Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1859 |
250 |
1841 | (169) | 2 |
| 1860 |
273 |
1846 | (168) | 0 |
| 1861 |
278 |
1852 | (167) | 0 |
| 1862 |
283 |
1857 | (166) | 0 |
| 1863 |
283 |
1862 | (164) | 0 |
| 1864 |
295 |
1868 | (163) | 0 |
| 1865 |
324 |
1873 | (162) | 0 |
| 1866 |
360 |
1879 | (160) | 0 |
| 1867 |
342 |
1884 | (159) | 0 |
| 1868 |
355 |
1889 | (157) | 0 |
| 1869 |
359 |
1895 | (155) | 0 |
| 1870 |
392 |
1900 | (153) | 0 |
| 1871 |
412 |
1905 | (151) | 0 |
| 1872 |
419 |
1911 | (149) | 0 |
| 1873 |
429 |
1916 | (146) | 0 |
| 1874 |
454 |
1921 | (144) | 0 |
| 1875 |
474 |
1927 | (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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