2539]   +2 (2/2, 100%)   +1 (1/1, 100%) vs 2529-rated opposition   +0.4 
    Andersen-Ståhlberg Match (Copenhagen), 1934  2646 (#14 on October 1934 list)   2511   = (3/6, 50%)   = (3/6, 50%) vs 2518-rated opposition   -0.9 
    GER-SWE m Sopot, 1935  2641 (#14 on January 1935 list)   2725   +5 (6.5/8, 81%)   +5 (6.5/8, 81%) vs 2600-rated opposition   +2.1 
    Moscow, 1935  2642 (#14 on February 1935 list)   2594   -3 (8/19, 42%)   -1 (3.5/8, 44%) vs 2649-rated opposition   -0.4 
    Warsaw ol (Men), 1935  2614 (#24 on August 1935 list)   2671   +2 (6/10, 60%)   +4 (6/8, 75%) vs 2569-rated opposition   +1.6 
    Helsinki, 1935  2624 (#23 on October 1935 list)   [2532]   -1 (0/1, 0%)   -1 (0/1, 0%) vs 2687-rated opposition   -0.4 
    Bad Nauheim, 1936  2617 (#24 on January 1936 list)   2583   = (4.5/9, 50%)   = (4.5/9, 50%) vs 2596-rated opposition   -0.2 
    Dresden, 1936  2617 (#24 on January 1936 list)   2648   +2 (5.5/9, 61%)   +2 (4.5/7, 64%) vs 2611-rated opposition   +0.9 
    Podebrady, 1936  2617 (#24 on January 1936 list)   2630   +4 (10.5/17, 62%)   +2 (8.5/15, 57%) vs 2588-rated opposition   +0.5 
    Margate, 1936  2626 (#19 on April 1936 list)   2593   +1 (3.5/6, 58%)   +1 (3.5/6, 58%) vs 2582-rated opposition   +0.2 
    Munich ol (Men), 1936  2626 (#20 on August 1936 list)   2579   +3 (6.5/10, 65%)   +2 (5/8, 63%) vs 2524-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Fine-Ståhlberg Match (Gothenburg), 1937  2623 (#22 on January 1937 list)   2621   -2 (3/8, 38%)   -2 (3/8, 38%) vs 2718-rated opposition   -0.1 
    POL-ch Jurata, 1937  2623 (#22 on January 1937 list)   [2622]   +5 (5/5, 100%)   +2 (2/2, 100%) vs 2577-rated opposition   +0.9 
    Kemeri, 1937  2631 (#20 on June 1937 list)   2602   = (8.5/17, 50%)   = (7/14, 50%) vs 2603-rated opposition   -0.5 
    Parnu, 1937  2627 (#23 on July 1937 list)   2649   +2 (4.5/7, 64%)   +1 (3/5, 60%) vs 2661-rated opposition   +0.7 
    Stockholm ol (Men), 1937  2627 (#23 on July 1937 list)   [2598]   -1 (2/5, 40%)   = (2/4, 50%) vs 2651-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Keres-Ståhlberg Match (Gothenburg), 1938  2631 (#17 on January 1938 list)   2676   = (4/8, 50%)   = (4/8, 50%) vs 2717-rated opposition   +0.8 
    Lodz, 1938  2631 (#17 on January 1938 list)   2591   +4 (9.5/15, 63%)   +1 (6/11, 55%) vs 2569-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Buenos Aires, 1939  2656 (#13 on January 1939 list)   2619   +3 (7/11, 64%)   +4 (6.5/9, 72%) vs 2509-rated opposition   +0.4 
    Kemeri, 1939  2656 (#13 on January 1939 list)   2656   +7 (11/15, 73%)   +4 (7/10, 70%) vs 2558-rated opposition   +0.8 
    Buenos Aires ol (Men) prel-D, 1939  2664 (#12 on August 1939 list)   [2587]   +1 (2.5/4, 63%)   = (1.5/3, 50%) vs 2649-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Buenos Aires ol (Men) f-A, 1939  2658 (#14 on September 1939 list)   2695   +5 (8.5/12, 71%)   +5 (8.5/12, 71%) vs 2586-rated opposition   +1.5 
