Cohn, Louis




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1881  297  2107 (81) 10
1882  300  2108 (84) 0
1883  329  2109 (86) 2
1884  378  2096 (89) 0
1885  396  2083 (92) 2
1886  397  2080 (95) 0
1887  413  2077 (97) 2
1888  435  2065 (103) 0
1889  440  2054 (109) 0
1890  478  2043 (114) 0
1891  502  2032 (118) 0
1892  555  2021 (122) 0
1893  602  2009 (125) 0
1894  634  1998 (128) 0
1895  650  1987 (131) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Cohn, Louis  
   Also known as: Dr. Louis Cohn
Born: 3 Jan. 1855
Died: 20 Aug. 1930
 
Notes:
The New York World of 17 Jul. 1881 has 'Cohen, L.'.
 
References
Books
   Davies, Samuel Lipschütz, page 317
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 74, 74
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 496
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 171, 238
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 352
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 464
   Hillyer, Thomas Frère, page 112
   Rogers, New York State Chess Association, page 24, 50
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 206
   Urcan, Julius Finn, page 221
Periodicals
   [BCC], vol. 1, no. 8, 15 Jan. 1883, page 70
   [ICM], vol. 3, no. 7, July 1887, page 197
   [NYW], 15 July 1881

Tournament data

New York 1881     Manhattan Club Championship     3  /  10
Philadelphia and New York 1883     Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match    
  Cohn, L. - Smyth, C.     2 - 0    
New York 1885 (3)     Manhattan Club - New York Club Match    
  Cohn, L. - Beuthe     0 - 1    
New York 1885 (4)     Manhattan Club - New York Club Match    
  Cohn, L. - Beuthe     0 - 1    
New York 1887 (2)     Manhattan Club - New York Club Match    
  Cohn, L. - Angresius, C.F.     1 - 1    
New York 1895 (6)     Manhattan Team Match    
  Cohn, L. - Schmidt, L.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 13 Jun. 2024