Helms, Charles




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1894  665  1816 (98) 1
1895  646  1819 (90) 1
1896  644  1829 (82) 12
1897  642  1809 (83) 0
1898  634  1789 (82) 0
1899  640  1769 (79) 0
1900  657  1749 (75) 10
1901  690  1740 (80) 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, 18 July 1900, 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 1894 (7)     Brooklyn YMCA - Staten Island Club Match    
  Helms, C. - Pendleton, W.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (16)     Brooklyn YMCA - Staten Island Club Match    
  Helms, C. - Raettig, C.     0 - 1    
New York 1896 (2)     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: 14 Sept. 2015