Vitzthum von Eckstädt, Conrad




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1857  108  2196 (115) 4
1858  104  2213 (114) 0
1859  105  2230 (113) 0
1860  102  2247 (111) 0
1861  97  2263 (109) 0
1862  85  2280 (107) 0
1863  73  2297 (103) 0
1864  69  2314 (99) 3
1865  64  2315 (100) 0
1866  58  2317 (100) 0
1867  57  2318 (99) 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.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 447
   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, Hirschfled and Suhle, page 232
   Winter, A Chess Omnibus, page 67
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], 2 Nov. 1872, page 11
   [CPC], vol. 8, 20 Mar. 1847, page 90
   [CPC], vol. 8, 17 Apr. 1847, page 123
   [CPM], vol. 1, Dec. 1863, page 164
   [CPM], vol. 3, 1 May 1867, page 157
   [Era], vol. 18, 6 Jan. 1856, page 13
   [Era], vol. 18, 11 May 1856, page 12
   [Era], vol. 30, 22 Sep. 1867, page 7
   [ILN], vol. 10, 17 Apr. 1847, page 250
   [ILN], vol. 41, 27 Sep. 1862, page 355
   [Pal], vol. 4, 15 July 1844, page 330
   [Pal], vol. 6, 15 Jan. 1846, page 19
   [Reg], vol. 2, June 1850, page 175
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)

Dubois, S. - Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. 1857         (c)     4   -   0

Tournament data

Dusseldorf 1864     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     6th West German Chess Congress     2  /  3
  Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. - Paulsen, W.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 30 Sept. 2018