Leffmann, Karl




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1864  171  2165 (102) 5
1865  166  2180 (100) 0
1866  164  2196 (98) 0
1867  152  2211 (95) 1
1868  150  2219 (93) 0
1869  143  2227 (90) 1
1870  124  2246 (88) 0
1871  119  2264 (84) 4
1872  121  2260 (83) 1
1873  109  2275 (83) 0
1874  100  2290 (81) 0
1875  99  2305 (78) 0
1876  83  2319 (72) 0
1877  75  2334 (65) 11
1878  82  2324 (70) 0
1879  84  2314 (73) 0
1880  98  2304 (74) 0
1881  107  2294 (72) 0
1882  125  2283 (68) 0
1883  146  2273 (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
   [DSZ], vol. 27, no. 9, Sep. 1872, page 265
   [DSZ], vol. 27, no. 11, Nov. 1872, page 322
   [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    
Altona 1872 (2)     3rd North German Chess Congress - Hauptturnier    
  Leffmann, K. - Boie, H.     0 - 1    
Leipzig 1877     Leipzig Tournament     5  /  11
Nuremberg 1883 (9)     3rd German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier     4  /  18


Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025