Uedemann, Louis




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1878  234  2123 (116) 8
1879  217  2134 (115) 0
1880  231  2145 (113) 0
1881  247  2157 (111) 0
1882  244  2168 (109) 0
1883  247  2179 (106) 0
1884  243  2190 (102) 0
1885  236  2201 (98) 0
1886  222  2213 (92) 0
1887  222  2224 (86) 0
1888  216  2235 (78) 0
1889  200  2246 (69) 0
1890  201  2257 (56) 20
1891  168  2281 (55) 6
1892  135  2314 (57) 0
1893  101  2348 (53) 17
1894  94  2356 (60) 0
1895  93  2365 (62) 0
1896  82  2374 (60) 6
1897  77  2370 (60) 0
1898  80  2366 (54) 11
1899  96  2353 (53) 7
1900  76  2381 (54) 6
1901  64  2392 (54) 0
1902  58  2402 (49) 18
1903  61  2403 (43) 20
1904  78  2382 (39) 25
1905  116  2347 (39) 30
1906  114  2348 (41) 15
1907  111  2350 (42) 16
1908  91  2370 (42) 27
1909  98  2370 (45) 15
1910  103  2363 (48) 26

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Uedemann, Louis  
Born: 10 Jan. 1854
Died: 22 Nov. 1912
 
Notes:
The Dubuque Chess Journal of Dec. 1875 (p.567) has 'L.H. Uedemann'. Hilbert, in his biography of Kemeny, gives Uedemann's year of death as 1913 on p.291, but then gives his date of death as 22-11-1912 on p.299, which agrees with the date given by Gaige. The Brooklyn Standard Union of 22 Feb. 1896 (p.7) has 'L. Nedemann'.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 319
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 421, 971
   Forster, Negele and Tischbierek, Emanuel Lasker, Vol.I, page 147
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 435
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 231
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 291, 298
   Hilbert, Napier, page 319
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 285
   Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 85
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 366
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 435
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 280
   Urcan, Adolf Albin in America, page 22
Periodicals
   [BSU], vol. 32, no. 200, 22 Feb. 1896, page 7
   [DCJ], vol. 8, no. 69, Dec. 1875, page 566, 567
Web
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Schottlander, A. - Uedemann, L. 1893         (c)     4.5   -   4.5
Uedemann, L. - Johnston, S.P. 1893         (f)     3   -   5      Uedemann, L. gave odds of pawn and move
Uedemann, L. - Johnston, S.P. 1898         (f)     3   -   3
Johnston, S.P. - Uedemann, L. 1899         (f)     5   -   1
Uedemann, L. - Chajes, O. 1908         (f)     6.5   -   5.5
Chajes, O. - Uedemann, L. 1910         (f)     5   -   1

Tournament data

Chicago 1878     Chicago Chess Association Challenge Cup     3  /  8
Saint Louis 1890     3rd United States Chess Association Congress     0.5  /  7
Chicago 1890     Chicago Tournament     10.5  /  13
Lexington 1891     4th United States Chess Association Congress     2.5  /  6
Chicago 1896     Chicago Club Quadrangular Championship     5  /  6
Chicago 1898     Illinois Chess Association Tournament    
  Uedemann, L. - Sonnenschein, M.     1 - 0    
  Uedemann, L. - l'Hommede, G.A.     1 - 0    
  Uedemann, L. - Pardee, H.T.     1 - 0    
  Uedemann, L. - Phillips, C.W.     0 - 1    
Boston, Massachusetts and Chicago 1898     Boston - Chicago Telegraphic Match    
  Uedemann, L. - Barry, J.F.     0.5 - 0.5    
Boston, Massachusetts and Chicago 1899     Boston - Chicago Telegraphic Match    
  Uedemann, L. - Walcott, G.H.     0 - 1    
New York and Chicago 1900     Brooklyn Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match    
  Uedemann, L. - Helms, H.     0.5 - 0.5    
Excelsior 1900 (1)     1st Western Chess Association Tournament (1st USA Open)     5  /  5
Excelsior 1902     3rd Western Chess Association Tournament (3rd USA Open)     16.5  /  18
Chicago 1903 (2)     4th Western Chess Association Tournament     14.5  /  17
  Uedemann, L. - Judd, Max     0 - 2    
  Uedemann, L. - Johnston, S.P.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia and Chicago 1904     Franklin Chess Club - Chicago Chess and Checkers Club Telegraph Match    
  Uedemann, L. - Bampton, S.W.     1 - 0    
Saint Louis 1904 (1)     7th American Chess Congress - Minor Tournament     9.5  /  13
Saint Louis 1904 (2)     7th American Chess Congress - Major Tournament     7  /  11
New York and Chicago 1905 (1)     Manhattan Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match    
  Uedemann, L. - Davidson, H. (1)     0.5 - 0.5    
Chicago 1905 (2)     Chicago Club Championship     14.5  /  19
New York and Chicago 1905 (2)     Brooklyn Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match    
  Uedemann, L. - Napier, W.E.     0 - 1    
Excelsior 1905     6th Western Chess Association Tournament (6th USA Open)     12.5  /  17
Chicago 1906 (1)     7th Western Chess Association Tournament - Section 1     6.5  /  8
Chicago 1906 (3)     7th Western Chess Association Tournament - Final     3  /  7
Excelsior 1907     8th Western Chess Association Tournament (8th USA Open)     11  /  16
Excelsior 1908 (2)     9th Western Chess Association Tournament - Preliminary Section B     5  /  5
Excelsior 1908 (4)     9th Western Chess Association Tournament - Final     5  /  10
Excelsior 1909     10th Western Chess Association Tournament     11.5  /  15
Chicago 1910     11th Western Chess Association Tournament     15  /  20


Player information updated: 31 Jan. 2025