Tilghman, Benjamin




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1846  29  2416 (86) 1
1847  26  2427 (77) 21
1848  29  2419 (85) 0
1849  35  2412 (91) 0
1850  37  2405 (97) 0
1851  44  2397 (101) 0
1852  43  2390 (105) 0
1853  47  2383 (108) 0
1854  49  2375 (110) 0
1855  49  2368 (112) 0
1856  49  2361 (114) 0
1857  53  2353 (115) 0
1858  58  2346 (116) 0
1859  67  2339 (116) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Tilghman, Benjamin Chew  
Born: 26 Oct. 1822
Died: 3 July 1901
 
Notes:
The Illustrated London News of 14 Apr. 1847 (p.107) and the Chess Player's Chronicle of 11 Sep. 1847 (p.290) have 'Tillman'. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper of 29 Mar. 1856 has 'Tilman' and the Illustrated London News of 4 Dec. 1847 has 'J. Tilman'.
 
References
Books
   Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 39, 358
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 426
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 6
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. I, page 26
Periodicals
   [ACMa], vol. 1, no. 5, 1847, page 109
   [CMNY], vol. 3, no. 12, Dec. 1859, page 383
   [CPC], vol. 8, no. 37, 11 Sep. 1847, page 290
   [CPC], vol. 10, no. 11, Nov. 1849, page 345
   [CPC], vol. 11, no. 1, Jan. 1850, page 15
   [FLIN], 29 Mar. 1856
   [FLIN], 14 Jan. 1860
   [ILN], vol. 11, no. 276, 14 Aug. 1847, page 107
   [ILN], vol. 11, no. 292, 4 Dec. 1847, page 371
   [NYC], 26 Nov. 1859
   [SZ], vol. 4, no. 9, Sep. 1849, page 376
Web
   Sarah.  [Paul Morphy's Contenders]
   Sarah.  [The Returning Hero]

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

Tilghman, B.C. - Thompson, J. (1) 1846         (s)     1   -   0
Tilghman, B.C. - Hammond, G. 1847         (f)     15   -   6
Morphy, P.C. - Tilghman, B.C. 1859         (c)     1   -   1      Morphy, P.C. gave odds of a knight


Player information updated: 6 Apr. 2023