Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1846 |
29 |
2409 | (86) | 1 |
| 1847 |
26 |
2420 | (77) | 21 |
| 1848 |
28 |
2412 | (85) | 0 |
| 1849 |
35 |
2405 | (91) | 0 |
| 1850 |
39 |
2397 | (97) | 0 |
| 1851 |
47 |
2390 | (101) | 0 |
| 1852 |
45 |
2382 | (105) | 0 |
| 1853 |
51 |
2375 | (108) | 0 |
| 1854 |
52 |
2367 | (111) | 0 |
| 1855 |
52 |
2360 | (112) | 0 |
| 1856 |
56 |
2352 | (114) | 0 |
| 1857 |
60 |
2345 | (115) | 0 |
| 1858 |
65 |
2337 | (116) | 0 |
| 1859 |
73 |
2330 | (116) | 2 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Tilghman, Benjamin Chew |
| Born: 26 Oct. 1822 |
| Died: 3 July 1901 |
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| Notes: |
| The Illustrated London News of 14 Apr. 1847 (p.107) and the Chess Player's Chronicle of 11 Sep. 1847 (p.290) have 'Tillman'. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper of 29 Mar. 1856 has 'Tilman' and the Illustrated London News of 4 Dec. 1847 has 'J. Tilman'. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 39, 358 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 426 |
| Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 6 |
| van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. I, page 26 |
| Periodicals |
| [ACMa], vol. 1, no. 5, 1847, page 109 |
| [CMNY], vol. 3, no. 12, Dec. 1859, page 383 |
| [CPC], vol. 8, no. 37, 11 Sep. 1847, page 290 |
| [CPC], vol. 10, no. 11, Nov. 1849, page 345 |
| [CPC], vol. 11, no. 1, Jan. 1850, page 15 |
| [FLIN], 29 Mar. 1856 |
| [FLIN], 14 Jan. 1860 |
| [ILN], vol. 11, no. 276, 14 Aug. 1847, page 107 |
| [ILN], vol. 11, no. 292, 4 Dec. 1847, page 371 |
| [NYC], 26 Nov. 1859 |
| [SZ], vol. 4, no. 9, Sep. 1849, page 376 |
| Web |
| Sarah. [Paul Morphy's Contenders] |
| Sarah. [The Returning Hero] |
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