Blijdenstein, Benjamin
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1860 |
245 |
1913 | (130) | 1 |
| 1861 |
244 |
1920 | (126) | 1 |
| 1862 |
248 |
1935 | (124) | 0 |
| 1863 |
233 |
1951 | (122) | 0 |
| 1864 |
244 |
1966 | (120) | 0 |
| 1865 |
260 |
1981 | (118) | 0 |
| 1866 |
278 |
1996 | (115) | 0 |
| 1867 |
259 |
2012 | (111) | 0 |
| 1868 |
261 |
2027 | (107) | 0 |
| 1869 |
245 |
2042 | (103) | 0 |
| 1870 |
249 |
2057 | (98) | 0 |
| 1871 |
249 |
2073 | (91) | 0 |
| 1872 |
245 |
2088 | (84) | 0 |
| 1873 |
232 |
2103 | (75) | 13 |
| 1874 |
248 |
2097 | (76) | 12 |
| 1875 |
271 |
2086 | (86) | 0 |
| 1876 |
282 |
2075 | (94) | 0 |
| 1877 |
282 |
2064 | (101) | 0 |
| 1878 |
297 |
2054 | (108) | 0 |
| 1879 |
304 |
2043 | (113) | 0 |
| 1880 |
335 |
2032 | (119) | 0 |
| 1881 |
387 |
2021 | (123) | 0 |
| 1882 |
418 |
2010 | (127) | 0 |
| 1883 |
478 |
2000 | (131) | 0 |
| 1884 |
533 |
1989 | (135) | 0 |
| 1885 |
565 |
1978 | (138) | 0 |
| 1886 |
583 |
1967 | (141) | 0 |
| 1887 |
586 |
1957 | (144) | 0 |
| 1888 |
605 |
1946 | (147) | 0 |
| 1889 |
598 |
1935 | (149) | 0 |
| 1890 |
639 |
1924 | (151) | 0 |
| 1891 |
662 |
1914 | (154) | 0 |
| 1892 |
701 |
1903 | (156) | 0 |
| 1893 |
731 |
1892 | (157) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Blijdenstein, Benjamin Willem |
| Born: 1839 |
| Died: 1914 |
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| Notes: |
| Peter de Jong explains in Chess Note 5416 that this Benjamin Willem Blijdenstein had a father of the same name, and a grandfather of the same name (who was known as a draughts player). |
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| References |
| Books |
| Nederlandschen Schaakbond, Nederlandschen Schaakbond, 1873, page 1 |
| Periodicals |
| [Era], vol. 21, no. 1095, 18 Sep. 1859, page 15 |
| [Era], vol. 22, no. 1122, 25 Mar. 1860, page 14 |
| [Era], vol. 23, no. 1174, 24 Mar. 1861, page 6 |
| [Fld], 12 Sep. 1874 |
| [Fld], 17 Oct. 1874 |
| [Sis], vol. 4, no. 7, July 1870, page 204 |
| Web |
| Plomp, Adriaan. [B.W. Blijdenstein: Bankier, filantroop en schaker] |
| Winter, Edward. [CN 5408. Dutch players] |
| Winter, Edward. [CN 5416. Dutch players] |
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Tournament data
| London, England 1860 (2) |
St. James's Club Handicap Tournament |
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Blijdenstein, B.W. - Riley, S. |
1 - 0 |
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Blijdenstein, B.W. - Lowenthal, J.J. |
0 - 1 |
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Lowenthal, J.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| London, England 1861 (2) |
St. James's Club Handicap Tournament |
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Blijdenstein, B.W. - Saburov, P.A. |
0 - 1 |
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Saburov, P.A. gave odds of pawn and move |
| The Hague 1873 |
1st Netherland Chess Federation Tourney |
9.5 | / | 12 |
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Blijdenstein, B.W. - Gifford, H.W.B. |
0 - 1 |
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| Amsterdam 1874 |
2nd Netherland Chess Federation Tourney |
8 | / | 12 |
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| Hilversum 1893 |
Hilversum Club Tournament |
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Blijdenstein, B.W. - Peet, J.H. |
0 - 1 |
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| Player information updated: 25 Dec. 2021 |
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