Probst, Carl


Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1883  553  1962 (71) 4
1884  581  1973 (60) 21

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Probst, Carl Hermann  
Born: 1 Jan. 1851
Died: 10 June 1897
 
Notes:
Ancestry.com has 'Cecil Hermond Probst' but this is a mistranscription of a handwritten 1881 English census record, which actually says 'Carl Hermann Probst'. Thanks to Michael Kühl for catching this, and for sending birth and death dates from ancestry.com.
 
References
Books
   Edgar, Liverpool Chess Club, page 65
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 967
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 3, no. 2, Feb. 1883, page 69
   [LW], 27 Jan. 1883
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1883: Yorkshire v Lancashire]

Tournament data

Leeds 1883 (1)     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Probst, C.H. - Carter, W. (1)     2 - 0    
Manchester 1883     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Probst, C.H. - Lewis, J.J.     0 - 2    
Liverpool 1884 (1)     Liverpool Club Tournament     11.5  /  20      odds player in a knight class
Liverpool 1884 (2)     1st Rutherford Silver Cup Competition    
  Probst, C.H. - Dearle, S.G.H.     1 - 0    
  Probst, C.H. - Leather, R.K.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 13 Feb. 2024