Helms, Charles




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1890  814  1748 (106) 3
1891  807  1763 (101) 0
1892  839  1777 (96) 0
1893  841  1791 (90) 0
1894  848  1806 (82) 1
1895  837  1818 (74) 4
1896  822  1831 (69) 15
1897  863  1813 (73) 0
1898  855  1794 (74) 0
1899  895  1776 (74) 0
1900  926  1758 (71) 10
1901  969  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.     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