Steinkühler, Alexander




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1862  315  1844 (122) 2
1863  312  1860 (118) 0
1864  315  1875 (114) 0
1865  348  1890 (109) 2
1866  371  1905 (107) 0
1867  346  1920 (104) 0
1868  353  1935 (100) 0
1869  345  1950 (95) 2
1870  359  1968 (91) 1
1871  360  1990 (87) 4
1872  339  2017 (88) 2
1873  334  2026 (89) 0
1874  332  2035 (88) 2
1875  349  2035 (91) 1
1876  348  2037 (93) 0
1877  337  2039 (94) 0
1878  338  2041 (95) 1
1879  353  2026 (95) 0
1880  391  2011 (95) 0
1881  453  1997 (93) 1
1882  490  1985 (91) 1
1883  557  1967 (91) 4
1884  611  1960 (93) 1
1885  622  1951 (96) 1
1886  626  1946 (100) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Steinkühler, Alexander  
Born: 1835
Died: 29 Sep. 1888
 
Notes:
Gaige has birth date between 30-09-1834 and 29-09-1835. The Era of 12 Jun. 1870 (p.5) has 'F.A. Steikuhler'. The Westminster Papers of 1 Dec. 1871 (vol.4, p.140) has 'Steinthall' in error.
 
References
Books
   Chess Association, Manchester 1857 Report, page 41
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 21, 970
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 406
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 17
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 233
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 209
   Winter, Chess Facts and Fables, page 57
   Zavatarelli, Ignatz Kolisch, page 105
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 4, no. 12, Dec. 1884, page 439
   [BLL], no. 2401, 25 Nov. 1868, page 9
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 10, Nov. 1874, page 236
   [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 10, Nov. 1875, page 311
   [Era], vol. 25, no. 1259, 9 Nov. 1862, page 13
   [Era], vol. 32, no. 1655, 12 June 1870, page 5
   [Era], vol. 34, no. 1723, 1 Oct. 1871, page 14
   [Fld], 30 Dec. 1876
   [ILN], vol. 43, no. 1217, 15 Aug. 1863, page 178
   [ILN], vol. 69, no. 1929, 15 July 1876, page 71
   [LiM], no. 7387, 26 Sep. 1871, page 7
   [WP], vol. 4, no. 6, 2 Oct. 1871, page 98
   [WP], vol. 4, no. 8, 1 Dec. 1871, page 140
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1883: Yorkshire v Lancashire]

Tournament data

Manchester 1862 (1)     Manchester Club Tournament    
  Steinkuhler, A. - King, S. (1)     0 - 2    
Manchester 1865     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Steinkuhler, A. - Sparke, M.     1 - 1    
Manchester 1869     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Steinkuhler, A. - Burn, A.     0 - 2    
Halifax, Yorkshire 1870 (2)     West Yorkshire Chess Association - 1st Class Tournament    
  Steinkuhler, A. - Skipworth, A.B.     0 - 1    
Liverpool 1871     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Steinkuhler, A. - Steel, Ro.     0 - 2    
Bradford 1871     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Steinkuhler, A. - Parratt, W.     0 - 1    
Manchester 1871     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Steinkuhler, A. - Soul, J.     0.5 - 0.5    
Liverpool 1872 (2)     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Steinkuhler, A. - Burn, A.     1 - 1    
Manchester 1874 (2)     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Steinkuhler, A. - Soul, J.     1 - 1    
Liverpool 1875     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Steinkuhler, A. - Burn, A.     0 - 1    
Manchester 1878     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Steinkuhler, A. - Burn, A.     1 - 0    
Manchester 1881 (2)     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Steinkuhler, A. - Burn, A.     0 - 1    
Liverpool 1882     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Steinkuhler, A. - Rutherford, W.W.     0.5 - 0.5    
Leeds 1883 (1)     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Steinkuhler, A. - Crosskill, A.     0 - 2    
Manchester 1883     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Steinkuhler, A. - Burn, A.     0 - 2    
Manchester 1884     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Steinkuhler, A. - Huntsman, E.J.     0.5 - 0.5    
Liverpool 1885     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Steinkuhler, A. - Leather, R.K.     0 - 1    
Manchester 1886 (2)     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Steinkuhler, A. - Leather, R.K.     0.5 - 1.5    

Player information updated: 11 Jan. 2026