Vitzthum von Eckstädt, Conrad




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1857  111  2199 (115) 4
1858  110  2216 (115) 0
1859  115  2233 (113) 0
1860  113  2249 (112) 0
1861  101  2266 (109) 0
1862  87  2283 (107) 0
1863  76  2299 (103) 0
1864  71  2316 (99) 3
1865  66  2317 (100) 0
1866  61  2319 (100) 0
1867  60  2320 (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
   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
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: 5 May 2020