Harrwitz, Daniel




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1845  10  2549 (51) 33
1846  15  2507 (39) 102
1847  9  2531 (40) 90
1848  5  2558 (43) 27
1849  9  2543 (46) 17
1850  9  2539 (48) 11
1851  6  2578 (50) 2
1852  5  2633 (44) 17
1853  3  2643 (36) 115
1854  2  2632 (50) 0
1855  4  2620 (54) 0
1856  4  2609 (51) 7
1857  6  2606 (47) 7
1858  7  2601 (41) 21
1859  8  2610 (37) 109
1860  4  2635 (45) 17
1861  6  2604 (54) 15
1862  10  2566 (65) 0
1863  14  2528 (71) 4

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Harrwitz, Daniel  
Born: 22 Feb. 1821
Died: 2 Jan. 1884
 
Notes:
Birth and death dates given in many sources appear to be wrong. See Harding's book for justification of the dates given here.
 
References
Books
   Cornil, Le Café de la Régence, page 244
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 262
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 81, 122
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 163
   Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 136
   Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 76
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 10, 39, 212
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 22, 68
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 530
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 140
   Lange and Falkbeer, Paul Morphy Sketch, page 245
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 60, 194
   Zavatarelli, Ignatz Kolisch, page 27
Periodicals
   [BLL], 14 Dec. 1845, page 3
   [BLL], 25 June 1848, page 8
   [MaSZ], vol. 1, no. 12, July 1850, page 185
   [Pal], vol. 5, no. 11, 15 Nov. 1845, page 524
   [Reg], no. 8, 15 Aug. 1856, page 254
   [SZ], vol. 1, no. 5, Nov. 1846, page 161
   [WSZ], vol. 1, no. 3, Mar. 1855, page 100
Web
   Alberti, Marco A.  [Daniel Harrwitz]
   Hilbert, John S.  [When Daniel Seeks the Lion's Den...], page 2
   Lange, Max.  [Harrwitz by Lange]
   Murray, H.J.R.  [Howard Staunton by H.J.R. Murray]
   Negele, Michael.  [Ein deutscher Vorkämpfer des Schachs im Ausland]
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Collected results, 1836-1863]
   Tomlinson, Charles.  [Simpson's Divan]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Harrwitz, D. - Greville, B.J. 1845 (1)         (f)     12   -   5
Harrwitz, D. - Greville, B.J. 1845 (2)         (f)     11.5   -   4.5
Harrwitz, D. - Walker, G. (1) 1846         (f)     5   -   7
Staunton, H. - Harrwitz, D. 1846 (1)         (f)     7   -   0
Staunton, H. - Harrwitz, D. 1846 (2)         (f)     1.5   -   6.5      Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and move
Staunton, H. - Harrwitz, D. 1846 (3)         (f)     4   -   3      Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Harrwitz, D. - Horwitz, B. 1846         (f)     6.5   -   5.5
Harrwitz, D. - Williams, E. (1) 1846         (f)     4   -   1
Harrwitz, D. - Greville, B.J. 1846         (c)     17.5   -   29.5
Kennedy, H.A. - Harrwitz, D. 1846         (c)     1   -   3
Harrwitz, D. - Medley, G.W. 1847         (f)     11   -   7      Harrwitz, D. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Dufresne, J. - Harrwitz, D. 1847         (c)     1   -   0
Harrwitz, D. - Mayet, C. 1847         (c)     6   -   3
Kieseritzky, L.A.B.F. - Harrwitz, D. 1847         (f)     12   -   6
Harrwitz, D. - Slous, F.L. 1847         (c)     30   -   13
Anderssen, K.E.A. - Harrwitz, D. 1848         (f)     5   -   5
Harrwitz, D. - Mongredien, A. (1) 1848         (c)     3   -   0
