Helms, Charles




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1890  827  1786 (103) 3
1891  818  1796 (99) 0
1892  862  1806 (94) 0
1893  885  1816 (88) 0
1894  899  1826 (81) 1
1895  890  1834 (72) 4
1896  890  1844 (68) 15
1897  914  1824 (72) 0
1898  929  1805 (74) 0
1899  979  1785 (73) 0
1900  1024  1765 (71) 10
1901  1037  1756 (77) 8

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Helms, Charles  
Born: 11 Nov. 1868
Died: 5 May 1947
 
References
Books
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 172
   Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 284
   Hilbert, Napier, page 4, 102
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 112
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 374
   Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 42, 119
Periodicals
   [BDE], vol. 60, no. 197, 18 July 1900, page 6
   [NYTi], vol. 44, no. 13574, 22 Feb. 1895, page 6
Web
   Brennen, Neil.  [The Champion of the North: James Jellett's Adventures in American Chess]
   Hilbert, John S.  [Hermann Helms and Correspondence Chess Coverage in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle]
   Hilbert, John S.  [Oh, Brother: The Duffer's Guide to Handicapping Correspondence Chess Siblings]

Tournament data

New York 1890 (2)     Brooklyn Y.M.C.A. Club - Newark Club Match    
  Helms, C. - Schaadt, C.J.     1 - 1    
  Helms, C. - Benner, G.J.     0 - 1    
New York 1894 (7)     Brooklyn YMCA - Staten Island Club Match    
  Helms, C. - Pendleton, W.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (9)     New York State Chess Association General Tournament     1  /  3
New York 1895 (16)     Brooklyn YMCA - Staten Island Club Match    
  Helms, C. - Raettig, C.E.     0 - 1    
New York 1896 (1)     18th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - General Tournament     0  /  3
New York 1896 (4)     Brooklyn Club Junior Championship     4  /  12
Murray Isle, Thousand Islands 1900 (2)     New York State Chess Association Midsummer Meeting - First class     2  /  10
New York 1901 (1)     Brooklyn Club Championship     2  /  9

Player information updated: 1 Sept. 2022