Kennicott, Hiram




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1857  154  2064 (93) 7
1858  166  2062 (95) 0
1859  183  2060 (97) 0
1860  191  2058 (97) 0
1861  200  2056 (97) 0
1862  203  2053 (96) 0
1863  195  2051 (95) 0
1864  208  2049 (92) 0
1865  227  2047 (88) 0
1866  252  2044 (83) 16
1867  249  2032 (90) 0
1868  269  2019 (97) 0
1869  276  2006 (102) 0
1870  305  1993 (106) 0
1871  345  1980 (110) 3
1872  362  1971 (114) 0
1873  381  1961 (118) 0
1874  418  1952 (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
   [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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   Sarah.  [Paul Morphy's Contenders]

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: 30 Jul. 2023