Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1859 |
254 |
1854 | (167) | 2 |
| 1860 |
277 |
1860 | (166) | 0 |
| 1861 |
283 |
1865 | (165) | 0 |
| 1862 |
309 |
1871 | (164) | 0 |
| 1863 |
308 |
1876 | (162) | 0 |
| 1864 |
317 |
1882 | (161) | 0 |
| 1865 |
354 |
1888 | (160) | 0 |
| 1866 |
380 |
1893 | (158) | 0 |
| 1867 |
368 |
1899 | (157) | 0 |
| 1868 |
378 |
1905 | (155) | 0 |
| 1869 |
378 |
1910 | (153) | 0 |
| 1870 |
407 |
1916 | (151) | 0 |
| 1871 |
430 |
1921 | (149) | 0 |
| 1872 |
437 |
1927 | (147) | 0 |
| 1873 |
449 |
1933 | (144) | 0 |
| 1874 |
461 |
1938 | (141) | 0 |
| 1875 |
480 |
1944 | (138) | 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'. Sissa of Mar. 1869 (p.92) has 'Rennecke'. |
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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 |
| [Sis], vol. 3, no. 3, Mar. 1869, page 92 |
| [SoT], 27 Sep. 1873 |
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