Helms, Hermann
Ratings
Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
1890 |
196 |
2256 | (85) | 2 |
1891 |
180 |
2272 | (74) | 0 |
1892 |
164 |
2287 | (61) | 0 |
1893 |
141 |
2303 | (44) | 39 |
1894 |
121 |
2321 | (43) | 26 |
1895 |
134 |
2322 | (50) | 6 |
1896 |
116 |
2330 | (55) | 0 |
1897 |
99 |
2339 | (53) | 11 |
1898 |
93 |
2343 | (60) | 2 |
1899 |
99 |
2345 | (65) | 0 |
1900 |
100 |
2347 | (67) | 1 |
1901 |
100 |
2354 | (68) | 0 |
1902 |
94 |
2360 | (66) | 1 |
1903 |
92 |
2363 | (63) | 1 |
1904 |
97 |
2360 | (57) | 11 |
1905 |
102 |
2355 | (61) | 1 |
1906 |
98 |
2364 | (62) | 5 |
1907 |
127 |
2335 | (66) | 1 |
1908 |
181 |
2306 | (70) | 1 |
1909 |
243 |
2277 | (73) | 3 |
1910 |
242 |
2269 | (80) | 0 |
1911 |
276 |
2260 | (84) | 0 |
1912 |
284 |
2252 | (88) | 0 |
1913 |
301 |
2244 | (90) | 0 |
1914 |
292 |
2235 | (91) | 1 |
1915 |
279 |
2233 | (93) | 0 |
1916 |
292 |
2231 | (95) | 0 |
1917 |
291 |
2229 | (95) | 0 |
1918 |
296 |
2227 | (95) | 0 |
1919 |
306 |
2224 | (94) | 1 |
1920 |
313 |
2227 | (93) | 0 |
1921 |
322 |
2230 | (91) | 0 |
1922 |
329 |
2233 | (88) | 0 |
1923 |
342 |
2236 | (83) | 0 |
1924 |
361 |
2239 | (77) | 0 |
1925 |
360 |
2242 | (69) | 11 |
1926 |
420 |
2226 | (69) | 7 |
1927 |
468 |
2221 | (76) | 0 |
1928 |
491 |
2217 | (80) | 0 |
1929 |
504 |
2213 | (84) | 0 |
1930 |
540 |
2208 | (85) | 0 |
1931 |
588 |
2204 | (86) | 0 |
1932 |
603 |
2200 | (85) | 0 |
1933 |
639 |
2195 | (83) | 0 |
1934 |
656 |
2191 | (80) | 1 |
1935 |
686 |
2191 | (76) | 0 |
1936 |
651 |
2190 | (70) | 10 |
1937 |
682 |
2173 | (71) | 0 |
1938 |
718 |
2156 | (70) | 9 |
Rating table notes
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Biographical data |
Name: Helms, Hermann |
Born: 5 Jan. 1870 |
Died: 6 Jan. 1963 |
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References |
Books |
Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 306 |
Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 326 |
Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 386 |
Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 356 |
Forster, Negele and Tischbierek, Emanuel Lasker, Vol.I, page 155 |
Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 169 |
Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 140 |
Hilbert, Napier, page 10 |
Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 285 |
Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 374 |
Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 42, 156 |
Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 107 |
Web |
Hilbert, John S. [Hermann Helms and Correspondence Chess Coverage in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle] |
Winter, Edward. [Chess Records] |
Winter, Edward. [CN 4781. Hermann Helms] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
New York 1890 (2) |
Brooklyn Y.M.C.A. Club - Newark Club Match |
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Helms, H. - Bippart, A. |
2 - 0 |
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New York 1893 (7) |
New York State Chess Association - Handicap Tournament, Second Class |
4 | / | 4 |
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New York 1893 (11) |
New York State Chess Association - Handicap Tournament, Final |
4.5 | / | 6 |
odds player in pawn and move class |
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New York 1893 (12) |
Cafe Bondy Handicap Tournament |
32 | / | 40 |
odds player in pawn and move class |
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New York 1894 (1) |
New York State Chess Association General Tournament |
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Helms, H. - Roething, O. |
1 - 0 |
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Helms, H. - Yeaton, F.H. |
1 - 0 |
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Helms, H. - Frere, W. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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New York 1894 (3) |
Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match |
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Helms, H. - Sobernheim, E. |
1 - 0 |
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New York 1894 (4) |
Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match |
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Helms, H. - Baird, D.G. |
1 - 0 |
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New York 1894 (5) |
Brooklyn Club - Newark Club Match |
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Helms, H. - Habig, J.C. |
1 - 0 |
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Newark 1894 |
Brooklyn Club - Newark Club Match |
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Helms, H. - Habig, J.C. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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Buffalo 1894 (2) |
New York State Chess Association - General Tourney |
3 | / | 7 |
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New York 1894 (7) |
Brooklyn YMCA - Staten Island Club Match |
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Helms, H. - Ryan, W.T. |
1 - 0 |
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New York 1895 (2) |
Brooklyn - Manhattan Club Match |
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Helms, H. - Dahl, E.W. |
1 - 0 |
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Newark 1895 (1) |
Brooklyn Club - Newark Club Match |
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Helms, H. - Greenberg, S. |
1 - 0 |
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New York 1895 (16) |