    Buenos Aires, 1941  2676 (#12 on January 1941 list)   2696   +8 (11/14, 79%)   +5 (7.5/10, 75%) vs 2577-rated opposition   +1.3 
    Mar del Plata, 1941  2676 (#12 on January 1941 list)   2708   +9 (13/17, 76%)   +8 (11/14, 79%) vs 2537-rated opposition   +1.7 
    Mar del Plata, 1942  2719 (#6 on January 1942 list)   2611   +9 (13/17, 76%)   +5 (8.5/12, 71%) vs 2485-rated opposition   -0.8 
    Mar del Plata, 1943  2718 (#7 on January 1943 list)   2706   +8 (10.5/13, 81%)   +8 (10.5/13, 81%) vs 2527-rated opposition   +1.1 
    La Plata, 1944  2741 (#4 on January 1944 list)   2685   +9 (12.5/16, 78%)   +6 (8.5/11, 77%) vs 2540-rated opposition   +0.4 
    Mar del Plata, 1944  2741 (#4 on January 1944 list)   2595   +5 (10/15, 67%)   +2 (6.5/11, 59%) vs 2545-rated opposition   -1.5 
    Buenos Aires, 1945  2730 (#6 on January 1945 list)   2603   +6 (9/12, 75%)   +1 (4/7, 57%) vs 2593-rated opposition   -0.6 
    Mar del Plata, 1945  2730 (#6 on January 1945 list)   2655   +5 (9.5/14, 68%)   +3 (7/11, 64%) vs 2589-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Quilmes, 1945  2730 (#6 on January 1945 list)   [2617]   +5 (6/7, 86%)   +2 (2/2, 100%) vs 2569-rated opposition   +0.6 
    Mar del Plata, 1946  2716 (#8 on January 1946 list)   2677   +8 (13/18, 72%)   +6 (10/14, 71%) vs 2548-rated opposition   +0.2 
    Santiago, 1946  2716 (#8 on January 1946 list)   [2441]   +4 (4.5/5, 90%)   +1 (1/1, 100%) vs 2371-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Buenos Aires/La Plata, 1947  2692 (#12 on January 1947 list)   2817   +6 (8/10, 80%)   +6 (7/8, 88%) vs 2680-rated opposition   +2.9 
    La Plata-New York radio m, 1947  2692 (#12 on January 1947 list)   [2551]   -1 (0/1, 0%)   -1 (0/1, 0%) vs 2718-rated opposition   -0.5 
    Mar del Plata, 1947  2692 (#12 on January 1947 list)   2763   +10 (13.5/17, 79%)   +10 (13/16, 81%) vs 2570-rated opposition   +2.7 
    Vina del Mar, 1947  2692 (#12 on January 1947 list)   2563   +6 (8/10, 80%)   +2 (3.5/5, 70%) vs 2499-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Buenos Aires, 1948  2760 (#4 on January 1948 list)   2686   +6 (8.5/11, 77%)   +3 (4.5/6, 75%) vs 2619-rated opposition   +0.5 
    Mar del Plata, 1948  2760 (#4 on January 1948 list)   2670   +6 (11.5/17, 68%)   +3 (8.5/14, 61%) vs 2610-rated opposition   -1.0 
    Saltsjobaden (Interzonal), 1948  2757 (#3 on July 1948 list)   2689   +2 (10.5/19, 55%)   +2 (10.5/19, 55%) vs 2654-rated opposition   -1.3 
    Gligoric-Ståhlberg Match (Split/Belgrade), 1949  2736 (#5 on January 1949 list)   2627   -1 (5.5/12, 46%)   -1 (5.5/12, 46%) vs 2664-rated opposition   -1.5 
    Trencianske-Teplice , 1949  2736 (#5 on January 1949 list)   2651   +9 (14/19, 74%)   +5 (9.5/14, 68%) vs 2541-rated opposition   -0.7 
