Vorrath, August




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1880  243  2101 (69) 11
1881  243  2124 (66) 0
1882  232  2148 (60) 0
1883  236  2172 (50) 16
1884  226  2186 (45) 10
1885  204  2216 (38) 40
1886  195  2222 (44) 16
1887  216  2211 (50) 6
1888  226  2196 (53) 5
1889  220  2204 (57) 0
1890  228  2213 (55) 0
1891  230  2221 (48) 23
1892  253  2211 (56) 4
1893  249  2213 (64) 0
1894  249  2215 (67) 1
1895  232  2230 (70) 5
1896  234  2226 (78) 1
1897  252  2210 (87) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Vorrath, August  
Born: 9 Feb. 1838
Died: 1 Jan. 1899
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 451
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 154
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 88, 98
   Rogers, New York State Chess Association, page 52
   Urcan, Adolf Albin in America, page 12
   Walker, New Jersey Chess Association, page 8
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Orchard, I.E. - Vorrath, A. 1885         (c)     3   -   0

Tournament data

New York 1880 (2)     5th American Chess Congress - Minor Tourney     4  /  11
New York 1883     5th Manhattan Chess Club Championship     6.5  /  16
New York 1884     Manhattan Club Championship     2  /  10
New York 1885 (1)     Manhattan Club Handicap Tournament     6.5  /  21      received odds from first class
New York 1885 (2)     New York Club Championship     8  /  12
New York 1885 (3)     Manhattan Club - New York Club Match    
  Vorrath, A. - Baird, D.G.     1 - 0    
New York 1885 (4)     Manhattan Club - New York Club Match    
  Vorrath, A. - Baird, D.G.     0 - 1    
New York 1885 (5)     8th Manhattan Chess Club Championship     6  /  12
New York 1886 (2)     New York Chess Club Tournament     10  /  16
New York 1887 (1)     10th New York State Championship    
  Vorrath, A. - Delmar, E. (1)     0 - 1    
  Vorrath, A. - Yeaton, F.H.     1 - 0    
  Vorrath, A. - Huntington, W.S.     1 - 0    
  Vorrath, A. - Shipley, W.P.     0 - 1    
New York 1887 (2)     Manhattan Club - New York Club Match    
  Vorrath, A. - Turner, J.S.     1 - 1    
Rutherford 1888     3rd New Jersey State Tournament    
  Vorrath, A. - Stokes, E.C.     1 - 0    
  Vorrath, A. - Kempa-Pieczonka, A.     1 - 0    
  Vorrath, A. - Doyle, P.J.     0 - 1    
  Vorrath, A. - Keyes, R.B.     0 - 1    
New York 1888 (3)     Manhattan Club - Columbia Club Match (Round 2)    
  Vorrath, A. - Koehler, B.     0 - 1    
New York 1891 (2)     Manhattan Club Championship     13  /  28
New York 1891 (3)     New Jersey - Manhattan Club Match    
  Vorrath, A. - Mintz, F.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1892 (1)     Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match    
  Vorrath, A. - Gilberg, C.A.     1 - 0    
New York 1892 (2)     Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match    
  Vorrath, A. - Russell, G.     0.5 - 0.5    
Newark 1892     New Jersey - Manhattan Club Match    
  Vorrath, A. - Mintz, F.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia or New York (?) 1892     Junior Club - New York City Club Match    
  Vorrath, A. - Smyth, C.     0 - 1    
New York 1894 (4)     Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match    
  Vorrath, A. - Tatum, J.C.     0 - 1    
New York 1895 (2)     Brooklyn - Manhattan Club Match    
  Vorrath, A. - Tatum, J.C.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (7)     Manhattan - New York City Club Match    
  Vorrath, A. - Huntington, W.S.     0 - 1    
New York 1895 (11)     Manhattan - Newark Club Match    
  Vorrath, A. - Lissner, J.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (14)     Manhattan - Metropolitan Club Match    
  Vorrath, A. - Kempa-Pieczonka, A.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia and New York 1895     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Telegraphic Match    
  Vorrath, A. - Morgan, M.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1896 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Vorrath, A. - White, E.A.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia and New York 1897     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Telegraphic Match    
  Vorrath, A. - Maguire, E.S.     0.5 - 0.5    

Player information updated: 4 Mar. 2020