Helms, Charles




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1890  841  1748 (106) 3
1891  828  1763 (101) 0
1892  860  1778 (96) 0
1893  864  1792 (89) 0
1894  876  1807 (82) 1
1895  867  1819 (73) 4
1896  863  1833 (68) 15
1897  894  1814 (72) 0
1898  894  1795 (74) 0
1899  928  1777 (74) 0
1900  973  1758 (71) 10
1901  994  1749 (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 (3)     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