Vitzthum von Eckstädt, Conrad




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1846  31  2404 (90) 8
1847  22  2438 (81) 18
1848  22  2439 (80) 22
1849  27  2436 (79) 0
1850  29  2433 (77) 0
1851  36  2431 (73) 1
1852  32  2431 (69) 0
1853  34  2431 (61) 11
1854  34  2425 (65) 0
1855  32  2420 (66) 0
1856  33  2415 (64) 0
1857  38  2409 (58) 45
1858  41  2408 (68) 0
1859  45  2406 (75) 0
1860  47  2405 (80) 0
1861  48  2403 (84) 0
1862  43  2401 (86) 0
1863  39  2400 (86) 0
1864  38  2398 (86) 3
1865  42  2391 (89) 0
1866  51  2384 (91) 0
1867  55  2377 (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
   [MaSZ], 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
   [SZ], vol. 14, no. 2, Feb. 1859, page 51
   [WSZ], vol. 1, no. 2, Feb. 1855, page 55
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
von der Lasa, T. - Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. 1853         (c)     1   -   0
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: 2 Oct. 2023