Brenzinger, F. Eugene




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1860  132  2225 (69) 12
1861  127  2247 (67) 1
1862  105  2283 (64) 0
1863  85  2318 (57) 17
1864  89  2316 (65) 0
1865  90  2313 (69) 0
1866  90  2310 (70) 0
1867  94  2307 (68) 0
1868  90  2304 (64) 0
1869  92  2301 (56) 11
1870  87  2309 (53) 20
1871  88  2310 (62) 0
1872  94  2311 (67) 0
1873  91  2312 (69) 0
1874  88  2313 (68) 0
1875  94  2313 (63) 0
1876  89  2314 (56) 22
1877  92  2304 (68) 0
1878  95  2294 (77) 0
1879  102  2284 (85) 0
1880  113  2274 (91) 0
1881  139  2263 (96) 0
1882  154  2253 (100) 0
1883  177  2243 (103) 0
1884  201  2233 (105) 0
1885  216  2223 (107) 0
1886  225  2213 (108) 0
1887  243  2203 (109) 0
1888  255  2192 (110) 0
1889  258  2182 (109) 0
1890  296  2172 (109) 0
1891  315  2162 (107) 0
1892  350  2152 (106) 2
1893  357  2143 (108) 0
1894  379  2133 (109) 0
1895  398  2124 (110) 0
1896  406  2114 (111) 0
1897  435  2105 (111) 0
1898  481  2096 (110) 1
1899  497  2091 (111) 0
1900  531  2086 (112) 0
1901  558  2081 (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