Blijdenstein, Benjamin
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1860 |
255 |
1910 | (130) | 1 |
| 1861 |
263 |
1918 | (125) | 1 |
| 1862 |
276 |
1934 | (124) | 0 |
| 1863 |
264 |
1949 | (122) | 0 |
| 1864 |
271 |
1965 | (120) | 0 |
| 1865 |
286 |
1981 | (117) | 0 |
| 1866 |
302 |
1997 | (115) | 0 |
| 1867 |
288 |
2013 | (111) | 0 |
| 1868 |
282 |
2029 | (107) | 0 |
| 1869 |
261 |
2044 | (103) | 0 |
| 1870 |
258 |
2060 | (97) | 0 |
| 1871 |
258 |
2076 | (91) | 0 |
| 1872 |
260 |
2092 | (84) | 0 |
| 1873 |
240 |
2108 | (75) | 13 |
| 1874 |
255 |
2101 | (75) | 12 |
| 1875 |
272 |
2090 | (85) | 0 |
| 1876 |
285 |
2079 | (94) | 0 |
| 1877 |
292 |
2069 | (101) | 0 |
| 1878 |
313 |
2058 | (107) | 0 |
| 1879 |
313 |
2047 | (113) | 0 |
| 1880 |
345 |
2036 | (118) | 0 |
| 1881 |
405 |
2025 | (123) | 0 |
| 1882 |
441 |
2014 | (127) | 0 |
| 1883 |
493 |
2003 | (131) | 0 |
| 1884 |
550 |
1992 | (135) | 0 |
| 1885 |
565 |
1982 | (138) | 0 |
| 1886 |
583 |
1971 | (141) | 0 |
| 1887 |
606 |
1960 | (144) | 0 |
| 1888 |
626 |
1949 | (146) | 0 |
| 1889 |
624 |
1938 | (149) | 0 |
| 1890 |
666 |
1927 | (151) | 0 |
| 1891 |
677 |
1916 | (153) | 0 |
| 1892 |
735 |
1905 | (155) | 0 |
| 1893 |
765 |
1895 | (157) | 1 |
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 |
| 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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| Hilversum 1893 |
Hilversum Club Tournament |
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Blijdenstein, B.W. - Peet, J.H. |
0 - 1 |
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| Player information updated: 8 Sept. 2024 |
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