Brooklyn YMCA - Staten Island Club Match |
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Helms, H. - Ryan, W.T. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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New York 1895 (17) |
Cafe Boulevard Handicap Tournament |
16 | / | 25 |
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London, England and New York 1897 |
2nd Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Helms, H. - Jackson, E.M. |
0 - 1 |
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New York 1897 (6) |
Brooklyn Club Championship |
7 | / | 10 |
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New York 1898 (6) |
Brooklyn Club - Cosmopolitan Club Match |
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Helms, H. - Roething, O. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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New York 1898 (7) |
Brooklyn Club - Cosmopolitan Club Match |
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Helms, H. - Roething, O. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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New York and Chicago 1900 |
Brooklyn Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match |
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Helms, H. - Uedemann, L. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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London, England and New York 1902 |
7th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Helms, H. - Girdlestone, T.B. |
1 - 0 |
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London, England and New York 1903 |
8th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Helms, H. - Hooke, G.A. |
1 - 0 |
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New York 1904 (4) |
Brooklyn Club Team Match |
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Helms, H. - Souweine, A.J. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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New York 1904 (5) |
Brooklyn Club Rice Gambit Tournament |
7 | / | 10 |
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New York and Chicago 1905 (2) |
Brooklyn Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match |
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Helms, H. - Phillips, C.W. |
0 - 1 |
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New York 1906 (2) |
28th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - New York State Championship |
3.5 | / | 4 |
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New York 1906 (7) |
Columbia University - Brooklyn Club Match |
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Helms, H. - Capablanca, J.R. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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New York 1907 (2) |
New York State Chess Association Championship |
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Helms, H. - Jaffe, C. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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London, England and New York 1908 |
10th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Helms, H. - Lawrence, T.F. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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New York 1909 (2) |
Brooklyn Club - Rice Club Match |
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Helms, H. - Sternberg, L. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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New York 1909 (3) |
Brooklyn Club - Rice Club Match |
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Helms, H. - Eisenberg, L.R. |
0 - 1 |
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London, England and New York 1909 |
11th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Helms, H. - Michell, R.P. |
0 - 1 |
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New York 1914 (9) |
Manhattan Chess Club - Brooklyn Chess Club Match |
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Helms, H. - Kreymborg, A.F. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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New York 1919 (1) |
Marshall's Chess Club - Brooklyn Club Match |
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Helms, H. - Gilman, W.S. |
1 - 0 |
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Buffalo 1925 |
New York State Chess Association Congress |
6.5 | / | 7 |
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Helms, H. - Lear, J.D. |
3 - 1 |
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Rome, New York 1926 |
New York State Chess Association Congress - Championship |
4 | / | 7 |
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Philadelphia 1934 |
Marshall Club - Mercantile Library Club Match |
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Helms, H. - Bolden, H.D. |
1 - 0 |
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Philadelphia 1935 |
Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match |
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Helms, H. - Huntsberger, R.E. |
1 - 0 |
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Poughkeepsie 1936 |
58th New York State Chess Association Tournament |
9 | / | 11 |
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Cazenovia 1938 |
New York State Chess Association Championship |
3.5 | / | 9 |
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Player information updated: 6 Aug. 2024 |
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