Brenzinger, F. Eugene




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1860  131  2227 (69) 12
1861  124  2249 (67) 1
1862  102  2284 (64) 0
1863  82  2320 (57) 17
1864  88  2317 (65) 0
1865  87  2314 (69) 0
1866  84  2311 (70) 0
1867  87  2308 (68) 0
1868  86  2305 (64) 0
1869  87  2302 (56) 11
1870  84  2310 (53) 20
1871  85  2310 (62) 0
1872  92  2311 (67) 0
1873  88  2311 (69) 0
1874  82  2312 (68) 0
1875  87  2312 (64) 0
1876  83  2312 (56) 22
1877  85  2302 (68) 0
1878  89  2292 (77) 0
1879  94  2282 (85) 0
1880  106  2272 (91) 0
1881  133  2262 (96) 0
1882  150  2252 (100) 0
1883  170  2242 (103) 0
1884  192  2232 (105) 0
1885  207  2222 (107) 0
1886  218  2212 (108) 0
1887  237  2202 (109) 0
1888  247  2192 (109) 0
1889  251  2182 (109) 0
1890  289  2172 (108) 0
1891  309  2162 (107) 0
1892  335  2152 (105) 2
1893  340  2142 (107) 0
1894  359  2133 (109) 0
1895  384  2124 (110) 0
1896  390  2114 (111) 0
1897  417  2105 (111) 0
1898  454  2095 (110) 1
1899  468  2091 (111) 0
1900  496  2086 (112) 0
1901  522  2081 (112) 4

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Brenzinger, Francis Eugene  
Born: 25 Mar. 1835
Died: 13 Jan. 1910
 
Notes:
Gaige gives birth between 14-01-1835 and 13-01-1836; Hilbert gives birth 'about 1836'; van Winsen, in volume VII of Mackenzie, Mason and Co. (pp.86, 165) gives his exact birth date as 25-03-2835. The New York Times of 9 Dec. 1859 (p.1) gives his name as 'Branzinger'. The Era of 15 Nov. 1863 (p.14) has 'E. Brenzinger'. The American Chess Magazine of Apr.-May 1898 (p.629) has F.E. Brenzinger playing for Staten Island. The Aug. 1897 issue (p.144) has 'the veteran, C. Brenzinger', but this must be an error for F.E. Brenzinger. Also, the Mar. 1898 issue (p.576) has 'Brenziger, Sr.', while the Nov. 1897 issue (p.349) has 'Brenzinger, Sr.'.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 52
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 173
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 88, 255
   Hilbert, Tragic Life of Leonard, page 81
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 9
   van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 104, 296
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. I, page 27
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. II, page 39
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. V, page 18, 72
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. VII, page 86, 165
Periodicals
   [ACMa], vol. 1, no. 3, Aug. 1897, page 144
   [ACMa], vol. 1, no. 6, Nov. 1897, page 349
   [ACMa], vol. 1, no. 10, Mar. 1898, page 576
   [ACMa], vol. 1, no. 11, Apr. 1898, page 629
   [BDE], vol. 33, no. 107, 4 May 1872, page 4
   [CMNY], vol. 4, no. 9, Sep. 1860, page 274
   [Era], vol. 26, no. 1312, 15 Nov. 1863, page 14
   [Era], vol. 30, no. 1540, 29 Mar. 1868, page 5
   [Era], vol. 31, no. 1592, 28 Mar. 1869, page 4
   [FNW], 27 Dec. 1866
   [GWT], 16 Aug. 1867
   [ILN], vol. 44, no. 1246, 20 Feb. 1864, page 195
   [ILN], vol. 45, no. 1285, 29 Oct. 1864, page 451
   [NYC], 23 Mar. 1861
   [NYC], 9 Nov. 1861
   [NYC], 17 May 1862
   [NYC], 16 Jan. 1864
   [NYTi], vol. 9, no. 2565, 9 Dec. 1859, page 1
Web
   Sarah.  [George Henry Mackenzie]
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [When Blindfold Chess Became Easy], page 8
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Leonard, J.A. - Brenzinger, F.E. 1860         (f)     5   -   7      Leonard, J.A. gave odds of a knight
Perrin, F. - Brenzinger, F.E. 1863         (f)     2   -   2
Mackenzie, G.H. - Brenzinger, F.E. 1863         (c)     7   -   6

Tournament data

New York 1861 (1)     3rd Free Tournament    
  Brenzinger, F.E. - Fiske, D.W.     0 - 1    
New York 1863     Paulsen Club Handicap Tournament     8  /  8
New York 1869 (3)     Brooklyn Club Tournament     13  /  14
New York 1869 (5)     4th Cafe Europa Tournament    
  Brenzinger, F.E. - Mason, Ja.     0 - 2    
  Brenzinger, F.E. - Mackenzie, G.H.     0 - 2    
  Brenzinger, F.E. - Wernich, H.     2 - 0    
New York 1869 (6)     Brooklyn Club Tournament    
  Brenzinger, F.E. - Delmar, E. (1)     1 - 1    
  Brenzinger, F.E. - Perrin, F.     1 - 1    
New York 1870 (2)     Brooklyn Club Tournament     9.5  /  13
New York 1870 (3)     Cafe International Tournament    
  Brenzinger, F.E. - Dwyer, W.     1 - 1          Brenzinger, F.E. gave odds of pawn and two moves
New York 1870 (4)     Brooklyn Club - Cafe International Team Match     2  /  5
New York 1876 (1)     Cafe International Tournament     13  /  24
New York 1892 (3)     Staten Island - Gotham Club Match    
  Brenzinger, F.E. - Arnheim, A.     0 - 1    
New York 1892 (5)     Staten Island - Gotham Club Match    
  Brenzinger, F.E. - Eccles, C.W.     1 - 0    
New York 1898 (5)     Cosmopolitan Club - Staten Island Club Match    
  Brenzinger, F.E. - Roething, O.     0 - 1    
New York 1901 (7)     Staten Island Club Championship     10  /  12

Player information updated: 13 Sept. 2023