Leffmann, Karl




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1864  127  2233 (107) 5
1865  111  2252 (107) 0
1866  102  2271 (105) 0
1867  90  2291 (103) 1
1868  81  2305 (102) 0
1869  72  2320 (99) 0
1870  70  2335 (96) 0
1871  64  2350 (92) 4
1872  61  2352 (91) 0
1873  58  2354 (89) 0
1874  58  2356 (85) 0
1875  64  2358 (81) 0
1876  61  2360 (74) 0
1877  59  2362 (66) 11
1878  63  2348 (71) 0
1879  73  2334 (73) 0
1880  80  2321 (74) 0
1881  93  2307 (72) 0
1882  109  2293 (68) 0
1883  133  2279 (61) 18

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Leffmann, Karl  
Born: 1836
Died: 18 Aug. 1891
 
Notes:
Gaige says died age c55. Feenstra Kuiper has 'C. Leffmann'. Walker has 'Leffman' in Bell's Life in London (17 Jun3 1865, p.10) and 'C. Leffmann' in Bell's Life in London (7 Oct. 1871, p.5). The Crefeld 1871 tournament book has 'C. Leffmann'.
 
References
Books
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page facing 33
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 243
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 205, 577
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 285
   Minckwitz, Neunte Rheinische Schachcongress, page 34
Periodicals
   [BLL], no. 2252, 17 June 1865, page 10
   [BLL], no. 2675, 7 Oct. 1871, page 5
   [Era], vol. 34, no. 1731, 26 Nov. 1871, page 4
   [NBSZ], vol. 1, no. 5, May 1864, page 149
   [NBSZ], vol. 3, no. 4, Apr. 1866, page 128
   [SZ], vol. 19, no. 10, Oct. 1864, page 337
   [SZ], vol. 22, no. 11, 1 Sep. 1867, page cover
   [SZ], vol. 22, no. 12, 15 Sep. 1867, page 284
Web
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]

Tournament data

Dusseldorf 1864 (2)     Dusseldorf Tournament     21  /  25
Cologne 1867 (1)     6th West German Chess Congress - Hauptturnier    
  Leffmann, K. - Kockelkorn, K.     1 - 0    
Krefeld 1871 (2)     9th West German Chess Congress - Rheinisches Hauptturnier    
  Leffmann, K. - Hipp, F.A.     1 - 0    
  Leffmann, K. - Lichtenscheidt, R.     1 - 0    
  Leffmann, K. - Hammacher, E.     1 - 0    
  Leffmann, K. - Kockelkorn, K.     1 - 0    
Leipzig 1877     Leipzig Tournament     5  /  11
Nuremberg 1883 (5)     3rd German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier     4  /  18


Player information updated: 13 Jun. 2024