Litzenberger, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1894  751  1896 (92) 1
1895  739  1913 (83) 8
1896  736  1906 (84) 3
1897  744  1907 (88) 0
1898  744  1908 (92) 1
1899  756  1913 (95) 0
1900  771  1917 (98) 0
1901  770  1922 (99) 4

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Litzenberger, William L.  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
The New York Daily Tribune of 4 Aug. 1895 has 'William Litzenberger' twice and 'W. Leitzenberzen' once. Hilbert and Lahde have 'William J. Litzenberger', but the American Chess Magazine of Apr.-May 1898 (p.629) has 'William L. Litzenberger'. This suggests that the 'L. Litzenberger, of Staten Island' who appears in Hilbert's biography of Napier (p.9) is the same person. The Brooklyn Standard Union of 23 Feb. 1895 (p.7) has 'E. Litzenberger'. I am guessing that this is an error, but it could be a different player.
 
References
Books
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 129, 538
   Hilbert, Napier, page 9
Periodicals
   [BSU], 23 Feb. 1895, page 7
   [NYTr], 4 Aug. 1895

Tournament data

New York 1894 (7)     Brooklyn YMCA - Staten Island Club Match    
  Litzenberger, W.L. - Taber, C.S.     0 - 1    
New York 1895 (3)     Metropolitan Club - Staten Island Club Match    
  Litzenberger, W.L. - Kempa-Pieczonka, A.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1895 (4)     Manhattan - Staten Island Club Match    
  Litzenberger, W.L. - Davidson, H. (1)     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1895 (8)     Brooklyn - Staten Island Club Match    
  Litzenberger, W.L. - de Visser, W.M.     0 - 1    
New York 1895 (9)     New York State Chess Association General Tournament     1  /  3
New York 1895 (12)     New York City - Staten Island Club Match    
  Litzenberger, W.L. - Devide, C.     0 - 1    
New York 1895 (16)     Brooklyn YMCA - Staten Island Club Match    
  Litzenberger, W.L. - Taber, C.S.     1 - 0    
New York 1896 (1)     18th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - General Tournament     0.5  /  3
New York 1898 (5)     Cosmopolitan Club - Staten Island Club Match    
  Litzenberger, W.L. - Gunzberg, L.     0 - 1    
New York 1901 (7)     Staten Island Club Championship     9  /  12


Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023