Burlingame, Elmer




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1886  268  2184 (84) 6
1887  267  2185 (80) 0
1888  268  2187 (74) 0
1889  260  2188 (66) 6
1890  279  2185 (63) 0
1891  282  2183 (56) 8
1892  291  2189 (53) 12
1893  293  2193 (60) 0
1894  292  2197 (61) 9
1895  326  2178 (73) 0
1896  340  2160 (83) 0
1897  376  2141 (90) 0
1898  435  2123 (97) 0
1899  478  2104 (103) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Burlingame, Elmer Ellsworth  
Born: 11 Apr. 1862
Died: 16 Nov. 1928
 
Notes:
Gaige says born c1862. Exact birth and death dates sent by Michael Kühl from ancestry.com.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 59
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 96
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 90
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 42
   Rogers, New York State Chess Association, page 13, 50
Periodicals
   [ACMa], vol. 3, no. 1, July 1899, page 19
Web
   Brennen, Neil R.  [Confidential Email from The Historian]

Tournament data

Albany 1886 (1)     New York and Pennsylvania Chess Association Tournament - First Class     3.5  /  6
Skaneateles 1889 (1)     2nd New York State Chess Association Midsummer Meeting - First Class     3  /  6
Skaneateles 1891 (1)     4th New York State Chess Association Midsummer Meeting - First Class     3  /  8
New York 1892 (4)     14th New York State Championship    
  Burlingame, E.E. - Baird, J.W.     1 - 0    
  Burlingame, E.E. - Rogers, H.J.     0 - 1    
  Burlingame, E.E. - Hanham, J.M.     0 - 1    
Skaneateles 1892 (2)     New York State Chess Association - Rice Trophy, First Class     3.5  /  8
Boston, Massachusetts 1892     Boston Married - Single Match    
  Burlingame, E.E. - Gannett, J.S.     0 - 1    
New York 1894 (2)     16th New York State Championship    
  Burlingame, E.E. - Souweine, A.J.     0 - 1    
  Burlingame, E.E. - Pollock, W.H.K.     0 - 1    
Buffalo 1894 (2)     New York State Chess Association - General Tourney     5  /  7
Boston, Massachusetts and Chicago 1899     Boston - Chicago Telegraphic Match    
  Burlingame, E.E. - Saulson, C.M.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 31 Jan. 2025