Tilghman, Benjamin




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1846  29  2402 (86) 1
1847  26  2412 (77) 21
1848  28  2405 (85) 0
1849  35  2397 (91) 0
1850  39  2390 (97) 0
1851  47  2382 (101) 0
1852  46  2374 (105) 0
1853  51  2367 (108) 0
1854  52  2359 (111) 0
1855  52  2352 (112) 0
1856  57  2344 (114) 0
1857  61  2337 (115) 0
1858  66  2329 (116) 0
1859  75  2321 (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