Franz, Robert




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1850  111  2117 (126) 1
1851  112  2130 (122) 0
1852  99  2142 (118) 0
1853  108  2155 (113) 0
1854  106  2167 (108) 0
1855  111  2179 (102) 1
1856  119  2196 (97) 12

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Franz, Robert  
   Also known as: Dr. Franz
Born: 10 May 1822
Died: 19 Jan. 1885
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 126
   Lange and Falkbeer, Paul Morphy Sketch, page 312, 313
   Renette and Zavatarelli, Neumann, Hirschfeld and Suhle, page 13, 372
Periodicals
   [BLL], 23 Sep. 1860, page 1
   [CMNY], vol. 2, no. 11, Nov. 1858, page 322
   [CPC], vol. 1, no. 11, Nov. 1859, page 323
   [CPM], vol. 1, no. 6, Dec. 1863, page 162
   [MaSZ], vol. 1, no. 4, Apr. 1849, page 53
   [Reg], vol. 1, no. 4, Apr. 1849, page 125
   [Reg], vol. 2, no. 6, June 1850, page 174
   [Reg], vol. 2, no. 11, Nov. 1850, page 339
   [Reg], vol. 3, no. 5, May 1851, page 135
   [Reg], no. 10, 15 Oct. 1856, page 294
   [Sis], vol. 5, no. 5, May 1851, page 155
   [ST], no. 1839, 18 July 1858, page supp.3
   [SZ], vol. 3, no. 7, July 1848, page 284
   [SZ], vol. 4, no. 1, Jan. 1849, page 4, 6
   [SZ], vol. 5, no. 3, Mar. 1850, page 145
   [SZ], vol. 5, no. 6, June 1850, page 224
   [SZ], vol. 6, no. 1, Jan. 1851, page 14
   [SZ], vol. 8, no. 2, Feb. 1853, page 67
   [SZ], vol. 13, no. 7, July 1858, page 295
   [SZ], vol. 17, no. 3, Mar. 1862, page 78
Web
   Sericano, C.  [Berlin 1856]
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Collected results, 1836-1863]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Anderssen (offhand) - Franz, R. 1850         (c)     1   -   0
Franz, R. - Skirb 1851         (c)     2   -   0
Greulich, F.W. - Franz, R. 1851         (c)     1   -   0
de Riviere, J.A. - Franz, R. 1855         (c)     1   -   0

Tournament data

Berlin 1856     Berlin Tournament    
  Franz, R. - Eliason, C.     4 - 3    
  Franz, R. - Leow, S.     2 - 3    


Player information updated: 8 Jan. 2024