Lichtenhein, Theodor




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1857  12  2507 (55) 38
1858  18  2491 (57) 0
1859  21  2475 (50) 38
1860  24  2482 (54) 4
1861  19  2505 (55) 13
1862  20  2489 (66) 1
1863  20  2474 (74) 0
1864  25  2460 (80) 2
1865  25  2446 (87) 0
1866  33  2433 (93) 3

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Lichtenhein, Theodor  
Born: 1829
Died: 19 May 1874
 
Notes:
Reichhelm gives death date 5-05-1874. Gilberg and Gaige give death date 19-05-1874.
 
References
Books
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 86
   Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 67, 412
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 249
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 44
   Hilbert, Tragic Life of Leonard, page 12, 71
   Hillyer, Thomas Frère, page 18, 49, 201
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 185
   Lange and Falkbeer, Paul Morphy Sketch, page 49
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 7
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. I, page 139
Periodicals
   [CMNY], vol. 2, no. 12, Dec. 1858, page 382
   [CMNY], vol. 4, no. 4, Apr. 1860, page 126
   [FLIN], 14 June 1856
   [FLIN], 17 Apr. 1858
   [GWT], 16 Aug. 1867
   [ILN], vol. 31, no. 888, 21 Nov. 1857, page 518
   [ILN], vol. 35, no. 1004, 26 Nov. 1859, page 513
   [ILN], vol. 47, no. 1330, 19 Aug. 1865, page 179
   [NYSP], 30 July 1859
   [NYTi], 7 Oct. 1857
Web
   Sarah.  [American Chess Congress Players]
   Sarah.  [Paul Morphy's Contenders]
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]

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

Morphy, P.C. - Lichtenhein, T. 1857         (c)     2   -   1
Lichtenhein, T. - Cheney, G.N. (1) 1857         (c)     10   -   10
Cheney, G.N. (1) - Lichtenhein, T. 1859         (c)     14.5   -   12.5
Morphy, P.C. - Lichtenhein, T. 1859         (f)     6.5   -   4.5      Morphy, P.C. gave odds of a knight
Paulsen, L. - Lichtenhein, T. 1860         (c)     1   -   0
Lichtenhein, T. - Montgomery, H.P. 1861         (f)     7.5   -   2.5
Reichhelm, G.C. - Lichtenhein, T. 1861         (c)     2   -   1
Lichtenhein, T. - Jones, W.B. 1862         (c)     1   -   0
Elder, F.H. - Lichtenhein, T. 1864         (s)     1   -   1
Lichtenhein, T. - Zerega (1) 1866         (s)     2.5   -   0.5

Tournament data

New York 1857 (4)     1st American Chess Congress    
  Lichtenhein, T. - Stanley, C.H.     3 - 2    
  Lichtenhein, T. - Perrin, F.     3 - 0    
  Lichtenhein, T. - Morphy, P.C.     0.5 - 3.5    
  Lichtenhein, T. - Raphael, B.I.     3 - 0    
New York 1860 (4)     New York - Brooklyn Club Match    
  Lichtenhein, T. - Perrin, F.     2 - 1    


Player information updated: 15 Jan. 2020