Tilghman, Benjamin




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1846  29  2408 (86) 1
1847  26  2419 (77) 21
1848  28  2412 (85) 0
1849  35  2404 (91) 0
1850  39  2397 (97) 0
1851  47  2389 (101) 0
1852  45  2382 (105) 0
1853  51  2374 (108) 0
1854  52  2367 (111) 0
1855  52  2359 (113) 0
1856  57  2352 (114) 0
1857  61  2344 (115) 0
1858  65  2337 (116) 0
1859  73  2329 (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