Vitzthum von Eckstädt, Conrad




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1846  33  2395 (90) 8
1847  22  2428 (81) 18
1848  23  2429 (80) 22
1849  28  2426 (79) 0
1850  30  2423 (77) 0
1851  35  2421 (73) 1
1852  32  2420 (69) 0
1853  37  2420 (61) 11
1854  36  2415 (65) 0
1855  36  2410 (66) 0
1856  35  2405 (63) 0
1857  40  2400 (56) 45
1858  42  2394 (64) 0
1859  47  2389 (69) 0
1860  53  2384 (71) 4
1861  56  2387 (72) 8
1862  49  2393 (76) 0
1863  42  2399 (79) 0
1864  39  2405 (80) 3
1865  40  2397 (84) 0
1866  49  2389 (87) 0
1867  53  2381 (89) 4

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Vitzthum von Eckstädt, Conrad Woldemar  
   Also known as: Count Conrad Woldemar Vitzthum von Eckstädt; Whisthum; Wisthum; Witzhum; Count Fitzthum; Baron Vitszum; Visthum; Vitzthune
Born: 27 Aug. 1802
Died: 15 Dec. 1875
 
Notes:
Hooper and Whyld (1st ed.) have death year 1873 but correct it to 1875 in their 2nd edition. The Magdeburger Schachzeitung of Apr. 1849 (p.53) has 'Vitzthum v. Eckstein'.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 447
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 543, 581
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 373
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 228, 442
   Lange and Falkbeer, Paul Morphy Sketch, page 312, 313
   Minckwitz, Neunte Rheinische Schachcongress, page 3
   Renette and Zavatarelli, Neumann, Hirschfeld and Suhle, page 232
   Winter, A Chess Omnibus, page 67
   Zavatarelli, Ignatz Kolisch, page 23
Periodicals
   [BLL], 8 Feb. 1846, page 6
   [BLL], 22 Mar. 1846, page 3
   [BLL], 3 May 1846, page 6
   [BLL], 28 Mar. 1847, page 8
   [BLL], 13 June 1847, page 5
   [BLL], 6 Aug. 1848, page 5
   [BLL], 10 Oct. 1852, page 8
   [BLL], no. 2731, 2 Nov. 1872, page 11
   [CPC], vol. 8, no. 12, 20 Mar. 1847, page 90
   [CPC], vol. 8, no. 16, 17 Apr. 1847, page 123
   [CPM], vol. 1, no. 6, Dec. 1863, page 164
   [CPM], vol. 3, no. 5, 1 May 1867, page 157
   [Era], vol. 18, no. 902, 6 Jan. 1856, page 13
   [Era], vol. 18, no. 920, 11 May 1856, page 12
   [Era], vol. 30, no. 1513, 22 Sep. 1867, page 7
   [ILN], vol. 10, no. 259, 17 Apr. 1847, page 250
   [ILN], vol. 41, no. 1166, 27 Sep. 1862, page 355
   [IZL], vol. 44, no. 1135, 1 Apr. 1865, page 222
   [MaSZ], vol. 1, no. 4, Apr. 1849, page 53
   [Pal], vol. 4, no. 7, 15 July 1844, page 330
   [Pal], vol. 6, no. 1, 15 Jan. 1846, page 19
   [Reg], vol. 2, no. 6, June 1850, page 175
   [RSI], vol. 2, no. 6, June 1901, page 168
   [SZ], vol. 2, no. 2, Feb. 1847, page 44
   [SZ], vol. 4, no. 12, Dec. 1849, page 457
   [SZ], vol. 5, no. 6, June 1850, page 208
   [SZ], vol. 14, no. 2, Feb. 1859, page 51
   [SZ], vol. 16, no. 10, Oct. 1861, page 333
   [SZ], vol. 20, no. 1, Jan. 1865, page 21
   [SZ], vol. 22, no. 12, 15 Sep. 1867, page 283
   [WSZ], vol. 1, no. 2, Feb. 1855, page 55
Web
   Nizzola, Alessandro.  [The Discart-Bonetti Chess Match, 1863] (broken)
   van Reek, Jan.  [German Chess Congresses]
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Baron von Heydebrand und der Lasa], page 4
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Wigand, O. - Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. 1846         (f)     4.5   -   3.5
Matschego, J. - Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. 1847         (c)     2.5   -   1.5
Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. - von der Goltz, A.F. 1847         (c)     4   -   1
Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. - Wigand, O. 1847         (f)     5.5   -   2.5
Silberschmidt, H.H. - Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. 1847         (c)     1   -   0
Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. - Weber (1) 1848         (c)     6   -   5
Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. - Brunner, G.A. 1848         (c)     6   -   5
Szen, J. - Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. 1851         (c)     0.5   -   0.5
von der Lasa, T. - Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. 1853         (c)     1   -   0
Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. - Mayet, C. 1853         (f)     4   -   3
Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. - Dufresne, J. 1853         (f)     1.5   -   1.5
Dubois, S. - Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. 1857 (1)         (c)     12   -   0
Dubois, S. - Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. 1857 (2)         (c)     22.5   -   10.5
Kliefoth, A. - Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. 1860         (c)     3.5   -   0.5
Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. - Wulfing, O. 1861         (f)     2   -   2
Pflaum, O. - Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. 1861         (f)     1   -   0
Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. - Schwenkenberg, F. 1861         (f)     1   -   1
Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. - Schnitzler, G. 1861         (f)     1   -   0
Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. - Schlieper, A. 1861         (f)     3   -   0

Tournament data

Paris 1847     Café de la Régence - Cercle de Paris match    
  Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. - Sasias     0 - 1    
Dusseldorf 1864 (1)     4th West German Chess Congress    
  Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. - Schnitzler, G.     1 - 0    
  Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. - Schwengers, P.J.A.     1 - 0    
  Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. - Lange, Max     0 - 1    
Cologne 1867 (2)     6th West German Chess Congress     2  /  3
  Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. - Paulsen, W.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 17 Apr. 2024