Brenzinger, F. Eugene




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1860  132  2222 (69) 12
1861  127  2243 (67) 1
1862  106  2279 (64) 0
1863  85  2314 (57) 17
1864  89  2312 (65) 0
1865  90  2309 (69) 0
1866  90  2306 (70) 0
1867  95  2303 (68) 0
1868  92  2300 (64) 0
1869  93  2297 (56) 11
1870  89  2305 (53) 20
1871  91  2306 (62) 0
1872  95  2306 (67) 0
1873  93  2307 (69) 0
1874  89  2308 (68) 0
1875  94  2309 (64) 0
1876  90  2310 (56) 22
1877  92  2300 (68) 0
1878  95  2289 (78) 0
1879  102  2279 (85) 0
1880  113  2269 (91) 0
1881  140  2259 (96) 0
1882  156  2249 (100) 0
1883  180  2239 (103) 0
1884  204  2229 (105) 0
1885  217  2219 (107) 0
1886  225  2209 (108) 0
1887  241  2199 (109) 0
1888  252  2189 (110) 0
1889  258  2179 (109) 0
1890  296  2169 (109) 0
1891  317  2159 (107) 0
1892  351  2149 (106) 2
1893  359  2140 (108) 0
1894  378  2130 (109) 0
1895  399  2121 (110) 0
1896  404  2112 (111) 0
1897  436  2102 (111) 0
1898  481  2093 (110) 1
1899  496  2088 (111) 0
1900  531  2083 (112) 0
1901  557  2078 (112) 4

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Brenzinger, Francis Eugene  
Born: 25 Mar. 1835
Died: 13 Jan. 1910
 
Notes:
Gaige gives birth between 14-01-1835 and 13-01-1836; Hilbert gives birth 'about 1836'; van Winsen, in volume VII of Mackenzie, Mason and Co. (pp.86, 165) gives his exact birth date as 25-03-2835. The New York Times of 9 Dec. 1859 (p.1) gives his name as 'Branzinger'. The Era of 15 Nov. 1863 (p.14) has 'E. Brenzinger'. The American Chess Magazine of Apr.-May 1898 (p.629) has F.E. Brenzinger playing for Staten Island. The Aug. 1897 issue (p.144) has 'the veteran, C. Brenzinger', but this must be an error for F.E. Brenzinger. Also, the Mar. 1898 issue (p.576) has 'Brenziger, Sr.', while the Nov. 1897 issue (p.349) has 'Brenzinger, Sr.'.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 52
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 173
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 88, 255
   Hilbert, Tragic Life of Leonard, page 81
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 9
   van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 104, 296
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. I, page 27
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. II, page 39
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. V, page 18, 72
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. VII, page 86, 165
Periodicals
   [ACMa], vol. 1, no. 3, Aug. 1897, page 144
   [ACMa], vol. 1, no. 6, Nov. 1897, page 349
   [ACMa], vol. 1, no. 10, Mar. 1898, page 576
   [ACMa], vol. 1, no. 11, Apr. 1898, page 629
   [BDE], vol. 33, no. 107, 4 May 1872, page 4
   [CMNY], vol. 4, no. 9, Sep. 1860, page 274
   [Era], vol. 26, no. 1312, 15 Nov. 1863, page 14
   [Era], vol. 30, no. 1540, 29 Mar. 1868, page 5
   [Era], vol. 31, no. 1592, 28 Mar. 1869, page 4
   [FNW], 27 Dec. 1866
   [GWT], 16 Aug. 1867
   [ILN], vol. 44, no. 1246, 20 Feb. 1864, page 195
   [ILN], vol. 45, no. 1285, 29 Oct. 1864, page 451
   [NYC], 23 Mar. 1861
   [NYC], 9 Nov. 1861
   [NYC], 17 May 1862
   [NYC], 16 Jan. 1864
   [NYTi], vol. 9, no. 2565, 9 Dec. 1859, page 1
Web
   Sarah.  [George Henry Mackenzie]
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [When Blindfold Chess Became Easy], page 8
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Leonard, J.A. - Brenzinger, F.E. 1860         (f)     5   -   7      Leonard, J.A. gave odds of a knight
Perrin, F. - Brenzinger, F.E. 1863         (f)     2   -   2
Mackenzie, G.H. - Brenzinger, F.E. 1863         (c)     7   -   6

Tournament data

New York 1861 (1)     3rd Free Tournament    
  Brenzinger, F.E. - Fiske, D.W.     0 - 1    
New York 1863     Paulsen Club Handicap Tournament     8  /  8
New York 1869 (3)     Brooklyn Club Tournament     13  /  14
New York 1869 (5)     4th Cafe Europa Tournament    
  Brenzinger, F.E. - Mason, Ja.     0 - 2    
  Brenzinger, F.E. - Mackenzie, G.H.     0 - 2    
  Brenzinger, F.E. - Wernich, H.     2 - 0    
New York 1869 (6)     Brooklyn Club Tournament    
  Brenzinger, F.E. - Delmar, E. (1)     1 - 1    
  Brenzinger, F.E. - Perrin, F.     1 - 1    
New York 1870 (2)     Brooklyn Club Tournament     9.5  /  13
New York 1870 (3)     Cafe International Tournament    
  Brenzinger, F.E. - Dwyer, W.     1 - 1          Brenzinger, F.E. gave odds of pawn and two moves
New York 1870 (4)     Brooklyn Club - Cafe International Team Match     2  /  5
New York 1876 (1)     Cafe International Tournament     13  /  24
New York 1892 (3)     Staten Island - Gotham Club Match    
  Brenzinger, F.E. - Arnheim, A.     0 - 1    
New York 1892 (5)     Staten Island - Gotham Club Match    
  Brenzinger, F.E. - Eccles, C.W.     1 - 0    
New York 1898 (5)     Cosmopolitan Club - Staten Island Club Match    
  Brenzinger, F.E. - Roething, O.     0 - 1    
New York 1901 (7)     Staten Island Club Championship     10  /  12

Player information updated: 13 Sept. 2023