Frankenstein, Edward




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1870  145  2205 (88) 2
1871  149  2202 (81) 3
1872  153  2199 (78) 4
1873  146  2212 (81) 0
1874  133  2226 (81) 0
1875  137  2239 (81) 4
1876  126  2235 (85) 0
1877  120  2231 (89) 0
1878  124  2227 (91) 0
1879  132  2222 (93) 0
1880  142  2218 (93) 0
1881  169  2214 (93) 0
1882  176  2210 (91) 7
1883  205  2203 (93) 0
1884  228  2197 (95) 0
1885  235  2190 (95) 1
1886  251  2182 (97) 0
1887  271  2174 (99) 0
1888  275  2165 (99) 0
1889  283  2157 (99) 1
1890  321  2148 (100) 1
1891  339  2139 (104) 0
1892  368  2131 (106) 0
1893  369  2122 (108) 1
1894  378  2123 (111) 1
1895  393  2118 (116) 0
1896  395  2114 (119) 0
1897  408  2110 (122) 0
1898  432  2106 (125) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Frankenstein, Edward Nathan  
Born: 18 Dec. 1839
Died: 13 Mar. 1913
 
Notes:
Did Edward Nathan Frankenstein spend time in New York? Mackenzie, Mason and Co., Part I, by van Winsen (p.73, 80, 82), and Part II (p.70) have him playing there from 1866 to 1868. The New York State Chess Association Report lists 'Frankenstein, E.' as a member in 1891 and gives results by this player in 1890. If this was a distinct 'E. Frankenstein', was he the player of 1866-1867 as well?
 
References
Books
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 43, 959
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 126
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 497
   Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 283
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 311, 544, 575
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 202
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. I, page 73
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. II, page 70
Periodicals
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 1, Feb. 1874, page 23
   [Fld], 24 May 1873
   [Fld], 10 Jan. 1874
   [Fld], 17 Oct. 1874
   [ILN], vol. 57, no. 1607, 6 Aug. 1870, page 155
   [ILN], vol. 59, no. 1670, 23 Sep. 1871, page 283
   [ILN], vol. 66, no. 1872, 26 June 1875, page 618
   [NYC], 7 Aug. 1869
   [WP], vol. 3, no. 28, 1 Aug. 1870, page 54
   [WP], vol. 4, no. 3, 1 July 1871, page 47
   [WP], vol. 5, no. 8, 2 Dec. 1872, page 111
Web
   Harding, Tim.  [The London-Vienna Correspondence Match (Part 1)], page 5
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 3679. Shortest stalemate games]

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

Frankenstein, E.N. - Knight, W.J.J. 1882         (f)     4   -   3

Tournament data

London, England 1870 (1)     Westminster Club - City of London Club Match    
  Frankenstein, E.N. - Murphy, J.B.     1.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1871 (3)     City of London Club Handicap - Section 3    
  Frankenstein, E.N. - Rudderforth, W.H.     1 - 0          Frankenstein, E.N. gave odds of pawn and move
  Frankenstein, E.N. - Harper, T.     0 - 1    
London, England 1871 (7)     Westminster - City of London Club Match    
  Frankenstein, E.N. - Weil, G.     0 - 1    
London, England 1872 (1)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Frankenstein, E.N. - Watts, G.     1 - 0          Frankenstein, E.N. gave odds of a knight
  Frankenstein, E.N. - Chappell, W.T.     1 - 2    
London, England 1872 (5)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Frankenstein, E.N. - Humphreys, E.E.     0 - 1    
London, England 1875 (7)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Frankenstein, E.N. - Peyer, V.C.     1 - 0          Frankenstein, E.N. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Frankenstein, E.N. - Potter, W.N.     1 - 2          Potter, W.N. gave odds of pawn and move
London, England 1885 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Frankenstein, E.N. - Gattie, W.M.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1886 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Frankenstein, E.N. - Heathcote, J.M.     1 - 0    
London, England 1889 (4)     British Chess Club - Saint George's Club Match    
  Frankenstein, E.N. - Warner, J.H.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1890 (3)     British Chess Club - Manchester Club Match    
  Frankenstein, E.N. - Wilson, T.B.     0.5 - 0.5    
Birmingham 1893     North and South Match    
  Frankenstein, E.N. - Hargreaves, A.T.     0 - 1    
London, England 1894 (1)     North and South Match    
  Frankenstein, E.N. - Hingley, F.J.     1 - 0    
London, England 1898 (2)     British Chess Club - United Universities Match    
  Frankenstein, E.N. - Tattersall, C.E.C.     0.5 - 0.5    


Player information updated: 25 Dec. 2021