Cronhelm, Edward




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1843  50  2194 (84) 4
1844  56  2173 (79) 0
1845  64  2152 (73) 5
1846  74  2149 (69) 9
1847  82  2116 (74) 9
1848  83  2098 (83) 0
1849  116  2079 (90) 0
1850  122  2060 (96) 0
1851  129  2041 (102) 0
1852  116  2022 (106) 1
1853  127  2011 (111) 0
1854  135  1999 (116) 0
1855  152  1987 (120) 0
1856  177  1975 (123) 0
1857  184  1964 (126) 0
1858  205  1952 (129) 0
1859  229  1940 (132) 0
1860  252  1929 (134) 0
1861  265  1917 (136) 0
1862  295  1905 (138) 0
1863  294  1894 (140) 0
1864  314  1882 (141) 0
1865  358  1870 (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