Leffmann, Karl




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1864  156  2196 (103) 5
1865  140  2213 (102) 0
1866  135  2230 (100) 0
1867  121  2247 (97) 1
1868  119  2257 (95) 0
1869  107  2267 (92) 1
1870  97  2289 (90) 0
1871  86  2310 (87) 4
1872  87  2317 (87) 0
1873  83  2324 (86) 0
1874  75  2330 (83) 0
1875  71  2337 (79) 0
1876  67  2344 (73) 0
1877  66  2351 (65) 11
1878  74  2338 (70) 0
1879  78  2326 (73) 0
1880  90  2314 (74) 0
1881  101  2302 (72) 0
1882  119  2290 (68) 0
1883  144  2278 (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 (9)     3rd German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier     4  /  18


Player information updated: 8 Sept. 2024