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Raphael, Benjamin

Ratings Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games  1847  51  2273 (83) 53 1848  46  2265 (87) 0 1849  61  2257 (89) 0 1850  67  2250 (90) 0 1851  72  2242 (90) 0 1852  72  2234 (90) 0 1853  78  2226 (87) 0 1854  80  2219 (84) 0 1855  88  2211 (79) 0 1856  102  2203 (73) 0 1857  110  2196 (64) 22 1858  114  2175 (67) 9 Rating table notes

Biographical data Name: Raphael, Benjamin I.      Also known as: Dr. Benjamin I. Raphael Born: 8 Nov. 1818 Died: 17 Mar. 1880   References Books    Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 67, 413, 534, 539    Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 347    Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 71    Lange and Falkbeer, Paul Morphy Sketch, page 50 Periodicals    [ACMa], vol. 1, 1847, page 128, 237    [CMNY], vol. 1, Jan. 1857, page 22    [CMNY], vol. 3, Oct. 1859, page 311    [Era], vol. 22, 13 Nov. 1859, page 5    [ILN], vol. 11, 17 July 1847, page 43    [NYC], 20 Feb. 1858 Web    Sarah.  [American Chess Congress Players]    Sarah.  [Paul Morphy's Contenders]    Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]    Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Collected results, 1836-1863]

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Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Dudley, E.A. - Raphael, B.I. 1847 (1)	(f)	6	-	5
Dudley, E.A. - Raphael, B.I. 1847 (2)	(f)	10	-	15
Raphael, B.I. - Beattie, R. 1847	(s)	6	-	6
Ballard, B. - Raphael, B.I. 1847	(f)	4	-	1
Morphy, P.C. - Raphael, B.I. 1857	(c)	1	-	0
Perrin, F. - Raphael, B.I. 1858	(f)	7	-	2

Tournament data

New York 1857 (1)	New York Chess Club Tournament
	Raphael, B.I. - Loyd, T.	0 - 1
New York 1857 (4)	1st American Chess Congress
	Raphael, B.I. - Kennicott, H.M.L.	3.5 - 2.5
	Raphael, B.I. - Marache, N.	4 - 3
	Raphael, B.I. - Paulsen, L.	0.5 - 3.5
	Raphael, B.I. - Lichtenhein, T.	0 - 3

Player information updated: 14 Nov. 2015