Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1859 |
250 |
1842 | (169) | 2 |
| 1860 |
273 |
1847 | (168) | 0 |
| 1861 |
277 |
1853 | (167) | 0 |
| 1862 |
283 |
1858 | (166) | 0 |
| 1863 |
284 |
1864 | (164) | 0 |
| 1864 |
295 |
1869 | (163) | 0 |
| 1865 |
324 |
1874 | (162) | 0 |
| 1866 |
359 |
1880 | (160) | 0 |
| 1867 |
342 |
1885 | (159) | 0 |
| 1868 |
354 |
1890 | (157) | 0 |
| 1869 |
358 |
1896 | (155) | 0 |
| 1870 |
390 |
1901 | (153) | 0 |
| 1871 |
410 |
1906 | (151) | 0 |
| 1872 |
418 |
1912 | (149) | 0 |
| 1873 |
428 |
1917 | (146) | 0 |
| 1874 |
453 |
1923 | (144) | 0 |
| 1875 |
472 |
1928 | (141) | 12 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Bennecke, Hermann |
| Born: 24 June 1832 |
| Died: 20 Apr. 1904 |
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| Notes: |
| The Chess Monthly of June 1859 (p.200) has 'Beneke', but the July issue (p.229) has 'H. Benecke'. The Spirit of the Times of 27 Sep. 1873 also has 'Benecke'. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 32 |
| Rogers, New York State Chess Association, page 28, 50 |
| Urcan, Adolf Albin in America, page 12 |
| van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 153 |
| van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. III, page 18 |
| van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. VI, page 46 |
| Periodicals |
| [CMNY], vol. 3, no. 6, June 1859, page 200 |
| [CMNY], vol. 3, no. 7, July 1859, page 229 |
| [HWT], 4 Oct. 1873 |
| [ILN], vol. 54, no. 1527, 27 Feb. 1869, page 219 |
| [NYC], 14 Mar. 1863 |
| [NYC], 13 Feb. 1869 |
| [RT], vol. 9, no. 211, 6 Feb. 1969, page 93 |
| [SoT], 27 Sep. 1873 |
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