Helms, Charles




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1890  833  1791 (104) 3
1891  821  1801 (99) 0
1892  866  1811 (94) 0
1893  894  1821 (88) 0
1894  918  1831 (81) 1
1895  910  1838 (73) 4
1896  899  1848 (68) 15
1897  928  1828 (72) 0
1898  942  1808 (74) 0
1899  990  1788 (73) 0
1900  1038  1768 (71) 10
1901  1052  1760 (77) 8

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Helms, Charles  
Born: 11 Nov. 1868
Died: 5 May 1947
 
References
Books
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 172
   Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 284
   Hilbert, Napier, page 4, 102
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 112
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 374
   Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 42, 119
Periodicals
   [BDE], vol. 60, no. 197, 18 July 1900, page 6
   [NYTi], vol. 44, no. 13574, 22 Feb. 1895, page 6
Web
   Brennen, Neil.  [The Champion of the North: James Jellett's Adventures in American Chess]
   Hilbert, John S.  [Hermann Helms and Correspondence Chess Coverage in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle]
   Hilbert, John S.  [Oh, Brother: The Duffer's Guide to Handicapping Correspondence Chess Siblings]

Tournament data

New York 1890 (2)     Brooklyn Y.M.C.A. Club - Newark Club Match    
  Helms, C. - Schaadt, C.J.     1 - 1    
  Helms, C. - Benner, G.J.     0 - 1    
New York 1894 (7)     Brooklyn YMCA - Staten Island Club Match    
  Helms, C. - Pendleton, W.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (9)     New York State Chess Association General Tournament     1  /  3
New York 1895 (16)     Brooklyn YMCA - Staten Island Club Match    
  Helms, C. - Raettig, C.E.     0 - 1    
New York 1896 (1)     18th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - General Tournament     0  /  3
New York 1896 (4)     Brooklyn Club Junior Championship     4  /  12
Murray Isle, Thousand Islands 1900 (2)     New York State Chess Association Midsummer Meeting - First class     2  /  10
New York 1901 (1)     Brooklyn Club Championship     2  /  9

Player information updated: 1 Sept. 2022