Blijdenstein, Benjamin
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1860 |
258 |
1907 | (129) | 1 |
| 1861 |
266 |
1915 | (125) | 1 |
| 1862 |
281 |
1931 | (123) | 0 |
| 1863 |
269 |
1947 | (122) | 0 |
| 1864 |
273 |
1963 | (119) | 0 |
| 1865 |
291 |
1979 | (117) | 0 |
| 1866 |
307 |
1995 | (114) | 0 |
| 1867 |
293 |
2011 | (110) | 0 |
| 1868 |
286 |
2027 | (106) | 0 |
| 1869 |
271 |
2043 | (101) | 0 |
| 1870 |
269 |
2059 | (96) | 0 |
| 1871 |
271 |
2075 | (90) | 0 |
| 1872 |
268 |
2091 | (82) | 0 |
| 1873 |
245 |
2107 | (72) | 13 |
| 1874 |
257 |
2100 | (73) | 12 |
| 1875 |
275 |
2092 | (82) | 0 |
| 1876 |
286 |
2084 | (89) | 0 |
| 1877 |
286 |
2075 | (95) | 0 |
| 1878 |
309 |
2067 | (100) | 0 |
| 1879 |
309 |
2058 | (105) | 0 |
| 1880 |
334 |
2050 | (109) | 0 |
| 1881 |
391 |
2042 | (112) | 0 |
| 1882 |
416 |
2033 | (114) | 0 |
| 1883 |
468 |
2025 | (117) | 0 |
| 1884 |
513 |
2017 | (118) | 0 |
| 1885 |
524 |
2008 | (120) | 0 |
| 1886 |
527 |
2000 | (121) | 0 |
| 1887 |
550 |
1991 | (122) | 0 |
| 1888 |
574 |
1983 | (122) | 0 |
| 1889 |
578 |
1975 | (122) | 0 |
| 1890 |
629 |
1966 | (122) | 0 |
| 1891 |
642 |
1958 | (121) | 0 |
| 1892 |
698 |
1950 | (120) | 0 |
| 1893 |
728 |
1941 | (119) | 3 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Blijdenstein, Benjamin Willem |
| Born: 20 July 1839 |
| Died: 10 Apr. 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. 5, 1861, page 245 |
| [Sis], vol. 7, 1863, page 265 |
| [Sis], vol. 4, no. 6, June 1870, page 187 |
| [Sis], vol. 4, no. 7, July 1870, page 204 |
| [Sis], vol. 1, 1873, page 200 |
| [TNS], vol. 1, no. 2, 1 Feb. 1893, page 25 |
| [TNS], vol. 1, no. 11, 1 Nov. 1893, page 141 |
| Web |
| Plomp, Adriaan. [B.W. Blijdenstein: Bankier, filantroop en schaker] |
| Winter, Edward. [CN 5408. Dutch players] |
| Winter, Edward. [CN 5416. Dutch players] |
| [Benjamin Willem Blijdenstein] |
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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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| Amsterdam 1893 (3) |
Amsterdam Chess Club - Hilversum Chess Society Match |
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Blijdenstein, B.W. - den Hertog, H.J. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Hilversum 1893 (2) |
Amsterdam Chess Club - Hilversum Chess Society Match |
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Blijdenstein, B.W. - den Hertog, H.J. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Hilversum 1893 (3) |
Hilversum Club Tournament |
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Blijdenstein, B.W. - Peet, J.H. |
0 - 1 |
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| Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025 |
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