Reichhelm, Gustavus




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1860  59  2371 (61) 17
1861  53  2395 (56) 7
1862  41  2429 (54) 13
1863  24  2460 (54) 0
1864  20  2490 (46) 50
1865  13  2511 (47) 52
1866  25  2466 (50) 16
1867  26  2454 (54) 9
1868  23  2474 (59) 13
1869  20  2484 (66) 0
1870  19  2494 (69) 0
1871  17  2504 (69) 0
1872  17  2513 (66) 0
1873  14  2523 (60) 8
1874  13  2528 (55) 12
1875  15  2513 (57) 6
1876  15  2508 (63) 2
1877  15  2503 (68) 3
1878  16  2496 (73) 0
1879  18  2489 (76) 0
1880  21  2482 (77) 1
1881  25  2480 (79) 0
1882  28  2477 (79) 0
1883  35  2475 (77) 2
1884  34  2476 (78) 0
1885  32  2476 (76) 0
1886  32  2477 (73) 0
1887  30  2478 (68) 9
1888  42  2452 (74) 0
1889  50  2426 (79) 0
1890  71  2400 (82) 0
1891  83  2374 (83) 0
1892  102  2348 (83) 2
1893  106  2334 (84) 0
1894  126  2320 (83) 0
1895  141  2306 (81) 1
1896  149  2299 (80) 1
1897  145  2293 (79) 2
1898  184  2269 (80) 0
1899  227  2245 (80) 1
1900  246  2231 (81) 1
1901  280  2213 (82) 1
1902  307  2204 (84) 0
1903  323  2196 (85) 1
1904  374  2175 (87) 2
1905  424  2158 (93) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Reichhelm, Gustavus Charles  
   Also known as: Garibaldi
Born: 6 Nov. 1839
Died: 30 Nov. 1905
 
References
Books
   Forster, Negele and Tischbierek, Emanuel Lasker, Vol.I, page 157
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 350
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 120
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 77
   Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 323
   Hilbert, Tragic Life of Leonard, page 116
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 273, 402
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 61
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia
   van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 33, 67, 371
   Winter, Kings, Commoners and Knaves, page 56
Web
   Hilbert, John S.  [A Tale of One City]
   Kingston, Taylor and Russell, Hanon.  [The Eighth Annual ChessCafe Holiday Quiz], page 6
   Sarah.  [The Franklin Chess Club]
   Sarah.  [George Henry Mackenzie]

