Vitzthum von Eckstädt, Conrad




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1846  35  2383 (89) 8
1847  26  2416 (80) 18
1848  26  2416 (79) 22
1849  30  2414 (78) 0
1850  30  2412 (77) 0
1851  37  2410 (73) 1
1852  36  2411 (68) 0
1853  40  2412 (61) 11
1854  38  2405 (65) 0
1855  42  2398 (65) 0
1856  40  2391 (63) 0
1857  44  2385 (56) 45
1858  51  2373 (64) 0
1859  58  2361 (68) 0
1860  71  2349 (69) 4
1861  69  2353 (70) 8
1862  60  2360 (75) 0
1863  53  2367 (77) 0
1864  51  2374 (78) 3
1865  55  2367 (82) 0
1866  60  2360 (84) 0
1867  63  2353 (85) 4
1868  73  2336 (93) 0
1869  83  2319 (99) 0
1870  90  2302 (105) 0
1871  102  2285 (110) 0
1872  117  2267 (114) 1

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
   [SZ], vol. 24, no. 7, July 1869, page 202
   [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
Anderssen (offhand) - Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. 1872         (c)     1   -   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 (4)     6th West German Chess Congress - Meisterturnier     2  /  3
  Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. - Paulsen, W.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025