Leffmann, Karl




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1864  156  2195 (103) 5
1865  140  2212 (102) 0
1866  135  2229 (100) 0
1867  121  2246 (97) 1
1868  119  2256 (95) 0
1869  107  2266 (92) 1
1870  97  2288 (90) 0
1871  86  2309 (87) 4
1872  87  2316 (87) 0
1873  83  2323 (86) 0
1874  75  2329 (83) 0
1875  71  2336 (79) 0
1876  67  2343 (73) 0
1877  66  2350 (65) 11
1878  74  2338 (70) 0
1879  78  2326 (73) 0
1880  90  2313 (74) 0
1881  101  2301 (72) 0
1882  118  2289 (68) 0
1883  142  2277 (61) 18

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Leffmann, Karl  
Born: 1836
Died: 18 Aug. 1891
 
Notes:
Gaige says died age c55. Feenstra Kuiper has 'C. Leffmann'. Walker has 'Leffman' in Bell's Life in London (17 Jun3 1865, p.10) and 'C. Leffmann' in Bell's Life in London (7 Oct. 1871, p.5). The Crefeld 1871 tournament book has 'C. Leffmann'.
 
References
Books
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page facing 33
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 243
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 205, 577
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 285
   Minckwitz, Neunte Rheinische Schachcongress, page 34
Periodicals
   [BLL], no. 2252, 17 June 1865, page 10
   [BLL], no. 2675, 7 Oct. 1871, page 5
   [Era], vol. 34, no. 1731, 26 Nov. 1871, page 4
   [NBSZ], vol. 1, no. 5, May 1864, page 149
   [NBSZ], vol. 3, no. 4, Apr. 1866, page 128
   [NBSZ], vol. 5, no. 2, Feb. 1868, page 59
   [NBSZ], vol. 6, no. 3, Mar. 1869, page 74
   [SZ], vol. 19, no. 10, Oct. 1864, page 337
   [SZ], vol. 22, no. 11, 1 Sep. 1867, page cover
   [SZ], vol. 22, no. 12, 15 Sep. 1867, page 284
   [SZ], vol. 23, no. 7, 1 Apr. 1868, page 110
   [SZ], vol. 24, no. 10, Oct. 1868, page 303
   [SZ], vol. 24, no. 12, Dec. 1869, page 365
   [SZ], vol. 25, no. 1, Jan. 1870, page 18
Web
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]

Tournament data

Dusseldorf 1864 (2)     Dusseldorf Tournament     21  /  25
Cologne 1867 (1)     6th West German Chess Congress - Hauptturnier    
  Leffmann, K. - Kockelkorn, K.     1 - 0    
Barmen 1869 (1)     8th West German Chess Congress - Rheinische Hauptturnier    
  Leffmann, K. - Wemmers, C.     0 - 1    
Krefeld 1871 (1)     9th West German Chess Congress - Rheinisches Hauptturnier    
  Leffmann, K. - Hipp, F.A.     1 - 0    
  Leffmann, K. - Lichtenscheidt, R.     1 - 0    
  Leffmann, K. - Hammacher, E.     1 - 0    
  Leffmann, K. - Kockelkorn, K.     1 - 0    
Leipzig 1877     Leipzig Tournament     5  /  11
Nuremberg 1883 (5)     3rd German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier     4  /  18


Player information updated: 8 Sept. 2024