Lequesne, Eugène




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1851  123  2087 (115) 3
1852  111  2081 (114) 0
1853  120  2075 (113) 0
1854  123  2069 (111) 0
1855  137  2062 (109) 3
1856  151  2059 (108) 1
1857  156  2065 (108) 0
1858  168  2072 (108) 4
1859  181  2071 (110) 0
1860  190  2071 (112) 0
1861  204  2071 (114) 0
1862  212  2070 (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
   [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: 18 Mar. 2024