Litzenberger, William
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1894 |
835 |
1896 | (89) | 1 |
| 1895 |
815 |
1912 | (81) | 8 |
| 1896 |
819 |
1903 | (82) | 3 |
| 1897 |
824 |
1902 | (86) | 0 |
| 1898 |
830 |
1902 | (90) | 1 |
| 1899 |
851 |
1905 | (94) | 0 |
| 1900 |
873 |
1908 | (97) | 0 |
| 1901 |
864 |
1911 | (99) | 4 |
| 1902 |
880 |
1904 | (106) | 0 |
| 1903 |
891 |
1897 | (113) | 0 |
| 1904 |
925 |
1890 | (119) | 0 |
| 1905 |
978 |
1883 | (125) | 0 |
| 1906 |
966 |
1876 | (130) | 0 |
| 1907 |
996 |
1869 | (135) | 0 |
| 1908 |
1002 |
1863 | (140) | 0 |
| 1909 |
1103 |
1856 | (144) | 0 |
| 1910 |
1097 |
1849 | (148) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Litzenberger, William John |
| Born: 1 May 1873 |
| Died: 3 Sep. 1947 |
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| Notes: |
| The New York Daily Tribune of 4 Aug. 1895 has 'William Litzenberger' twice and 'W. Leitzenberzen' once. Hilbert and Lahde have 'William J. Litzenberger'; the American Chess Magazine of Apr.-May 1898 (p.629) has 'William L. Litzenberger'; Hilbert's biography of Napier (p.9) has 'L. Litzenberger, of Staten Island'; the New York Sun of 22 Jan. 1895 has 'L.W. Litzenberger'; the Brooklyn Standard Union of 23 Feb. 1895 (p.7) has 'E. Litzenberger'. I am guessing that these are all the same person. Michael Kühl tells me that most newspaper reports have either 'W. Litzenberger' or 'W.J. Litzenberger', for example the Brooklyn Eagle of 21 Dec. 1910 (p15), and he suggests that this is the William John Litzenberger of Staten Island at the Find a Grave website. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 129, 538 |
| Hilbert, Napier, page 9 |
| Periodicals |
| [BDE], vol. 71, no. 352, 21 Dec. 1910, page 15 |
| [BSU], 23 Feb. 1895, page 7 |
| [NYS], 22 Jan. 1895 |
| [NYTr], 4 Aug. 1895 |
| Web |
| [William John Litzenberger] |
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Tournament data
| New York 1894 (7) |
Brooklyn YMCA - Staten Island Club Match |
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Litzenberger, W.J. - Taber, C.S. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1895 (3) |
Metropolitan Club - Staten Island Club Match |
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Litzenberger, W.J. - Kempa-Pieczonka, A. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1895 (4) |
Manhattan - Staten Island Club Match |
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Litzenberger, W.J. - Davidson, H. (1) |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1895 (8) |
Brooklyn - Staten Island Club Match |
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Litzenberger, W.J. - de Visser, W.M. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1895 (9) |
New York State Chess Association General Tournament |
1 | / | 3 |
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| New York 1895 (12) |
New York City - Staten Island Club Match |
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Litzenberger, W.J. - Devide, C. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1895 (16) |
Brooklyn YMCA - Staten Island Club Match |
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Litzenberger, W.J. - Taber, C.S. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1896 (1) |
18th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - General Tournament |
0.5 | / | 3 |
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| New York 1898 (5) |
Cosmopolitan Club - Staten Island Club Match |
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Litzenberger, W.J. - Gunzberg, L. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1901 (7) |
Staten Island Club Championship |
9 | / | 12 |
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| New York 1910 (7) |
Dyker Heights - Staten Island Match |
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Litzenberger, W.J. - Spillane, R. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Player information updated: 20 Sept. 2025 |
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