Cronhelm, Edward




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1843  50  2189 (85) 4
1844  57  2169 (80) 0
1845  63  2149 (73) 5
1846  73  2145 (70) 9
1847  82  2111 (74) 9
1848  82  2092 (83) 0
1849  115  2074 (91) 0
1850  121  2055 (97) 0
1851  129  2036 (102) 0
1852  112  2018 (107) 1
1853  125  2006 (112) 0
1854  133  1995 (116) 0
1855  152  1983 (120) 0
1856  176  1972 (124) 0
1857  184  1960 (127) 0
1858  201  1948 (130) 0
1859  227  1937 (132) 0
1860  247  1925 (134) 0
1861  259  1914 (137) 0
1862  268  1902 (138) 0
1863  271  1890 (140) 0
1864  291  1879 (141) 0
1865  329  1867 (143) 4

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Cronhelm, Edward  
Born: 24 Aug. 1820
Died: 24 Jan. 1889
 
Notes:
The Chess Player's Chronicle has correspondence from 'E.C., Halifax' as early as Nov. 1841 (vol.2, p.45). Staunton gives name as 'E.C. Cronhelm' in the Illustrated London News of 7 Oct. 1865 (p.347), but neither Gaige nor Steve Mann give a middle initial.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 78
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 107
   Kieseritzky, Cinquante Parties, page 49
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 139
   Staunton, The Chess Tournament, page lx, xxxvii
   Williams, Souvenir of the Bristol Club, page 140
Periodicals
   [BLL], 15 June 1845, page 2
   [BLL], 9 Nov. 1845, page 3
   [BLL], 5 Apr. 1846, page 6
   [BLL], 17 May 1846, page 3
   [BLL], 1 Aug. 1847, page 7
   [CPC], vol. 2, no. 3, 13 Nov. 1841, page 45
   [CPC], vol. 5, no. 1, Jan. 1844, page 24
   [CPC], vol. 9, no. 12, Dec. 1848, page 365
   [CPC], vol. 12, no. 3, Mar. 1851, page 89
   [CPC], vol. 1, no. 7, July 1853, page 219
   [CPC], vol. 2, no. 2, Feb. 1854, page 59
   [Era], vol. 28, no. 1410, 1 Oct. 1865, page 6
   [Era], vol. 33, no. 1675, 30 Oct. 1870, page 2
   [Fld], 14 May 1853
   [ILN], vol. 3, no. 81, 18 Nov. 1843, page 331
   [ILN], vol. 11, no. 282, 25 Sep. 1847, page 206
   [ILN], vol. 18, no. 471, 22 Feb. 1851, page 163
   [ILN], vol. 19, no. 538, 27 Dec. 1851, page 771
   [ILN], vol. 23, no. 658, 17 Dec. 1853, page 515
   [ILN], vol. 47, no. 1337, 7 Oct. 1865, page 347
   [IZL], vol. 12, no. 289, 13 Jan. 1849, page 32
   [Pal], vol. 6, no. 5, 15 May 1846, page 199
   [Reg], vol. 2, no. 7, July 1850, page 193
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - Edward Cronhelm]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - Frederick William Cronhelm]
   McAlister, David and Forster, Richard.  [Porterfield Rynd 1846-1917]
   Sericano, C.  [Dublin 1865]

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

Wyvill, M. - Cronhelm, E. 1843         (c)     1.5   -   2.5
Walker, G. (1) - Cronhelm, E. 1845         (c)     4.5   -   0.5      Walker, G. (1) gave odds of pawn and two moves
Walker, G. (1) - Cronhelm, E. 1846         (c)     5   -   4      Walker, G. (1) gave odds of pawn and two moves
Rhodes, J. - Cronhelm, E. 1847         (f)     4   -   1
Cadman, R. - Cronhelm, E. 1847         (f)     3   -   1
Staunton, H. - Cronhelm, E. 1852         (c)     1   -   0      Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves

Tournament data

Dublin 1865     Dublin Masters Tournament     0  /  4


Player information updated: 6 Apr. 2023