Gilberg, Charles




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1869  242  2083 (76) 3
1870  236  2104 (67) 19
1871  267  2084 (77) 0
1872  294  2065 (85) 0
1873  314  2046 (91) 0
1874  343  2027 (97) 1
1875  366  2018 (103) 0
1876  379  2009 (109) 0
1877  370  2000 (114) 0
1878  390  1991 (119) 0
1879  395  1982 (123) 0
1880  431  1973 (126) 0
1881  497  1964 (130) 0
1882  532  1955 (133) 0
1883  580  1946 (136) 0
1884  644  1937 (138) 0
1885  647  1928 (140) 0
1886  664  1919 (142) 0
1887  662  1910 (144) 0
1888  684  1901 (146) 0
1889  678  1892 (148) 0
1890  725  1883 (149) 0
1891  733  1874 (150) 0
1892  793  1866 (152) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Gilberg, Charles Alexander  
Born: 17 June 1835
Died: 21 Jan. 1898
 
Notes:
The Chess World of June 1868 (vol.4, p.102) has 'C.A. Gilbert'.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 139
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 535
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 74, 258
   Hilbert, Tragic Life of Leonard, page 146
   Hillyer, Thomas Frère, page 117
   van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 39, 298
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. I, page 5
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. V, page 17
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. VI, page 11
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. VII, page 12
   Winter, A Chess Omnibus, page 322
Periodicals
   [BDE], vol. 33, no. 107, 4 May 1872, page 4
   [CW], vol. 4, no. 3, June 1868, page 102
   [Era], vol. 31, no. 1592, 28 Mar. 1869, page 4
   [GWT], 23 Aug. 1867
   [NYC], 9 Nov. 1861
   [SoT], 1 June 1872
Web
   Harding, Tim.  [The World's Greatest Chess Library], page 8
   Hilbert, John S.  [New York 1891: A Day to Remember Part 2], page 10
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Obituaries], page 2
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [When Blindfold Chess Became Easy], page 7
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4886. Lightning chess]

Tournament data

New York 1869 (3)     Brooklyn Club Tournament     11  /  14
New York 1869 (6)     Brooklyn Club Tournament    
  Gilberg, C.A. - Merian, P.A.     0 - 2    
New York 1870 (2)     Brooklyn Club Tournament     6.5  /  15
New York 1870 (4)     Brooklyn Club - Cafe International Team Match     2.5  /  4
New York 1874 (1)     Brooklyn Club Handicap Tournament     0  /  11
New York 1892 (1)     Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match    
  Gilberg, C.A. - Vorrath, A.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 30 Jul. 2023