Pfahl, J.




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1872  114  2263 (83) 3
1873  113  2267 (76) 0
1874  110  2270 (68) 6
1875  110  2284 (65) 17
1876  107  2269 (76) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Pfahl, J.  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
The Transactions of the British Chess Association for 1868 and 1869 list a 'T. Pfahl' as a subscribing member. However, a 'J. Pfahl' was a member of the Jewish Working Men's Club in London in 1877 (Illustrated London News, 2 June 1877, p.527) and notes I have from Tim Harding on the City of London Club Handicap tournament of 1873-1874 list 'J. Pfahl' as a participant. However, the Field of 10 Jan. 1874 mentions 'G. Pfahl' as a committee member of the City of London Club. I will assume that all the results I have for a player named 'Pfahl' in London around this time were for J. Pfahl, but further investigation is really needed.
 
References
Books
   Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 283
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 93, 579
   Löwenthal and Medley, Transactions of the BCA, 1868-1869, page 14
Periodicals
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 1, Feb. 1874, page 23
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 5, Oct. 1872, page 148
   [Fld], 10 Jan. 1874
   [Fld], 17 Oct. 1874
   [ILN], vol. 63, no. 1785, 15 Nov. 1873, page 471
   [ILN], vol. 66, no. 1867, 22 May 1875, page 499
   [ILN], vol. 66, no. 1871, 19 June 1875, page 595
   [ILN], vol. 67, no. 1874, 10 July 1875, page 47
   [ILN], vol. 67, no. 1900, 25 Dec. 1875, page 639
   [ILN], vol. 68, no. 1921, 20 May 1876, page 503
   [ILN], vol. 69, no. 1929, 15 July 1876, page 71
   [ILN], vol. 70, no. 1977, 2 June 1877, page 527

Tournament data

London, England 1872 (5)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Pfahl, J. - Thomson, R.     1 - 0    
  Pfahl, J. - Humphreys, E.E.     1 - 0          Humphreys, E.E. gave odds of pawn and move
  Pfahl, J. - Vyse, W.E.     0 - 1          Pfahl, J. gave odds of pawn and move
London, England 1874 (4)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Pfahl, J. - Wisker, J.     0 - 2          Wisker, J. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Pfahl, J. - Bird, H.E.     1 - 0          Bird, H.E. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Pfahl, J. - Webb, P.R.     2 - 0          Pfahl, J. gave odds of pawn and move
  Pfahl, J. - Ballard, W.R.     0 - 1          Ballard, W.R. gave odds of pawn and move
London, England 1875 (7)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Pfahl, J. - Hill (1)     2 - 1          Pfahl, J. gave odds of pawn and move
  Pfahl, J. - Manning, J.A.     2.5 - 0.5          Pfahl, J. gave odds of pawn and move
  Pfahl, J. - Rodgerson, E.H.     2 - 0          Pfahl, J. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Pfahl, J. - Bussy, B.F.     1 - 0          Pfahl, J. gave odds of the move
  Pfahl, J. - Maas, A.J.     0.5 - 2.5          Pfahl, J. gave odds of the move
London, England 1875 (11)     International Club - Brixton Endeavour Club Match    
  Pfahl, J. - Wilson, J. (3)     2 - 0    
London, England 1875 (14)     Bermondsey Club - International Club Match    
  Pfahl, J. - Hutchinson (2)     2 - 0    
London, England 1875 (16)     Bermondsey Club - International Club Match    
  Pfahl, J. - Dredge, R.     1 - 1    
London, England 1875 (21)     International - Endeavour Club Match    
  Pfahl, J. - Wilson, J. (3)     1 - 0    
London, England 1876 (11)     International Club - Railway Clearing House Club Match    
  Pfahl, J. - Eades     1 - 0    
London, England 1876 (15)     City of London Club - Bermondsey Club Match    
  Pfahl, J. - Holeman, J.     0 - 1          Pfahl, J. gave odds of a knight

Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023