Gilberg, Charles




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1869  246  2086 (76) 3
1870  237  2107 (67) 19
1871  270  2087 (77) 0
1872  296  2068 (85) 0
1873  316  2048 (91) 0
1874  346  2029 (97) 1
1875  370  2020 (103) 0
1876  380  2011 (109) 0
1877  375  2002 (114) 0
1878  395  1993 (118) 0
1879  397  1984 (123) 0
1880  433  1975 (126) 0
1881  502  1966 (130) 0
1882  536  1957 (133) 0
1883  586  1948 (135) 0
1884  651  1939 (138) 0
1885  655  1930 (140) 0
1886  677  1920 (142) 0
1887  672  1911 (144) 0
1888  696  1902 (146) 0
1889  697  1893 (147) 0
1890  731  1884 (149) 0
1891  739  1875 (150) 0
1892  799  1866 (151) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Gilberg, Charles Alexander  
Born: 17 June 1835
Died: 21 Jan. 1898
 
Notes:
The Chess World of June 1868 (vol.4, p.102) has 'C.A. Gilbert'.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 139
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 535
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 74, 258
   Hilbert, Tragic Life of Leonard, page 146
   Hillyer, Thomas Frère, page 117
   van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 39, 298
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. I, page 5
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. V, page 17
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. VI, page 11
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. VII, page 12
   Winter, A Chess Omnibus, page 322
Periodicals
   [BDE], vol. 33, no. 107, 4 May 1872, page 4
   [CW], vol. 4, no. 3, June 1868, page 102
   [Era], vol. 31, no. 1592, 28 Mar. 1869, page 4
   [GWT], 23 Aug. 1867
   [NYC], 9 Nov. 1861
   [SoT], 1 June 1872
Web
   Harding, Tim.  [The World's Greatest Chess Library], page 8
   Hilbert, John S.  [New York 1891: A Day to Remember Part 2], page 10
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Obituaries], page 2
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [When Blindfold Chess Became Easy], page 7
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4886. Lightning chess]

Tournament data

New York 1869 (3)     Brooklyn Club Tournament     11  /  14
New York 1869 (6)     Brooklyn Club Tournament    
  Gilberg, C.A. - Merian, P.A.     0 - 2    
New York 1870 (2)     Brooklyn Club Tournament     6.5  /  15
New York 1870 (4)     Brooklyn Club - Cafe International Team Match     2.5  /  4
New York 1874 (1)     Brooklyn Club Handicap Tournament     0  /  11
New York 1892 (1)     Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match    
  Gilberg, C.A. - Vorrath, A.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 30 Jul. 2023