Brenzinger, F. Eugene




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1860  119  2242 (69) 12
1861  107  2261 (67) 1
1862  92  2294 (64) 0
1863  75  2327 (57) 17
1864  74  2324 (64) 0
1865  71  2320 (68) 0
1866  70  2317 (70) 0
1867  74  2314 (68) 0
1868  78  2310 (64) 0
1869  78  2307 (55) 11
1870  78  2314 (53) 20
1871  76  2314 (62) 0
1872  80  2315 (67) 0
1873  80  2315 (69) 0
1874  78  2315 (68) 0
1875  85  2315 (64) 0
1876  79  2315 (56) 22
1877  82  2306 (68) 0
1878  85  2298 (78) 0
1879  93  2289 (85) 0
1880  100  2280 (91) 0
1881  121  2271 (96) 0
1882  131  2263 (100) 0
1883  153  2254 (103) 0
1884  175  2245 (106) 0
1885  191  2237 (108) 0
1886  201  2228 (109) 0
1887  213  2219 (110) 0
1888  218  2210 (110) 0
1889  222  2202 (110) 0
1890  255  2193 (110) 0
1891  274  2184 (109) 0
1892  299  2175 (107) 2
1893  305  2166 (109) 0
1894  323  2157 (110) 0
1895  347  2147 (111) 0
1896  357  2138 (111) 0
1897  376  2128 (111) 0
1898  405  2119 (110) 1
1899  424  2114 (111) 0
1900  442  2109 (111) 0
1901  466  2104 (111) 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 (4)     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