Limburg, Herbert




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1897  793  1880 (107) 3
1898  761  1896 (106) 0
1899  757  1912 (105) 0
1900  747  1928 (102) 0
1901  728  1945 (99) 0
1902  722  1961 (95) 0
1903  695  1977 (90) 0
1904  708  1993 (84) 10

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Limburg, Herbert Richard  
Born: 13 Jan. 1876
Died: 15 Aug. 1932
 
Notes:
Name given as 'Limberger' in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle of 23 Feb. 1897 (p.5), 'Herbert R. Limburger' in 'The Successful American' of July 1900 (p.52), and 'H.R. Limburger' in the New York Times of 9 Nov. 1903 (p.12). Later consistently given as 'Herbert R. Limburg'.
 
References
Books
   Forster, Negele and Tischbierek, Emanuel Lasker, Vol.I, page 180
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 250
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 352
   Sánchez, José Raúl Capablanca, page 242, 279
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 206
   Urcan, Julius Finn, page 221
Periodicals
   [NYTi], vol. 53, no. 16800, 9 Nov. 1903, page 12
   [SuA], vol. 2, no. 1, July 1900, page 52
Web
   da Nóbrega, Adaucto Wanderley.  [Frank Marshall's Chess Career]

Tournament data

New York 1897 (4)     19th New York State Chess Association Meeting - General Tournament     0.5  /  3
New York 1904 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     3.5  /  11


Player information updated: 1 Sept. 2022