Limburg, Herbert




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1897  733  1918 (101) 3
1898  704  1939 (98) 0
1899  689  1960 (95) 0
1900  673  1981 (92) 0
1901  647  2002 (87) 0
1902  627  2023 (80) 0
1903  602  2043 (72) 0
1904  596  2064 (62) 11
1905  588  2076 (63) 11

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Limburg, Herbert Richard  
Born: 13 Jan. 1876
Died: 15 Aug. 1932
 
Notes:
Name given as 'Limberger' in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle of 23 Feb. 1897 (p.5), 'Herbert R. Limburger' in 'The Successful American' of July 1900 (p.52), and 'H.R. Limburger' in the New York Times of 9 Nov. 1903 (p.12). Later consistently given as 'Herbert R. Limburg'.
 
References
Books
   Forster, Negele and Tischbierek, Emanuel Lasker, Vol.I, page 180
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 250
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 352
   Sánchez, José Raúl Capablanca, page 242, 242, 279
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 206
   Urcan, Julius Finn, page 221
Periodicals
   [NYTi], vol. 53, no. 16800, 9 Nov. 1903, page 12
   [SuA], vol. 2, no. 1, July 1900, page 52
Web
   da Nóbrega, Adaucto Wanderley.  [Frank Marshall's Chess Career]

Tournament data

New York 1897 (4)     19th New York State Chess Association Meeting - General Tournament     0.5  /  3
New York 1904 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     3.5  /  11
New York 1905 (2)     Manhattan Club Championship     4  /  11


Player information updated: 12 Nov. 2024