Elkin, Lewis


Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1856  122  2188 (135) 3
1857  126  2177 (139) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Elkin, Lewis  
Born:
Died:
 
References
Books
   Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 75, 84, 360, 414
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 79
   Hilbert, Tragic Life of Leonard, page 121
   Hillyer, Thomas Frère, page 167
   Lange and Falkbeer, Paul Morphy Sketch, page 44
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 6, 68
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. I, page 26
Periodicals
   [Alb], 22 Mar. 1856
   [CMNY], vol. 1, no. 10, Oct. 1857, page 310
   [FLIN], 15 Nov. 1856
   [NR], vol. 4, no. 3, Mar. 1863, page 87
   [NYTi], 12 Nov. 1858
   [NYTr], 8 Oct. 1857
   [PDEB], 7 June 1867
   [SZ], vol. 24, no. 4, Apr. 1869, page 108
Web
   Sarah.  [Paul Morphy's Contenders]
   Sarah.  [The Returning Hero]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 3828. New York, 1857]

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

Elkin, L. - Montgomery, W.W. 1856         (c)     1   -   0
Elkin, L. - Mead, C.D. 1856         (c)     1   -   0
Perrin, F. - Elkin, L. 1856         (c)     1   -   0
Morphy, P.C. - Elkin, L. 1857         (c)     1   -   0


Player information updated: 6 Aug. 2024