Perrin, Frederic
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1852 |
72 |
2280 | (68) | 36 |
| 1853 |
75 |
2286 | (57) | 15 |
| 1854 |
62 |
2319 | (52) | 10 |
| 1855 |
65 |
2312 | (49) | 15 |
| 1856 |
68 |
2308 | (45) | 20 |
| 1857 |
76 |
2299 | (38) | 81 |
| 1858 |
77 |
2309 | (43) | 13 |
| 1859 |
83 |
2304 | (38) | 46 |
| 1860 |
98 |
2279 | (38) | 62 |
| 1861 |
116 |
2256 | (47) | 12 |
| 1862 |
122 |
2253 | (53) | 2 |
| 1863 |
110 |
2264 | (55) | 4 |
| 1864 |
113 |
2269 | (55) | 11 |
| 1865 |
132 |
2241 | (59) | 0 |
| 1866 |
151 |
2214 | (59) | 4 |
| 1867 |
144 |
2221 | (58) | 2 |
| 1868 |
138 |
2237 | (54) | 6 |
| 1869 |
133 |
2242 | (48) | 15 |
| 1870 |
149 |
2222 | (44) | 33 |
| 1871 |
157 |
2218 | (47) | 11 |
| 1872 |
165 |
2214 | (48) | 7 |
| 1873 |
139 |
2237 | (44) | 31 |
| 1874 |
137 |
2232 | (43) | 35 |
| 1875 |
134 |
2252 | (50) | 13 |
| 1876 |
130 |
2251 | (62) | 0 |
| 1877 |
120 |
2249 | (70) | 0 |
| 1878 |
127 |
2248 | (76) | 0 |
| 1879 |
130 |
2247 | (79) | 0 |
| 1880 |
142 |
2246 | (81) | 0 |
| 1881 |
153 |
2245 | (81) | 0 |
| 1882 |
161 |
2243 | (80) | 6 |
| 1883 |
198 |
2225 | (89) | 0 |
| 1884 |
235 |
2206 | (96) | 0 |
| 1885 |
253 |
2187 | (102) | 0 |
| 1886 |
280 |
2168 | (108) | 0 |
| 1887 |
313 |
2150 | (112) | 2 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Perrin, Frederic |
| Also known as: Frederick Perrin |
| Born: 5 Dec. 1815 |
| Died: 27 Jan. 1889 |
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| Notes: |
| Sarah's Morphy website says born 1816. Gaige gives birth date 5-12-1815. Hilbert gives birth date 1-12-1815. Reichhelm says born 1806. The Era of 28 Mar. 1869 (p.4) has 'Fredk. H. Perrin'. |
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| References |
| Books |
| American Chess Association, Constitution of the American Chess Association, page 2 |
| Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 67, 391, 411, 413 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 325 |
| Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 98, 117 |
| Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 110 |
| Hilbert, Tragic Life of Leonard, page 7 |
| Hillyer, Thomas Frère, page 117 |
| Hindle, Mystery of Edward Pindar, page 70 |
| Lange and Falkbeer, Paul Morphy Sketch, page 51 |
| Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 7 |
| van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 107, 300 |
| Periodicals |
| [Alb], 13 Nov. 1852 |
| [BDE], vol. 18, no. 59, 11 Mar. 1859, page 2 |
| [CMNY], vol. 2, no. 12, Dec. 1858, page 369 |
| [CMNY], vol. 4, no. 3, Mar. 1860, page 96 |
| [CMNY], vol. 4, no. 4, Apr. 1860, page 126 |
| [DCJ], vol. 8, no. 63, May 1875, page 254 |
| [Era], vol. 31, no. 1592, 28 Mar. 1869, page 4 |
| [FLIN], 5 Jan. 1856 |
| [FLIN], 23 Feb. 1856 |
| [FLIN], 9 May 1857 |
| [ILN], vol. 21, no. 583, 2 Oct. 1852, page 283 |
| [ILN], vol. 30, no. 855, 25 Apr. 1857, page 393 |
| [ILN], vol. 30, no. 863, 13 June 1857, page 585 |
| [ILN], vol. 31, no. 888, 21 Nov. 1857, page 518 |
| [MCR], vol. 2, no. 13, Jan. 1875, page 33 |
| Web |
| Kingston, Taylor and Russell, Hanon. [The Eighth Annual ChessCafe Holiday Quiz], page 7 |
| Sarah. [American Chess Congress Players] |
| Sarah. [Löwenthal's visit to America] |
| Sarah. [Paul Morphy's Contenders] |
| Sarah. [William James Appleton Fuller] |
| Spinrad, Jeremy P. [Obituaries], page 8 |
| Winter, Edward. [CN 4705. Last words] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| de Saint-Amant, P.C.F. - Perrin, F. 1852 |
(s) |
1 | - | 1 |
de Saint-Amant, P.C.F. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Perrin, F. - Cook, E.B. 1852 |
(c) |
19.5 | - | 14.5 |
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| Marache, N. - Perrin, F. 1853 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 4.5 |
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| Perrin, F. - Loyd, T. 1855 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 2.5 |
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| Perrin, F. - Elkin, L. 1856 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Perrin, F. - Loyd, T. 1857 |
(f) |
5 | - | 3 |
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| Montgomery, W.W. - Perrin, F. 1857 (1) |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 4.5 |
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| Montgomery, W.W. - Perrin, F. 1857 (2) |
(f) |
4.5 | - | 3.5 |
|
| Perrin, F. - Paulsen, Ms. A. 1857 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Morphy, P.C. - Perrin, F. 1857 (1) |
(c) |
2 | - | 1 |
|
| Morphy, P.C. - Perrin, F. 1857 (2) |
(c) |
8 | - | 2 |
Morphy, P.C. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Morphy, P.C. - Perrin, F. 1857 (3) |
(c) |
18.5 | - | 10.5 |
Morphy, P.C. gave odds of a knight |
| Perrin, F. - Raphael, B.I. 1858 |
