Raphael, Benjamin




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1847  67  2248 (71) 53
1848  73  2218 (71) 37
1849  93  2212 (76) 0
1850  95  2206 (80) 0
1851  101  2200 (81) 0
1852  94  2193 (82) 0
1853  105  2187 (80) 0
1854  106  2181 (77) 0
1855  113  2175 (72) 0
1856  126  2169 (65) 6
1857  128  2172 (58) 22
1858  141  2151 (64) 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
 
Notes:
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper of 9 Feb. 1856 has 'Dr. I.B. Raphael'.
 
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, no. 6, 1847, page 128
   [ACMa], vol. 1, no. 10, 1847, page 237
   [CMNY], vol. 1, no. 1, Jan. 1857, page 22
   [CMNY], vol. 3, no. 10, Oct. 1859, page 311
   [Era], vol. 22, no. 1103, 13 Nov. 1859, page 5
   [FLIN], 9 Feb. 1856
   [FLIN], 14 Nov. 1857
   [FLIN], 17 Apr. 1858
   [ILN], vol. 11, no. 272, 17 July 1847, page 43
   [NYC], 20 Feb. 1858
   [NYDG], 29 Dec. 1875
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]

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
Dudley, E.A. - Raphael, B.I. 1848 (1)         (f)     1   -   0
Dudley, E.A. - Raphael, B.I. 1848 (2)         (f)     4   -   0
Turner, J.H. - Raphael, B.I. 1848         (f)     6   -   1
Raphael, B.I. - Ballard, B. 1848         (f)     13   -   12
Montgomery, H.P. - Raphael, B.I. 1856         (c)     5   -   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: 22 Jul. 2022