Lichtenhein, Theodor
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1857 |
16 |
2498 | (56) | 38 |
| 1858 |
18 |
2482 | (57) | 0 |
| 1859 |
25 |
2466 | (50) | 38 |
| 1860 |
26 |
2472 | (54) | 4 |
| 1861 |
20 |
2493 | (56) | 13 |
| 1862 |
24 |
2477 | (66) | 1 |
| 1863 |
22 |
2462 | (75) | 0 |
| 1864 |
27 |
2447 | (80) | 2 |
| 1865 |
31 |
2433 | (88) | 0 |
| 1866 |
40 |
2419 | (93) | 3 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Lichtenhein, Theodor |
| Born: 1829 |
| Died: 19 May 1874 |
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| Notes: |
| Reichhelm gives death date 5-05-1874. Gilberg and Gaige give death date 19-05-1874. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 86 |
| Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 67, 412 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 249 |
| Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 44 |
| Hilbert, Tragic Life of Leonard, page 12, 71 |
| Hillyer, Thomas Frère, page 18, 49, 201 |
| Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 185 |
| Lange and Falkbeer, Paul Morphy Sketch, page 49 |
| Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 7 |
| van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. I, page 139 |
| van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. VII, page 41 |
| Periodicals |
| [CMNY], vol. 2, no. 12, Dec. 1858, page 382 |
| [CMNY], vol. 4, no. 4, Apr. 1860, page 126 |
| [FLIN], 14 June 1856 |
| [FLIN], 17 Apr. 1858 |
| [GWT], 16 Aug. 1867 |
| [ILN], vol. 31, no. 888, 21 Nov. 1857, page 518 |
| [ILN], vol. 35, no. 1004, 26 Nov. 1859, page 513 |
| [ILN], vol. 47, no. 1330, 19 Aug. 1865, page 179 |
| [NYSP], 30 July 1859 |
| [NYTi], 7 Oct. 1857 |
| [SZ], vol. 14, no. 12, Dec. 1859, page 398 |
| Web |
| Sarah. [American Chess Congress Players] |
| Sarah. [Paul Morphy's Contenders] |
| Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dell'800] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Morphy, P.C. - Lichtenhein, T. 1857 |
(c) |
2 | - | 1 |
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| Lichtenhein, T. - Cheney, G.N. (1) 1857 |
(c) |
10 | - | 10 |
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| Cheney, G.N. (1) - Lichtenhein, T. 1859 |
(c) |
14.5 | - | 12.5 |
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| Morphy, P.C. - Lichtenhein, T. 1859 |
(f) |
6.5 | - | 4.5 |
Morphy, P.C. gave odds of a knight |
| Paulsen, L. - Lichtenhein, T. 1860 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Lichtenhein, T. - Montgomery, H.P. 1861 |
(f) |
7.5 | - | 2.5 |
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| Reichhelm, G.C. - Lichtenhein, T. 1861 |
(c) |
2 | - | 1 |
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| Lichtenhein, T. - Jones, W.B. 1862 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Elder, F.H. - Lichtenhein, T. 1864 |
(s) |
1 | - | 1 |
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| Lichtenhein, T. - Zerega, A. (1) 1866 |
(s) |
2.5 | - | 0.5 |
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Tournament data
| New York 1857 (4) |
1st American Chess Congress |
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Lichtenhein, T. - Stanley, C.H. |
3 - 2 |
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Lichtenhein, T. - Perrin, F. |
3 - 0 |
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Lichtenhein, T. - Morphy, P.C. |
0.5 - 3.5 |
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Lichtenhein, T. - Raphael, B.I. |
3 - 0 |
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| New York 1860 (4) |
New York - Brooklyn Club Match |
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Lichtenhein, T. - Perrin, F. |
2 - 1 |
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| Player information updated: 2 Oct. 2023 |
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