Mantin, Martin




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1853  120  2066 (86) 5
1854  124  2054 (82) 0
1855  141  2041 (77) 5
1856  156  2038 (75) 0
1857  164  2036 (70) 17
1858  182  2025 (77) 0
1859  204  2014 (82) 0
1860  221  2004 (85) 8

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Mantin, Martin  
Born: 1788
Died: Apr. 1862
 
Notes:
Died at age 73 in Apr. 1862, so born either in 1788 or 1789. The Spirit of the Times of 16 Apr. 1859 has 'Madden' as actuary of the New York Club, but it is clear from other sources that it was Martin Mantin.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 228
   Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 79, 92, 409, 415
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. IV, page 88
Periodicals
   [CMNY], vol. 3, no. 5, May 1859, page 165
   [CMNY], vol. 4, no. 5, May 1860, page 159
   [Era], vol. 21, no. 1077, 15 May 1859, page 14
   [Era], vol. 22, no. 1127, 29 Apr. 1860, page 5
   [FLIN], 8 Mar. 1856
   [NYC], 30 Apr. 1859
   [NYC], 17 May 1862
   [NYC], 24 May 1862
   [NYSP], 9 Apr. 1859
   [NYTr], 8 Oct. 1857
   [SoT], 16 Apr. 1859

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

Morphy, P.C. - Mantin, M. 1857 (1)         (c)     1.5   -   0.5      Morphy, P.C. gave odds of a knight
Morphy, P.C. - Mantin, M. 1857 (2)         (c)     1   -   0      Morphy, P.C. gave odds of a rook

Tournament data

New York 1853     New York Chess Club Tournament    
  Mantin, M. - Gallatin, A.R.     3 - 1    
  Mantin, M. - Thompson, J. (1)     0 - 1    
New York 1855     New York Chess Club Championship    
  Mantin, M. - Miller, W.C.     2 - 3          Mantin, M. gave odds of pawn and two moves
New York 1857 (3)     1st American Chess Congress Minor Tournament    
  Mantin, M. - Mohle, A.     3 - 2    
  Mantin, M. - Dunning, J.S.     3 - 0    
  Mantin, M. - Solomons, M.     0 - 3    
  Mantin, M. - Seebach, W.     0 - 3    
New York 1860 (2)     New York Chess Club Handicap Tournament    
  Mantin, M. - Bluxome     2 - 1    
  Mantin, M. - Loyd, S.     2 - 1          Loyd, S. gave odds of a knight
  Mantin, M. - Bernier, F.     0 - 2    


Player information updated: 23 Aug. 2019