Kennicott, Hiram




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1857  162  2059 (93) 7
1858  178  2056 (95) 0
1859  193  2054 (97) 0
1860  210  2051 (97) 0
1861  225  2049 (97) 0
1862  237  2046 (96) 0
1863  237  2044 (94) 0
1864  248  2041 (92) 0
1865  268  2039 (88) 0
1866  291  2036 (83) 16
1867  290  2024 (90) 0
1868  304  2011 (97) 0
1869  312  1999 (102) 0
1870  344  1986 (106) 0
1871  384  1973 (110) 3
1872  410  1964 (115) 0
1873  424  1955 (119) 0
1874  459  1946 (122) 4

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Kennicott, Hiram Martin Langdon  
Born: 1 Mar. 1810
Died: 22 Jan. 1880
 
References
Books
   American Chess Association, Constitution of the American Chess Association, page 15
   Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 39, 56, 67, 538
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 209
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 89
   van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 58
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. V, page 21
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. VII, page 33
Periodicals
   [BDE], vol. 31, no. 299, 21 Dec. 1871, page 2
   [CMNY], vol. 2, no. 3, Mar. 1858, page 83
   [CMNY], vol. 3, no. 2, Feb. 1859, page 72
   [DDG], 21 Jan. 1959
   [DSZ], vol. 27, no. 3, Mar. 1872, page 67
   [Era], vol. 34, no. 1739, 21 Jan. 1872, page 14
   [Fld], 30 May 1874
   [Harp], 19 Feb. 1859
   [ILN], vol. 31, no. 888, 21 Nov. 1857, page 518
   [ILN], vol. 60, no. 1688, 13 Jan. 1872, page 51
   [NYTi], 7 Oct. 1857
   [NYTr], 7 Oct. 1857
   [RT], vol. 9, no. 231, 26 June 1869, page 411
   [SoT], 23 Dec. 1871
   [SoT], 16 May 1874
   [TFF], 22 Dec. 1871
Web
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Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Morphy, P.C. - Kennicott, H.M.L. 1857         (c)     1   -   0
Brown, T.M. - Kennicott, H.M.L. 1866         (c)     13   -   3
Mackenzie, G.H. - Kennicott, H.M.L. 1871         (f)     3   -   0

Tournament data

New York 1857 (4)     1st American Chess Congress    
  Kennicott, H.M.L. - Raphael, B.I.     2.5 - 3.5    
Chicago 1874     3rd American Chess Congress     0  /  4


Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025