Edo Historical Chess Ratings



Falkbeer, Ernst





Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1850  24  2385 (71) 31
1851  26  2398 (68) 3
1852  20  2409 (67) 0
1853  19  2419 (62) 0
1854  12  2430 (52) 20
1855  12  2432 (45) 28
1856  11  2450 (46) 16
1857  15  2445 (47) 17
1858  16  2457 (44) 38
1859  18  2454 (50) 22
1860  28  2419 (59) 0
1861  39  2384 (63) 10
1862  40  2350 (73) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Falkbeer, Ernst Karl  
Born: 27 June 1819
Died: 14 Dec. 1885
 
Notes:
The Vistula website, which give the excerpt on Falkbeer from MacDonnell, gives dates 1826-1886.
 
References
Books
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 79
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 114
   Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 113
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 110
Periodicals
   [BLL], 15 Dec. 1850, page 5
Web
   Alberti, Marco A.  [Karl Ernst Falkbeer]
   MacDonnell, G.A.  [Ernest Falkbeer]
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Hamppe, C. - Falkbeer, E.K. 1850         (c)     16   -   15
Anderssen, K.E.A. - Falkbeer, E.K. 1851         (f)     2   -   1
Szen, J. - Falkbeer, E.K. 1854         (f)     10   -   10
Brien, R.B. - Falkbeer, E.K. 1855 (1)         (f)     8.5   -   6.5
Falkbeer, E.K. - Green, V. 1855         (f)     2   -   4      Falkbeer, E.K. gave odds of pawn and move
Brien, R.B. - Falkbeer, E.K. 1855 (2)         (f)     1.5   -   2.5
Falkbeer, E.K. - Zytogorski, A. 1855         (f)     2   -   1
Falkbeer, E.K. - Bird, H.E. 1857         (f)     8.5   -   8.5
Falkbeer, E.K. - Bloundell 1859 (1)         (f)     3   -   0      Falkbeer, E.K. gave odds of pawn and move
Falkbeer, E.K. - Bloundell 1859 (2)         (f)     3   -   0      Falkbeer, E.K. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Falkbeer, E.K. - Bloundell 1859 (3)         (f)     1   -   1      Falkbeer, E.K. gave odds of a knight
Falkbeer, E.K. - Green, V. 1861         (f)     7   -   3

Tournament data

London 1856 (1)     McDonnell Chess Club Tournament    
  Falkbeer, E.K. - Janssens, F.G.     4 - 0    
  Falkbeer, E.K. - Barnes, T.W.     2 - 3    
  Falkbeer, E.K. - de Szabo, E.     3.5 - 2.5    
  Falkbeer, E.K. - Barnes, T.W.     1 - 0    
Birmingham 1858 (2)     2nd British Chess Association Congress    
  Falkbeer, E.K. - Ingleby, C.M.     3.5 - 1.5    
  Falkbeer, E.K. - de Saint-Amant, P.C.F.     2 - 1    
  Falkbeer, E.K. - Brien, R.B.     3.5 - 2.5    
  Falkbeer, E.K. - Lowenthal, J.J.     3 - 5    
London 1858     Philidorian Chess Rooms Pools     8  /  16
London 1859 (1)     Purssell's Chess Rooms Handicap    
  Falkbeer, E.K. - Sonneborn     2 - 0          Falkbeer, E.K. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Falkbeer, E.K. - Bird, H.E.     2.5 - 1.5    
  Falkbeer, E.K. - Walters     2 - 1          Falkbeer, E.K. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Falkbeer, E.K. - Reeves, T.N.     4 - 3          Falkbeer, E.K. gave odds of pawn and two moves
London 1862 (3)     Handicap Tournament (5th British Chess Association?)    
  Falkbeer, E.K. - Stockil     2 - 0          Falkbeer, E.K. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Falkbeer, E.K. - Hannah, J.W.     0 - 2          Falkbeer, E.K. gave odds of the move