Zerega, Augustus




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1866  183  2163 (79) 7
1867  169  2178 (77) 24
1868  201  2145 (84) 6

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Zerega, Augustus  
Born: 4 Dec. 1803
Died: 23 Dec. 1888
 
Notes:
Name given as 'Terega' in the 21 Aug. 1864 issue of the Era (p.14) as well as the 13 Nov. 1864 issue (p.14).
 
References
Books
   Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 409, 416
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 478
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 89
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 254
   Hilbert, Napier, page 55
   van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 53, 303
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. I, page 11
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. IV, page 77
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. V, page 23
Periodicals
   [BDE], vol. 31, no. 299, 21 Dec. 1871, page 2
   [CW], vol. 2, no. 1, Mar. 1866, page 27
   [DSZ], vol. 27, no. 3, Mar. 1872, page 67
   [Era], vol. 26, no. 1352, 21 Aug. 1864, page 14
   [Era], vol. 27, no. 1364, 13 Nov. 1864, page 14
   [Era], vol. 34, no. 1739, 21 Jan. 1872, page 14
   [ILN], vol. 44, no. 1260, 21 May 1864, page 507
   [NYC], 17 May 1862
   [SoT], 23 Dec. 1871
   [TFF], 12 Jan. 1867
   [TFF], 22 Dec. 1871
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Lichtenhein, T. - Zerega, A. (1) 1866         (s)     2.5   -   0.5
Zerega, A. (1) - Worrall, T.H. 1867 (1)         (f)     6.5   -   5.5
Zerega, A. (1) - Worrall, T.H. 1867 (2)         (f)     7   -   3
Carrington, W. - Zerega, A. (1) 1868         (c)     5   -   1

Tournament data

New York 1866     New York Club Tournament    
  Zerega, A. (1) - Thompson, J. (1)     1 - 3    
New York 1867     New York Club Tournament    
  Zerega, A. (1) - Thompson, J. (1)     1 - 1    

Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025