Franklin, Selim
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1858 |
118 |
2157 | (119) | 9 |
| 1859 |
129 |
2147 | (118) | 0 |
| 1860 |
135 |
2136 | (118) | 0 |
| 1861 |
152 |
2126 | (117) | 0 |
| 1862 |
151 |
2115 | (115) | 0 |
| 1863 |
150 |
2105 | (113) | 0 |
| 1864 |
157 |
2094 | (111) | 0 |
| 1865 |
165 |
2084 | (108) | 0 |
| 1866 |
194 |
2073 | (104) | 0 |
| 1867 |
192 |
2063 | (100) | 0 |
| 1868 |
197 |
2052 | (95) | 1 |
| 1869 |
201 |
2046 | (91) | 6 |
| 1870 |
237 |
2024 | (96) | 3 |
| 1871 |
250 |
2008 | (101) | 1 |
| 1872 |
265 |
2000 | (108) | 0 |
| 1873 |
278 |
1992 | (114) | 0 |
| 1874 |
285 |
1984 | (119) | 0 |
| 1875 |
300 |
1976 | (123) | 0 |
| 1876 |
322 |
1968 | (128) | 0 |
| 1877 |
313 |
1960 | (131) | 0 |
| 1878 |
323 |
1952 | (135) | 0 |
| 1879 |
339 |
1944 | (138) | 0 |
| 1880 |
353 |
1936 | (141) | 0 |
| 1881 |
397 |
1928 | (144) | 0 |
| 1882 |
449 |
1920 | (147) | 0 |
| 1883 |
529 |
1912 | (149) | 0 |
| 1884 |
576 |
1904 | (152) | 3 |
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? The Chess Players' Quarterly Chronicle of Feb. 1869 (vol.1, p.153) lists 'J. Franklin' in the Montgredien Prize event and then mentions 'W. Franklin' in the same event, but these are errors for 'S. 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 |
| [CPQC], vol. 1, Feb. 1869, page 153 |
| [CW], vol. 4, Dec. 1868, page 344 |
| [Era], vol. 33, 2 July 1871, page 7 |
| [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. 3, 1 Feb. 1871, page 160 |
| [WP], vol. 4, 1 July 1871, page 49 |
| [WP], vol. 5, 1 June 1872, page 23 |
| 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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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
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, England and Bristol 1868 |
Westminster - Bristol Telegraph Match |
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Franklin, S. - Berry, W. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London, England 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, England 1869 (2) |
Glowworm Prize Tournament |
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Franklin, S. - MacDonnell, G.A. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1870 (1) |
Westminster Club - City of London Club Match |
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Franklin, S. - Clarke, R. |
2 - 1 |
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| London, England 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: 2 Apr. 2019 |
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