Cronhelm, Edward




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1843  50  2201 (84) 4
1844  56  2180 (79) 0
1845  63  2159 (73) 5
1846  74  2155 (69) 9
1847  82  2123 (74) 9
1848  83  2104 (83) 0
1849  116  2085 (90) 0
1850  121  2066 (96) 0
1851  128  2047 (102) 0
1852  114  2028 (106) 1
1853  126  2016 (111) 0
1854  134  2005 (116) 0
1855  151  1993 (120) 0
1856  176  1981 (123) 0
1857  183  1969 (126) 0
1858  204  1958 (129) 0
1859  228  1946 (132) 0
1860  249  1934 (134) 0
1861  261  1922 (136) 0
1862  289  1910 (138) 0
1863  289  1899 (140) 0
1864  308  1887 (141) 0
1865  353  1875 (142) 4

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Cronhelm, Edward  
Born: 24 Aug. 1820
Died: 24 Jan. 1889
 
Notes:
The Chess Player's Chronicle has correspondence from 'E.C., Halifax' as early as Nov. 1841 (vol.2, p.45). Staunton gives name as 'E.C. Cronhelm' in the Illustrated London News of 7 Oct. 1865 (p.347), but neither Gaige nor Steve Mann give a middle initial.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 78
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 107
   Kieseritzky, Cinquante Parties, page 49
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 139
   Staunton, The Chess Tournament, page lx, xxxvii
   Williams, Souvenir of the Bristol Club, page 140
Periodicals
   [BLL], 15 June 1845, page 2
   [BLL], 9 Nov. 1845, page 3
   [BLL], 5 Apr. 1846, page 6
   [BLL], 17 May 1846, page 3
   [BLL], 1 Aug. 1847, page 7
   [CPC], vol. 2, no. 3, 13 Nov. 1841, page 45
   [CPC], vol. 5, no. 1, Jan. 1844, page 24
   [CPC], vol. 9, no. 12, Dec. 1848, page 365
   [CPC], vol. 12, no. 3, Mar. 1851, page 89
   [CPC], vol. 1, no. 7, July 1853, page 219
   [CPC], vol. 2, no. 2, Feb. 1854, page 59
   [Era], vol. 28, no. 1410, 1 Oct. 1865, page 6
   [Era], vol. 33, no. 1675, 30 Oct. 1870, page 2
   [Fld], 14 May 1853
   [ILN], vol. 3, no. 81, 18 Nov. 1843, page 331
   [ILN], vol. 11, no. 282, 25 Sep. 1847, page 206
   [ILN], vol. 18, no. 471, 22 Feb. 1851, page 163
   [ILN], vol. 19, no. 538, 27 Dec. 1851, page 771
   [ILN], vol. 23, no. 658, 17 Dec. 1853, page 515
   [ILN], vol. 47, no. 1337, 7 Oct. 1865, page 347
   [IZL], vol. 12, no. 289, 13 Jan. 1849, page 32
   [Pal], vol. 6, no. 5, 15 May 1846, page 199
   [Reg], vol. 2, no. 7, July 1850, page 193
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - Edward Cronhelm]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - Frederick William Cronhelm]
   McAlister, David and Forster, Richard.  [Porterfield Rynd 1846-1917]
   Sericano, C.  [Dublin 1865]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Wyvill, M. - Cronhelm, E. 1843         (c)     1.5   -   2.5
Walker, G. (1) - Cronhelm, E. 1845         (c)     4.5   -   0.5      Walker, G. (1) gave odds of pawn and two moves
Walker, G. (1) - Cronhelm, E. 1846         (c)     5   -   4      Walker, G. (1) gave odds of pawn and two moves
Rhodes, J. - Cronhelm, E. 1847         (f)     4   -   1
Cadman, R. - Cronhelm, E. 1847         (f)     3   -   1
Staunton, H. - Cronhelm, E. 1852         (c)     1   -   0      Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves

Tournament data

Dublin 1865     Dublin Masters Tournament     0  /  4

Player information updated: 6 Apr. 2023