    Amsterdam, 1950  2730 (#7 on January 1950 list)   2730   +8 (13.5/19, 71%)   +7 (12/17, 71%) vs 2601-rated opposition   +0.9 
    Budapest (Candidates), 1950  2732 (#7 on April 1950 list)   2679   -2 (8/18, 44%)   -2 (8/18, 44%) vs 2720-rated opposition   -1.2 
    Birmingham (Staunton Memorial), 1951  2723 (#8 on January 1951 list)   2637   +4 (9.5/15, 63%)   +2 (7.5/13, 58%) vs 2596-rated opposition   -0.9 
    Budapest, 1952  2708 (#10 on January 1952 list)   2718   +5 (11/17, 65%)   +5 (11/17, 65%) vs 2627-rated opposition   +0.9 
    Saltsjobaden (Interzonal), 1952  2708 (#10 on January 1952 list)   2730   +5 (12.5/20, 63%)   +5 (11.5/18, 64%) vs 2643-rated opposition   +1.1 
    Helsinki ol (Men), 1952  2709 (#10 on August 1952 list)   2711   +7 (10/13, 77%)   +6 (9/12, 75%) vs 2578-rated opposition   +1.1 
    Zurich (Candidates), 1953  2722 (#9 on August 1953 list)   2584   -12 (8/28, 29%)   -12 (8/28, 29%) vs 2722-rated opposition   -6.0 
    Bucharest, 1954  2664 (#18 on January 1954 list)   2571   +1 (9/17, 53%)   = (8/16, 50%) vs 2562-rated opposition   -1.9 
    Prague (Zonal), 1954  2664 (#18 on January 1954 list)   2610   +6 (12.5/19, 66%)   +2 (7.5/13, 58%) vs 2564-rated opposition   -0.5 
    SWE-URS Stockholm, 1954  2646 (#24 on July 1954 list)   [2625]   -1 (0.5/2, 25%)   -1 (0.5/2, 25%) vs 2794-rated opposition   -0.2 
    Amsterdam ol (Men) fin-A, 1954  2639 (#33 on September 1954 list)   2563   -2 (4/10, 40%)   -2 (3.5/9, 39%) vs 2636-rated opposition   -1.0 
    Amsterdam ol (Men) pre-III, 1954  2639 (#33 on September 1954 list)   [2561]   +3 (4/5, 80%)   +2 (2.5/3, 83%) vs 2490-rated opposition   +0.5 
    Hamburg, 1955  2631 (#40 on January 1955 list)   2557   +2 (8.5/15, 57%)   +1 (6.5/12, 54%) vs 2527-rated opposition   -1.0 
    Ljubljana, 1955  2625 (#43 on June 1955 list)   2562   +3 (10/17, 59%)   +2 (7.5/13, 58%) vs 2507-rated opposition   -0.8 
    Gothenburg (Interzonal), 1955  2610 (#52 on September 1955 list)   2599   -4 (8/20, 40%)   -4 (8/20, 40%) vs 2659-rated opposition   -0.9 
    Moscow (Alekhine Memorial), 1956  2596 (#60 on January 1956 list)   2671   +1 (8/15, 53%)   +1 (8/15, 53%) vs 2657-rated opposition   +1.6 
    Beverwijk (Hoogovens), 1956  2596 (#60 on January 1956 list)   2648   +4 (6.5/9, 72%)   +4 (6/8, 75%) vs 2539-rated opposition   +1.5 
    Marianske Lazne/Praha, 1956  2596 (#60 on January 1956 list)   2604   +4 (11.5/19, 61%)   +4 (11/18, 61%) vs 2520-rated opposition   +0.4 
    Moscow ol (Men) fin-B, 1956  2606 (#51 on September 1956 list)   2632   +5 (7/9, 78%)   +4 (6/8, 75%) vs 2520-rated opposition   +1.2 
    Moscow ol (Men) prel, 1956  2606 (#51 on September 1956 list)   2515   = (3.5/7, 50%)   = (3/6, 50%) vs 2523-rated opposition   -0.6 