(f) |
7 | - | 2 |
|
| Perrin, F. - Hammond, G. 1858 |
(c) |
2 | - | 2 |
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| Loyd, T. - Perrin, F. 1859 |
(f) |
6.5 | - | 3.5 |
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| Morphy, P.C. - Perrin, F. 1859 (1) |
(c) |
3 | - | 1 |
Morphy, P.C. gave odds of a knight |
| Morphy, P.C. - Perrin, F. 1859 (2) |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 0.5 |
Morphy, P.C. gave odds of a knight |
| Perrin, F. - Marache, N. 1859 |
(f) |
6 | - | 3 |
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| Montgomery, H.P. - Perrin, F. 1859 (1) |
(f) |
4.5 | - | 1.5 |
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| Montgomery, H.P. - Perrin, F. 1859 (2) |
(c) |
0 | - | 2 |
|
| Morphy, P.C. - Perrin, F. 1859 (3) |
(c) |
0.5 | - | 1.5 |
Morphy, P.C. gave odds of a knight |
| Schulten, J.W. - Perrin, F. 1860 |
(c) |
12.5 | - | 11.5 |
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| Perrin, F. - Horner, W. 1860 |
(f) |
9.5 | - | 5.5 |
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| Morphy, P.C. - Perrin, F. 1860 |
(c) |
3 | - | 0 |
Morphy, P.C. gave odds of a knight |
| Brown, T.M. - Perrin, F. 1860 |
(c) |
8 | - | 2 |
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| Leonard, J.A. - Perrin, F. 1861 (1) |
(c) |
2 | - | 1 |
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| Leonard, J.A. - Perrin, F. 1861 (2) |
(f) |
4.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Leonard, J.A. - Perrin, F. 1862 |
(c) |
2 | - | 0 |
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| Perrin, F. - Brenzinger, F.E. 1863 |
(f) |
2 | - | 2 |
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| Reichhelm, G.C. - Perrin, F. 1864 |
(c) |
6 | - | 3 |
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| Perrin, F. - Whiteman, J.G. 1864 |
(c) |
1 | - | 1 |
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| Brown, T.M. - Perrin, F. 1866 |
(c) |
4 | - | 0 |
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| Perrin, F. - Thompson, J. (1) 1870 |
(c) |
2 | - | 2 |
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| Mackenzie, G.H. - Perrin, F. 1870 (1) |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Mackenzie, G.H. - Perrin, F. 1870 (2) |
(f) |
4 | - | 0 |
Mackenzie, G.H. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Delmar, E. (1) - Perrin, F. 1871 |
(f) |
8 | - | 3 |
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| Pindar, E.D. - Perrin, F. 1872 |
(f) |
5 | - | 2 |
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| Delmar, E. (1) - Perrin, F. 1873 |
(f) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Barnett, J.P. - Perrin, F. 1873 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 1.5 |
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| Barnes, A.P. - Perrin, F. 1874 |
(f) |
8 | - | 6 |
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| Bird, H.E. - Perrin, F. 1875 |
(c) |
3 | - | 0 |
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| Delmar, E. (1) - Perrin, F. 1882 |
(c) |
3 | - | 3 |
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Tournament data
| New York 1853 |
New York Chess Club Tournament |
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Perrin, F. - Stanley, C.H. |
0 - 5 |
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| New York 1854 |
New York Chess Club Tournament |
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Perrin, F. - Marache, N. |
3 - 1 |
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Perrin, F. - Thompson, J. (1) |
3.5 - 1.5 |
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Perrin, F. - Loyd, T. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1855 |
New York Chess Club Championship |
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Perrin, F. - Hazeltine, M.J. |
3 - 1 |
| | |
Perrin, F. gave odds of a knight |
|
Perrin, F. - Thompson, J. (1) |
0 - 3 |
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| New York 1856 |
New York Chess Club Tournament |
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Perrin, F. - Fuller, W.J.A. |
3 - 0 |
| | | |
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Perrin, F. - Loyd, T. |
4 - 2 |
| | | |
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Perrin, F. - Marache, N. |
4.5 - 5.5 |
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| New York 1857 (1) |
New York Chess Club Tournament |
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Perrin, F. - Thompson, J. (1) |
1 - 0 |
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Perrin, F. - Fiske, D.W. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1857 (4) |
1st American Chess Congress |
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Perrin, F. - Knott, H.J.B. |
4 - 3 |
