Kennicott, Hiram




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1857  160  2055 (93) 7
1858  176  2052 (95) 0
1859  190  2049 (97) 0
1860  207  2047 (97) 0
1861  222  2044 (97) 0
1862  232  2042 (96) 0
1863  231  2039 (94) 0
1864  243  2036 (92) 0
1865  263  2034 (88) 0
1866  287  2031 (83) 16
1867  285  2019 (90) 0
1868  301  2006 (97) 0
1869  308  1994 (102) 0
1870  339  1981 (106) 0
1871  378  1969 (110) 3
1872  399  1960 (115) 0
1873  414  1950 (119) 0
1874  446  1941 (122) 4

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Kennicott, Hiram Martin Langdon  
Born: 1 Mar. 1810
Died: 22 Jan. 1880
 
References
Books
   American Chess Association, Constitution of the American Chess Association, page 15
   Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 39, 56, 67, 538
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 209
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 89
   van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 58
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. V, page 21
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. VII, page 33
Periodicals
   [BDE], vol. 31, no. 299, 21 Dec. 1871, page 2
   [CMNY], vol. 2, no. 3, Mar. 1858, page 83
   [CMNY], vol. 3, no. 2, Feb. 1859, page 72
   [DDG], 21 Jan. 1959
   [DSZ], vol. 27, no. 3, Mar. 1872, page 67
   [Era], vol. 34, no. 1739, 21 Jan. 1872, page 14
   [Fld], 30 May 1874
   [Harp], 19 Feb. 1859
   [ILN], vol. 31, no. 888, 21 Nov. 1857, page 518
   [ILN], vol. 60, no. 1688, 13 Jan. 1872, page 51
   [NYTi], 7 Oct. 1857
   [NYTr], 7 Oct. 1857
   [RT], vol. 9, no. 231, 26 June 1869, page 411
   [SoT], 23 Dec. 1871
   [SoT], 16 May 1874
   [TFF], 22 Dec. 1871
Web
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Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Morphy, P.C. - Kennicott, H.M.L. 1857         (c)     1   -   0
Brown, T.M. - Kennicott, H.M.L. 1866         (c)     13   -   3
Mackenzie, G.H. - Kennicott, H.M.L. 1871         (f)     3   -   0

Tournament data

New York 1857 (4)     1st American Chess Congress    
  Kennicott, H.M.L. - Raphael, B.I.     2.5 - 3.5    
Chicago 1874     3rd American Chess Congress     0  /  4


Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025