Frankenstein, Edward




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1870  154  2202 (88) 2
1871  160  2199 (81) 3
1872  168  2195 (78) 4
1873  154  2208 (81) 0
1874  142  2220 (81) 0
1875  145  2233 (80) 4
1876  136  2229 (85) 0
1877  131  2225 (89) 0
1878  136  2221 (91) 0
1879  140  2217 (93) 0
1880  156  2213 (93) 0
1881  180  2209 (93) 0
1882  194  2205 (91) 7
1883  222  2197 (93) 0
1884  244  2190 (95) 0
1885  254  2182 (95) 1
1886  270  2172 (97) 0
1887  293  2163 (98) 0
1888  296  2154 (99) 0
1889  311  2144 (99) 1
1890  346  2136 (100) 1
1891  355  2128 (104) 0
1892  390  2120 (106) 0
1893  398  2112 (109) 1
1894  407  2113 (112) 1
1895  413  2110 (116) 0
1896  413  2106 (119) 0
1897  429  2102 (123) 0
1898  465  2099 (126) 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