Schiffers, E.S. – Amelung, F.L. 1877




Results
 
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games 
Schiffers, Emanuel    2494 (55) 8/12 
Amelung, Friedrich    2392 (65) 4/12 
 
Status: formal

Event table notes

Event data
Place: Saint Petersburg
Start date: Nov. 1877
End date: Nov. 1877
 
Notes:
Feenstra Kuiper and Di Felice give +6-2 for Schiffers, as does Amelung himself in the Baltische Schachblätter. The Nov./Dec. 1877 issue of Shakhmatniy Listok (sent to me by Geert Van der Wulp) gives the results as +6-2=4 for Schiffers.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 68
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 131
Periodicals
   [BSB], no. 1, 1889, page 26
   [SLk], Nov. 1877, page 321

Match information updated: 24 Feb. 2026