Franklin, Selim
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1858 |
115 |
2163 | (119) | 9 |
| 1859 |
124 |
2153 | (119) | 0 |
| 1860 |
129 |
2143 | (118) | 0 |
| 1861 |
140 |
2133 | (117) | 0 |
| 1862 |
136 |
2123 | (116) | 0 |
| 1863 |
139 |
2113 | (114) | 0 |
| 1864 |
143 |
2103 | (111) | 0 |
| 1865 |
153 |
2093 | (108) | 0 |
| 1866 |
177 |
2083 | (105) | 0 |
| 1867 |
175 |
2073 | (101) | 0 |
| 1868 |
177 |
2063 | (96) | 1 |
| 1869 |
177 |
2058 | (93) | 6 |
| 1870 |
203 |
2037 | (98) | 3 |
| 1871 |
211 |
2021 | (104) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Franklin, Selim |
| Born: |
| Died: |
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| Notes: |
| Kieseritzky mentions a 'Franklin' of New York in La Régence (1849, v.1, p.44). Could this have been Selim Franklin? |
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| References |
| Books |
| Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 57, 407, 537 |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 959 |
| Gillam, London, 1868/9, page 4 |
| Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 324 |
| Löwenthal and Medley, Transactions of the BCA, 1868-1869, page 9 |
| Lange and Falkbeer, Paul Morphy Sketch, page 43 |
| Periodicals |
| [BACA], vol. 1, Jan. 1858, page 5 |
| [CMNY], vol. 2, May 1858, page 159 |
| [CMNY], vol. 4, July 1860, page 222 |
| [CPC], vol. 6, Dec. 1845, page 385 |
| [CW], vol. 4, Dec. 1868, page 344 |
| [ILN], vol. 57, 6 Aug. 1870, page 155 |
| [NYC], 23 Jan. 1858 |
| [NYC], 3 Apr. 1858 |
| [NYC], 26 Dec. 1868 |
| [WP], vol. 1, July 1868, page 42 |
| [WP], vol. 1, Oct. 1868, page 77 |
| [WP], vol. 4, 1 July 1871, page 49 |
| Web |
| Donaldson, John. [History of the MI Chess Room], page 1, 9, 10 |
| Hilbert, John S. [California Chess 1858 - 1859] |
| McCrary, Robert John. [Chess in the Old West] |
| Spinrad, Jeremy. [Alta California list] |
| Spinrad, Jeremy P. [Collected results, 1836-1863] |
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Tournament data
| San Francisco 1858 (1) |
California Chess Congress - First Class |
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Franklin, S. - Sutro, C. |
3 - 0 |
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Franklin, S. - Roberts, D.S. |
4.5 - 3.5 |
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Franklin, S. - Jones, Ed. |
1 - 0 |
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| London and Bristol 1868 |
Westminster - Bristol Telegraph Match |
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Franklin, S. - Berry, W. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London 1869 (1) |
London Handicap Tournament (British Chess Association?) |
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Franklin, S. - MacDonnell, G.A. |
0 - 1 |
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MacDonnell, G.A. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Franklin, S. - Baxter, A.B. |
1 - 0 |
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Franklin, S. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Franklin, S. - Lowe, E. |
1 - 0 |
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Lowe, E. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Franklin, S. - Blackburne, J.H. |
0 - 1 |
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Blackburne, J.H. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Franklin, S. - Green, V. |
0 - 1 |
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| London 1869 (2) |
Glowworm Prize Tournament |
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Franklin, S. - MacDonnell, G.A. |
0 - 1 |
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| London 1870 (1) |
Westminster Club - City of London Club Match |
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Franklin, S. - Clarke, R. |
2 - 1 |
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| London 1871 (7) |
Westminster - City of London Club Match |
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Franklin, S. - Hoon, C.R. |
0 - 1 |
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| Player information updated: 21 Sept. 2017 |
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