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

Montgomery, H.P. - Reichhelm, G.C. 1860         (c)     1.5   -   5.5      Montgomery, H.P. gave odds of a knight
Reichhelm, G.C. - Lichtenhein, T. 1861         (c)     2   -   1
Leonard, J.A. - Reichhelm, G.C. 1861         (c)     4   -   0
Reichhelm, G.C. - Elson, J. 1862         (f)     8   -   5
Mackenzie, G.H. - Reichhelm, G.C. 1864         (c)     1   -   1
Reichhelm, G.C. - Montgomery, H.C. 1864 (1)         (f)     7   -   1      Reichhelm, G.C. gave odds of a knight
Reichhelm, G.C. - Perrin, F. 1864         (c)     6   -   3
Reichhelm, G.C. - Montgomery, H.C. 1864 (2)         (f)     3.5   -   5.5      Reichhelm, G.C. gave odds of a rook
Reichhelm, G.C. - Montgomery, H.P. 1864         (f)     8   -   4
Reichhelm, G.C. - Chilton, H.J. 1865         (f)     8.5   -   2.5      Reichhelm, G.C. gave odds of a knight
Reichhelm, G.C. - Mackenzie, G.H. 1865         (c)     4.5   -   1.5
Reichhelm, G.C. - Sayen, W.H. 1865         (f)     4   -   0      Reichhelm, G.C. gave odds of a knight
Reichhelm, G.C. - Knox, G.C. 1865 (1)         (c)     8.5   -   1.5
Reichhelm, G.C. - Cruickshank, G. 1865 (1)         (c)     6   -   0
Reichhelm, G.C. - Ingram, S.D. 1865 (1)         (c)     2   -   0
Reichhelm, G.C. - Knox, G.C. 1865 (2)         (c)     2   -   3      Reichhelm, G.C. gave odds of a knight
Reichhelm, G.C. - Cruickshank, G. 1865 (2)         (c)     2   -   1      Reichhelm, G.C. gave odds of a knight
Reichhelm, G.C. - Congdon, J.A. 1865         (c)     1   -   1      Reichhelm, G.C. gave odds of a knight
Reichhelm, G.C. - Ingram, S.D. 1865 (2)         (c)     2   -   0      Reichhelm, G.C. gave odds of a knight
Reichhelm, G.C. - Hillman (1) 1865         (c)     4   -   1      Reichhelm, G.C. gave odds of a rook
Reichhelm, G.C. - Hemperly, F.H. 1865         (c)     1   -   0      Reichhelm, G.C. gave odds of a rook
Reichhelm, G.C. - Simonton 1865         (c)     1   -   0      Reichhelm, G.C. gave odds of a rook
Mackenzie, G.H. - Reichhelm, G.C. 1866         (f)     5.5   -   0.5
Reichhelm, G.C. - Jellett, J.I. 1866         (f)     5   -   5      Reichhelm, G.C. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Mackenzie, G.H. - Reichhelm, G.C. 1867         (f)     8   -   1
Reichhelm, G.C. - Alexander, J.H. 1868         (f)     3   -   1      Reichhelm, G.C. gave odds of a rook
Reichhelm, G.C. - Jones, W.B. 1868         (c)     5   -   4      Reichhelm, G.C. gave odds of a knight
Reichhelm, G.C. - Roberts, J.A. 1873         (f)     5   -   3      Reichhelm, G.C. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Reichhelm, G.C. - Mason, Ja. 1874         (c)     3.5   -   2.5
Reichhelm, G.C. - Roberts, J.A. 1874         (f)     3.5   -   2.5      Reichhelm, G.C. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Reichhelm, G.C. - Alberoni, E. 1875         (c)     3   -   3
Mackenzie, G.H. - Reichhelm, G.C. 1876         (c)     1   -   1
Reichhelm, G.C. - Shipley, W.P. 1877 (1)         (c)     0   -   2      Reichhelm, G.C. gave odds of a knight
Reichhelm, G.C. - Shipley, W.P. 1877 (2)         (s)     1   -   0      Reichhelm, G.C. gave odds of pawn and move
Mackenzie, G.H. - Reichhelm, G.C. 1880         (c)     0.5   -   0.5
Lasker, Em. - Reichhelm, G.C. 1892         (c)     2   -   0

Tournament data

Philadelphia 1860     1st Philadelphia Chess Club Tournament    
  Reichhelm, G.C. - Thomas, W.G.     3.5 - 1.5          Thomas, W.G. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Reichhelm, G.C. - Macadam, W.R.     2 - 3          Reichhelm, G.C. gave odds of pawn and move
Philadelphia 1864     Philadelphia Club Handicap     7  /  11
Philadelphia and New York 1883     Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match    
  Reichhelm, G.C. - Teed, F.M.     1 - 1    
Philadelphia 1887 (2)     2nd Franklin Chess Club Championship     5.5  /  9
Philadelphia and New York 1895     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Telegraphic Match    
  Reichhelm, G.C. - Showalter, J.W.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1896 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Reichhelm, G.C. - Halpern, J.C.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia and New York 1897     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Telegraphic Match    
  Reichhelm, G.C. - Jasnogrodsky, N.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1897 (3)     Franklin Chess Club - Mercantile Library Chess Club Match    
  Reichhelm, G.C. - Neumann, J.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1899 (3)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Reichhelm, G.C. - Simonson, G.     0 - 1    
New York 1900 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Reichhelm, G.C. - Simonson, G.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1901 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Reichhelm, G.C. - Schmidt, L.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia or New York (?) 1903     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Reichhelm, G.C. - Siegheim, B.E.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia and Chicago 1904     Franklin Chess Club - Chicago Chess and Checkers Club Telegraph Match    
  Reichhelm, G.C. - Medinus, C.     0 - 1    
New York 1904 (3)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Reichhelm, G.C. - Halpern, J.C.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia and Chicago 1905     Franklin Chess Club - Chicago Chess and Checker Club Telegraph Match    
  Reichhelm, G.C. - Parke, L.W.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1905 (1)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Reichhelm, G.C. - Cass, A.C.     1 - 0    


Player information updated: 7 Nov. 2023