Kothe, Hermann




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1874  460  1942 (76) 12
1875  489  1938 (78) 0
1876  472  1934 (79) 0
1877  451  1930 (77) 0
1878  458  1926 (73) 6
1879  438  1942 (74) 0
1880  447  1959 (72) 0
1881  486  1975 (67) 6
1882  532  1957 (67) 8
1883  574  1952 (72) 0
1884  636  1946 (76) 0
1885  641  1941 (77) 0
1886  647  1936 (76) 0
1887  641  1931 (74) 9
1888  674  1917 (79) 0
1889  682  1903 (82) 0
1890  727  1889 (84) 0
1891  737  1876 (84) 0
1892  804  1862 (83) 0
1893  859  1848 (81) 0
1894  910  1834 (77) 19
1895  923  1826 (87) 0
1896  929  1817 (95) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Kothe, Hermann Heinrich  
Born: 12 Oct. 1821
Died: 30 Apr. 1903
 
Notes:
Sissa of 1871 often has 'Kothz', but this is clearly H. Kothe, as on p.340. Full name and death date from obituary in the Algemeen Handelsblad of 4 May 1903. Full name and birth and death dates confirmed by Philip Jurgens from the MyHeritage website.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 227
   Nederlandschen Schaakbond, Nederlandschen Schaakbond, 1873, page 2
Periodicals
   [AH], vol. 76, no. 23700, 4 May 1903, page 3
   [Fld], 12 Sep. 1874
   [Sis], vol. 4, no. 8, Aug. 1870, page 241
   [Sis], vol. 5, no. 1, 1871, page 17
   [Sis], vol. 5, no. 5, 1872, page 139
   [Sis], vol. 5, no. 11, 1872, page 340
   [Sis], vol. 1, 1873, page 201
   [TNS], vol. 3, no. 2, Feb. 1895, page 69
Web
   van Reek, Jan.  [pgn file of Van 't Kruijs games]
   van Vuure, Joris.  [Hermann Heinrich Kothe (1821-1903)]
   [H Kothe]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Pilger, J.F. - Kothe, H.H. 1894         (f)     4.5   -   1.5

Tournament data

Amsterdam 1874     2nd Netherland Chess Federation Tourney     5.5  /  12
Amsterdam 1878     6th Netherland Chess Federation Tourney     1  /  6
The Hague 1881     9th Netherland Chess Federation Tournament     4  /  6
Amsterdam 1882     10th Netherland Chess Federation Tourney     3  /  8
Amsterdam 1887     15th Netherland Chess Federation Tourney     2  /  9
Amsterdam 1894 (1)     V.A.S. Tournament - First Class     0  /  6
Amsterdam 1894 (5)     V.A.S. Tournament - First Class     2  /  7
Amsterdam 1896     Amsterdam Club - V.A.S. Match    
  Kothe, H.H. - Haje, C.F.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 24 Oct. 2026