von Schmidt, Evgeny




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1853  95  2233 (123) 17
1854  85  2247 (120) 0
1855  85  2261 (117) 0
1856  88  2275 (113) 0
1857  81  2290 (109) 0
1858  84  2304 (104) 0
1859  77  2318 (98) 0
1860  84  2332 (92) 0
1861  76  2347 (84) 0
1862  65  2361 (75) 0
1863  55  2375 (63) 12
1864  38  2407 (57) 0
1865  26  2440 (46) 29
1866  26  2452 (44) 52
1867  21  2464 (56) 0
1868  20  2476 (62) 2
1869  19  2488 (65) 8
1870  22  2473 (71) 0
1871  27  2458 (75) 0
1872  32  2442 (77) 0
1873  31  2427 (77) 0
1874  43  2412 (76) 2
1875  49  2407 (76) 0
1876  50  2403 (73) 0
1877  50  2398 (69) 0
1878  53  2393 (62) 6
1879  59  2380 (56) 37

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: von Schmidt, Evgeny Alexandrovich  
   Also known as: Eugen von Schmidt; Dr. E. von Schmidt; E. Schmidt; de Schmidt
Born: 18 July 1821
Died: 30 Nov. 1905
 
Notes:
Bell's Life in London of 18 Sep. 1869 (p.3) has 'E.V. Schmidt', who I presume to be E.A. von Schmidt. Is this the E.A. Schmitt, who moved from the Hague to Saint Petersburg in 1851? I am guessing that this is the E. Schmidt who played in Estonia in 1853, since E.A. von Schmidt was a native of Estonia.
 
References
Books
   Adams, Mikhail Chigorin, page 56, 377
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 232
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 377, 451
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 298
Periodicals
   [BLL], 22 Feb. 1863, page supp.2
   [BLL], no. 2512, 18 Sep. 1869, page 3
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 7, July 1864, page 211
   [CW], vol. 1, no. 11, Jan. 1866, page 336
   [CW], vol. 2, no. 1, Mar. 1866, page 16
   [Era], vol. 26, no. 1337, 8 May 1864, page 14
   [IZL], vol. 44, no. 1133, 18 Mar. 1865, page 186
   [NBSZ], vol. 1, no. 5, May 1864, page 139
   [NBSZ], vol. 3, no. 2, Feb. 1866, page 44
   [NBSZ], vol. 4, no. 4, Apr. 1867, page 159
   [OSZ], vol. 2, no. 33, Aug. 1873, page 227, 250
   [PDEB], 4 June 1864
   [SZ], vol. 8, no. 9, Sep. 1853, page 279
   [SZ], vol. 14, no. 2, Feb. 1859, page 55
   [SZ], vol. 15, no. 8, Aug. 1860, page 281
   [SZ], vol. 17, no. 1, Jan. 1862, page 6
   [SZ], vol. 18, no. 3, Mar. 1863, page 81
   [SZ], vol. 19, no. 2, Feb. 1864, page 52
   [SZ], vol. 19, no. 6, June 1864, page 203
   [SZ], vol. 20, no. 1, Jan. 1865, page 1, 21
   [SZ], vol. 20, no. 12, Dec. 1865, page 366
   [SZ], vol. 21, no. 5, May 1866, page 141
   [SZ], vol. 21, no. 11, Nov. 1866, page 326
   [SZ], vol. 22, no. 1, Jan. 1867, page 32
   [SZ], vol. 24, no. 11, Nov. 1869, page 330
Web
   Harding, Tim.  [Tolstoy and his Biographer], page 6
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

von Schmidt, E.A. - Nathanson 1853         (c)     9.5   -   7.5
Paulsen, L. - von Schmidt, E.A. 1863         (c)     11   -   1
Rosenthal, S. - von Schmidt, E.A. 1865         (f)     11   -   10
Minckwitz, J. - von Schmidt, E.A. 1866 (1)         (s)     6   -   3
Minckwitz, J. - von Schmidt, E.A. 1866 (2)         (f)     2.5   -   5.5
von Schmidt, E.A. - Beuthner, C.R. 1866         (f)     5   -   1
Drozdov, A.D. - von Schmidt, E.A. 1866         (f)     7   -   6
von Schmidt, E.A. - Amelung, F.L. 1866         (f)     1.5   -   0.5
Clemenz, H. - von Schmidt, E.A. 1866         (c)     7   -   6
von Schmidt, E.A. - Amelung, F.L. 1869         (f)     2   -   1
von Schmidt, E.A. - Drozdov, A.D. 1869         (f)     5   -   0
Shumov, I.S. - von Schmidt, E.A. 1874         (f)     1   -   1
Schiffers, E.S. - von Schmidt, E.A. 1879         (f)     5   -   4
Chigorin, M.I. - von Schmidt, E.A. 1879 (1)         (f)     7   -   1
Chigorin, M.I. - von Schmidt, E.A. 1879 (2)         (f)     4   -   2
Chigorin, M.I. - von Schmidt, E.A. 1879 (3)         (f)     3.5   -   0.5
Chigorin, M.I. - von Schmidt, E.A. 1879 (4)         (c)     3   -   3

Tournament data

Leipzig 1865     Augustea Club Tournament     18  /  19
Leipzig 1866     Augustea Club Tournament    
  von Schmidt, E.A. - Beuthner, C.R.     0 - 1    
Moscow 1868     Moscow Club Tournament    
  von Schmidt, E.A. - Urusov, S.S.     1 - 0    
  von Schmidt, E.A. - Drozdov, A.D.     0.5 - 0.5    
Moscow 1878     Moscow Tournament     17.5  /  20
  von Schmidt, E.A. - Solovtsov, A.V.     1 - 1    
Saint Petersburg 1879     Saint Petersburg Tournament     0  /  4

Player information updated: 24 Feb. 2026