Lequesne, Eugène




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1851  123  2080 (115) 3
1852  112  2074 (114) 0
1853  121  2068 (113) 0
1854  124  2062 (111) 0
1855  140  2056 (109) 3
1856  154  2052 (108) 1
1857  157  2059 (108) 0
1858  171  2065 (108) 4
1859  183  2065 (110) 0
1860  193  2065 (112) 0
1861  208  2064 (114) 0
1862  217  2064 (115) 3

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Lequesne, Eugène-Louis  
Born: 15 Feb. 1815
Died: 3 June 1887
 
References
Books
   Cornil, Le Café de la Régence, page 92, 139, 141, 246
   Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 39, 524
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 246
   Lange and Falkbeer, Paul Morphy Sketch, page 193
   Lawson, Paul Morphy, page 134
   Zavatarelli, Ignatz Kolisch, page 234
Periodicals
   [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 9, Oct. 1875, page 265
   [CW], vol. 3, no. 1, Mar. 1867, page 3
   [Era], vol. 34, no. 1744, 25 Feb. 1872, page 4
   [ILN], vol. 33, no. 941, 16 Oct. 1858, page 365
   [NR], vol. 1, no. 1, Jan. 1860, page 10
   [PF], vol. 1, no. 7, Mar. 1865, page 353
   [Reg], no. 2, 15 Feb. 1856, page 34
   [RSI], vol. 2, no. 2, Feb. 1901, page 40
   [Str], vol. 1, no. 1, 15 Jan. 1867, page 7
   [Str], vol. 4, no. 1, 15 Jan. 1870, page 2
   [Str], vol. 5, no. 2, 15 Feb. 1872, page 50
   [Str], vol. 6, no. 8, 15 Aug. 1873, page 246
   [SZ], vol. 7, no. 5, May 1852, page 230
   [SZ], vol. 16, no. 4, Apr. 1861, page 126
   [SZ], vol. 20, no. 8, Aug. 1865, page 246
   [WP], vol. 7, no. 12, 1 Apr. 1875, page 238
Web
   Sarah.  [Café de la Régence II]
   Sarah.  [The Denoument - Morphy Retires]
   Sarah.  [The Living Age, Vol.63, No.802, 8 Oct., 1859], page 69
   Sarah.  [Morphy Bust]
   Sarah.  [Paul Goes to France]
   Sarah.  [Paul Morphy's Contenders]
   Sarah.  [Paul Waits for Anderssen]
   Sarah.  [Scientific American, Vol.14, No.8, 30 Oct., 1858]
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Collected results, 1836-1863]
   Thimognier, Dominique.  [LEQUESNE Eugène Louis]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Dubois, S. - Lequesne, E.L. 1855         (c)     3   -   0
Morphy, P.C. - Lequesne, E.L. 1858         (c)     3.5   -   0.5      Morphy, P.C. gave odds of pawn and two moves

Tournament data

Paris 1851 (3)     70th Café de la Régence tournament    
  Lequesne, E.L. - Reinach, H.J.     0.5 - 0.5    
Paris 1851 (6)     73rd Café de la Régence tournament    
  Lequesne, E.L. - Gostynski (1)     1 - 0    
  Lequesne, E.L. - des Guis     1 - 0    
  Lequesne, E.L. - Lecrivain, L.S.     0 - 1    
Paris 1856 (2)     Café de la Régence tournoi    
  Lequesne, E.L. - Lafitte, A.     0 - 1          Lequesne, E.L. gave odds of pawn and move
Paris 1862     Café de la Régence Tournament    
  Lequesne, E.L. - Preti, J.L.     1 - 2    

Player information updated: 14 May 2025