Vitzthum von Eckstädt, Conrad




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1846  35  2395 (91) 8
1847  24  2429 (82) 18
1848  24  2430 (80) 22
1849  30  2427 (80) 0
1850  30  2424 (78) 0
1851  38  2420 (75) 1
1852  34  2419 (71) 0
1853  38  2418 (64) 10
1854  35  2415 (67) 0
1855  38  2412 (67) 0
1856  34  2408 (65) 0
1857  40  2405 (58) 45
1858  40  2404 (68) 0
1859  45  2403 (76) 0
1860  46  2402 (80) 0
1861  48  2400 (84) 0
1862  43  2399 (86) 0
1863  39  2398 (86) 0
1864  40  2397 (86) 3
1865  46  2390 (89) 0
1866  54  2383 (91) 0
1867  55  2376 (91) 4

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Vitzthum von Eckstädt, Conrad Woldemar  
   Also known as: Count Conrad Woldemar Vitzthum von Eckstädt; Whisthum; Wisthum; Witzhum; Count Fitzthum; Baron Vitszum; Visthum; Vitzthune
Born: 27 Aug. 1802
Died: 15 Dec. 1875
 
Notes:
Hooper and Whyld (1st ed.) have death year 1873 but correct it to 1875 in their 2nd edition. The Magdeburger Schachzeitung of Apr. 1849 (p.53) has 'Vitzthum v. Eckstein'.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 447
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 543, 581
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 373
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 228, 442
   Lange and Falkbeer, Paul Morphy Sketch, page 312, 313
   Minckwitz, Neunte Rheinische Schachcongress, page 3
   Renette and Zavatarelli, Neumann, Hirschfeld and Suhle, page 232
   Winter, A Chess Omnibus, page 67
   Zavatarelli, Ignatz Kolisch, page 23
Periodicals
   [BLL], 8 Feb. 1846, page 6
   [BLL], 22 Mar. 1846, page 3
   [BLL], 3 May 1846, page 6
   [BLL], 28 Mar. 1847, page 8
   [BLL], 13 June 1847, page 5
   [BLL], 6 Aug. 1848, page 5
   [BLL], 10 Oct. 1852, page 8
   [BLL], no. 2731, 2 Nov. 1872, page 11
   [CPC], vol. 8, no. 12, 20 Mar. 1847, page 90
   [CPC], vol. 8, no. 16, 17 Apr. 1847, page 123
   [CPM], vol. 1, no. 6, Dec. 1863, page 164
   [CPM], vol. 3, no. 5, 1 May 1867, page 157
   [Era], vol. 18, no. 902, 6 Jan. 1856, page 13
   [Era], vol. 18, no. 920, 11 May 1856, page 12
   [Era], vol. 30, no. 1513, 22 Sep. 1867, page 7
   [ILN], vol. 10, no. 259, 17 Apr. 1847, page 250
   [ILN], vol. 41, no. 1166, 27 Sep. 1862, page 355
   [MSZ], vol. 1, no. 4, Apr. 1849, page 53
   [Pal], vol. 4, no. 7, 15 July 1844, page 330
   [Pal], vol. 6, no. 1, 15 Jan. 1846, page 19
   [Reg], vol. 2, no. 6, June 1850, page 175
   [RSI], vol. 2, no. 6, June 1901, page 168
   [SZ], vol. 2, no. 2, Feb. 1847, page 44
   [SZ], vol. 4, no. 12, Dec. 1849, page 457
   [SZ], vol. 5, no. 6, June 1850, page 208
Web
   Nizzola, Alessandro.  [The Discart-Bonetti Chess Match, 1863] (broken)
   van Reek, Jan.  [German Chess Congresses]
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Baron von Heydebrand und der Lasa], page 4
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Wigand, O. - Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. 1846         (f)     4.5   -   3.5
Matschego, J. - Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. 1847         (c)     2.5   -   1.5
Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. - von der Goltz, A.F. 1847         (c)     4   -   1
Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. - Wigand, O. 1847         (f)     5.5   -   2.5
Silberschmidt, H.H. - Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. 1847         (c)     1   -   0
Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. - Weber (1) 1848         (c)     6   -   5
Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. - Brunner, G.A. 1848         (c)     6   -   5
Szen, J. - Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. 1851         (c)     0.5   -   0.5
Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. - Mayet, C. 1853         (f)     4   -   3
Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. - Dufresne, J. 1853         (f)     1.5   -   1.5
Dubois, S. - Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. 1857 (1)         (c)     12   -   0
Dubois, S. - Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. 1857 (2)         (c)     22.5   -   10.5

Tournament data

Paris 1847     Café de la Régence - Cercle de Paris match    
  Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. - Sasias     0 - 1    
Dusseldorf 1864     4th West German Chess Congress    
  Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. - Schnitzler, G.     1 - 0    
  Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. - Schwengers, P.J.A.     1 - 0    
  Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. - Lange, Max     0 - 1    
Cologne 1867     6th West German Chess Congress     2  /  3
  Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. - Paulsen, W.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 3 Jun. 2023