Harrwitz, D. - Spreckley, G.S. 1848         (c)     5   -   0
Kennedy, H.A. - Harrwitz, D. 1848         (c)     2.5   -   1.5
Harrwitz, D. - von Hanneken, K.A.B.H. 1848         (c)     2   -   0
Harrwitz, D. - von Gubitz, R. 1848         (c)     3   -   0
Harrwitz, D. - Horwitz, B. 1849         (f)     8   -   7
Harrwitz, D. - Donaldson, Jo. 1849         (c)     1   -   1
Harrwitz, D. - Medley, G.W. 1850         (f)     1   -   3      Harrwitz, D. gave odds of pawn and move
Salmon, G. - Harrwitz, D. 1850         (c)     1   -   0
Anderssen, K.E.A. - Harrwitz, D. 1850         (f)     4   -   2
Harrwitz, D. - Williams, E. (1) 1852         (f)     8.5   -   1.5
Harrwitz, D. - Hamppe, C. 1852         (c)     5   -   2
Harrwitz, D. - Lecrivain, L.S. 1853 (1)         (f)     5.5   -   1.5      Harrwitz, D. gave odds of pawn and move
Harrwitz, D. - Lecrivain, L.S. 1853 (2)         (c)     17.5   -   2.5      Harrwitz, D. gave odds of pawn and move
Harrwitz, D. - Schulten, J.W. 1853         (c)     21   -   5
Harrwitz, D. - Greville, B.J. 1853         (c)     2   -   0
Harrwitz, D. - Chamouillet, J. 1853         (f)     5   -   1
Harrwitz, D. - Journoud, P. 1853         (c)     4   -   2
Harrwitz, D. - Williams, E. (1) 1853         (f)     8.5   -   3.5
Harrwitz, D. - Allen, G.A. 1853         (s)     0   -   1      Harrwitz, D. gave odds of a rook
Harrwitz, D. - Szen, J. 1853         (c)     3.5   -   1.5
Harrwitz, D. - Lowenthal, J.J. 1853         (f)     17   -   14
Harrwitz, D. - de Riviere, J.A. 1856         (f)     5   -   2
Harrwitz, D. - Lowenthal, J.J. 1857         (f)     0.5   -   0.5
Harrwitz, D. - Anderssen (offhand) 1857         (c)     3   -   0
Harrwitz, D. - Pindar, E.D. 1857         (c)     1   -   1      Harrwitz, D. gave odds of the exchange
Morphy, P.C. - Harrwitz, D. 1858 (1)         (c)     0   -   1
Morphy, P.C. - Harrwitz, D. 1858 (2)         (f)     5.5   -   2.5
Harrwitz, D. - Budzynski, W. 1858         (c)     1.5   -   3.5      Harrwitz, D. gave odds of pawn and move
Anderssen, K.E.A. - Harrwitz, D. 1858         (f)     4.5   -   2.5
Kolisch, I. - Harrwitz, D. 1859         (c)     2.5   -   1.5
Harrwitz, D. - Schulten, J.W. 1859         (c)     61.5   -   4.5
Harrwitz, D. - Healey, F. 1859         (c)     1   -   0      Harrwitz, D. gave odds of pawn and move
Harrwitz, D. - Reeves, H.A. 1859         (f)     7.5   -   5.5      Harrwitz, D. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Harrwitz, D. - Bird, H.E. 1859         (c)     2.5   -   2.5
Harrwitz, D. - Donaldson, Jo. 1859         (c)     10.5   -   9.5
Harrwitz, D. - Mongredien, A. (1) 1860         (f)     7.5   -   0.5
Harrwitz, D. - Rhodes, J. 1860         (c)     1   -   0      Harrwitz, D. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Harrwitz, D. - Werner, M.G.E. 1860         (c)     4   -   1      Harrwitz, D. gave odds of a knight
Harrwitz, D. - Laroche, J.A. 1860         (c)     3   -   0
Hamppe, C. - Harrwitz, D. 1861         (c)     7.5   -   5.5
Hirschfeld, P.M. - Harrwitz, D. 1863         (c)     3   -   1

Tournament data

Paris 1847     Café de la Régence - Cercle de Paris match    
  Harrwitz, D. - Paulier     1 - 0    
London, England 1851 (3)     London Chess Club International Tournament     1  /  2
Manchester 1857 (1)     1st British Chess Association Congress    
  Harrwitz, D. - Anderssen, K.E.A.     0 - 1    
Vienna 1861     Vienna Club Tournament    
  Harrwitz, D. - Steinitz, W.     2 - 0    

Player information updated: 2 Oct. 2023