Cohn, Louis




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1881  284  2113 (81) 10
1882  292  2115 (84) 0
1883  317  2116 (86) 2
1884  364  2104 (90) 0
1885  382  2092 (93) 2
1886  378  2089 (96) 0
1887  393  2086 (99) 2
1888  410  2075 (105) 0
1889  424  2064 (110) 0
1890  460  2052 (115) 0
1891  479  2041 (119) 0
1892  531  2029 (122) 0
1893  568  2018 (126) 0
1894  596  2007 (129) 0
1895  612  1995 (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