Born in Berlin, he travelled first to Paris, then England, where for many years he, as George Shories, made his home. During World War I, Georg Schories suffered internment, then returned to Germany. Schories earned his master title in Barmen 1905 (B tournament), where he tied for first and defeated Savielly Tartakower in their play-off match (25: 15).
Towards the end of 1912, he and John O"Hanlon played a series of 19 friendly games (+11 –7 =1) while Shories was on a visit to the north of Ireland.