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Perrin, F. - Lichtenhein, T. |
0 - 3 |
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| New York 1859 (2) |
Brooklyn Club Tournament |
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Perrin, F. - Philip, J. |
1 - 0 |
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Perrin, F. - Horner, W. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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Perrin, F. - Rice, B.C. |
1.5 - 1.5 |
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| New York 1859 (3) |
New York Chess Club Tournament |
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Perrin, F. - Thompson, J. (1) |
2 - 0 |
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| New York 1860 (2) |
New York Chess Club Handicap Tournament |
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Perrin, F. - Schultz, C.H. |
2.5 - 1.5 |
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Perrin, F. - Bernier, F. |
1 - 2 |
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Perrin, F. gave odds of a knight |
| New York 1860 (4) |
New York - Brooklyn Club Match |
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Perrin, F. - Lichtenhein, T. |
1 - 2 |
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| New York 1861 (1) |
3rd Free Tournament |
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Perrin, F. - Marache, N. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1861 (2) |
New York Chess Club Grand Tournament |
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Perrin, F. - Barnett, J.P. |
1 - 2 |
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| New York 1867 |
New York Club Tournament |
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Perrin, F. - Mackenzie, G.H. |
0 - 2 |
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| New York 1868 |
New York Club Tournament |
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Perrin, F. - Mackenzie, G.H. |
0 - 2 |
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Perrin, F. - Stanley, C.H. |
0 - 2 |
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Perrin, F. - Barnett, J.P. |
2 - 0 |
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Perrin, F. - Ballantine, G.D. |
2 - 0 |
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| New York 1869 (2) |
2nd Cafe Europa Tournament |
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Perrin, F. - Barnett, J.P. |
1 - 1 |
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| New York 1869 (5) |
4th Cafe Europa Tournament |
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Perrin, F. - Mason, Ja. |
0 - 2 |
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Perrin, F. - Delmar, E. (1) |
2 - 2 |
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Perrin, F. - Stanley, C.H. |
0 - 2 |
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Perrin, F. - Mackenzie, G.H. |
1 - 0 |
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Mackenzie, G.H. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Perrin, F. - Mackenzie, G.H. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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| New York 1869 (6) |
Brooklyn Club Tournament |
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Perrin, F. - Brenzinger, F.E. |
1 - 1 |
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| New York 1870 (2) |
Brooklyn Club Tournament |
12 | / | 16 |
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| New York 1870 (3) |
Cafe International Tournament |
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Perrin, F. - von Frankenberg, P. |
1 - 1 |
| | |
Perrin, F. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Perrin, F. - von Frankenberg, P. |
0 - 1 |
| | |
Perrin, F. gave odds of pawn and move |
| New York 1870 (4) |
Brooklyn Club - Cafe International Team Match |
0 | / | 5 |
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| New York 1873 |
Brooklyn Club Tournament |
18 | / | 23 |
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| New York 1874 (1) |
Brooklyn Club Handicap Tournament |
16 | / | 27 |
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| Chicago 1874 |
3rd American Chess Congress |
2 | / | 12 |
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| New York 1875 (1) |
Cafe International Tournament |
39 | / | 48 |
odds player in the draw class |
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| New York 1875 (3) |
Brooklyn Club Tournament |
15 | / | 19 |
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| New York 1887 (3) |
Brooklyn - Manhattan Club Match |
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Perrin, F. - Storck, F.W. |
0 - 2 |
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| Player information updated: 11 Jan. 2026 |
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