    Beverwijk (Hoogovens), 1957  2621 (#40 on January 1957 list)   2592   +3 (6/9, 67%)   +1 (4/7, 57%) vs 2578-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Reykjavik, 1957  2621 (#40 on January 1957 list)   2578   +4 (7.5/11, 68%)   +1 (3/5, 60%) vs 2566-rated opposition   +0.2 
    Wageningen (Zonal), 1957  2621 (#40 on January 1957 list)   2641   +5 (11/17, 65%)   +4 (10/16, 63%) vs 2557-rated opposition   +0.8 
    Gothenburg 5758, 1957  2636 (#34 on December 1957 list)   [2532]   +5 (6/7, 86%)   = (1/2, 50%) vs 2584-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Beverwijk (Hoogovens), 1958  2634 (#35 on January 1958 list)   2604   +1 (5/9, 56%)   +1 (5/9, 56%) vs 2588-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Munich ol (Men) fin-B, 1958  2631 (#37 on September 1958 list)   2582   +1 (4.5/8, 56%)   +1 (3.5/6, 58%) vs 2568-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Munich ol (Men) prel, 1958  2631 (#37 on September 1958 list)   [2541]   +1 (3.5/6, 58%)   = (1.5/3, 50%) vs 2583-rated opposition   -0.2 
    EU-Cup Gr2 Stockholm, 1960  2608 (#49 on January 1960 list)   [2530]   -1 (1.5/4, 38%)   -1 (1.5/4, 38%) vs 2610-rated opposition   -0.5 
    Copenhagen (Nimzowitsch Memorial), 1960  2608 (#49 on January 1960 list)   2654   +6 (9.5/13, 73%)   +4 (6.5/9, 72%) vs 2552-rated opposition   +1.4 
    Leipzig ol (Men) fin-B, 1960  2593 (#61 on October 1960 list)   2470   = (4/8, 50%)   = (2.5/5, 50%) vs 2469-rated opposition   -0.7 
    Leipzig ol (Men) qual-C, 1960  2593 (#61 on October 1960 list)   [2523]   +2 (4.5/7, 64%)   -1 (0.5/2, 25%) vs 2641-rated opposition   -0.4 
    Stockholm, 1960  2565 (#81 on December 1960 list)   2429   -5 (3/11, 27%)   -5 (3/11, 27%) vs 2544-rated opposition   -2.8 
    Zevenaar, 1961  2548 (#103 on January 1961 list)   2591   +3 (9/15, 60%)   +3 (8/13, 62%) vs 2517-rated opposition   +1.0 
    Beverwijk (Hoogovens), 1963  2510 (#174 on January 1963 list)   2592   +1 (9/17, 53%)   +1 (9/17, 53%) vs 2565-rated opposition   +1.6 
    Stockholm, 1963  2510 (#174 on January 1963 list)   2475   -1 (3.5/8, 44%)   -1 (2.5/6, 42%) vs 2514-rated opposition   -0.5 
    Havana (Capablanca Memorial), 1964  2525 (#143 on January 1964 list)   2624   +5 (13/21, 62%)   +3 (11/19, 58%) vs 2563-rated opposition   +2.3 
    Tel Aviv ol (Men) fin-B, 1964  2574 (#81 on November 1964 list)   2506   +2 (5.5/9, 61%)   = (2.5/5, 50%) vs 2518-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Tel Aviv ol (Men) prel, 1964  2574 (#81 on November 1964 list)   [2428]   -1 (2.5/6, 42%)   -1 (1/3, 33%) vs 2482-rated opposition   -0.8 
    Marianske Lazne, 1965  2567 (#86 on January 1965 list)   2621   +2 (8.5/15, 57%)   +2 (8.5/15, 57%) vs 2577-rated opposition   +1.2 
    Yerevan, 1965  2567 (#86 on January 1965 list)   2628   -1 (6/13, 46%)   = (6/12, 50%) vs 2639-rated opposition   +1.0 
    Stockholm jub 6667, 1966  2599 (#60 on January 1966 list)   2458   -2 (3.5/9, 39%)   -2 (2.5/7, 36%) vs 2524-rated opposition   -1.6