Voigt, Hermann




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1883  115  2319 (84) 1
1884  109  2335 (74) 0
1885  101  2351 (63) 6
1886  93  2369 (47) 22
1887  75  2384 (44) 16
1888  61  2410 (44) 15
1889  48  2427 (46) 10
1890  47  2431 (51) 0
1891  41  2436 (47) 5
1892  53  2420 (40) 27
1893  74  2382 (40) 20
1894  90  2359 (38) 33
1895  89  2370 (35) 37
1896  80  2376 (39) 16
1897  69  2383 (38) 27
1898  48  2424 (39) 19
1899  43  2428 (38) 29
1900  46  2421 (45) 2
1901  53  2401 (45) 16
1902  55  2404 (50) 2
1903  54  2413 (50) 4
1904  66  2401 (48) 11
1905  120  2342 (50) 8
1906  140  2327 (55) 1
1907  156  2317 (55) 2
1908  157  2319 (53) 2
1909  168  2320 (48) 12
1910  201  2299 (48) 8
1911  275  2260 (50) 17
1912  324  2235 (64) 0
1913  381  2209 (74) 0
1914  423  2183 (82) 0
1915  463  2158 (88) 1
1916  504  2142 (95) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Voigt, Hermann G.  
Born: 16 July 1857
Died: 12 Feb. 1922
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 319
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 448
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 454, 581
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 229
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 26, 84
   Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 36
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 16, 31, 400
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 15
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 287
   Urcan, Adolf Albin in America, page 122
   Winter, A Chess Omnibus, page 313
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Voigt, H.G. - Gross, H.B. 1885         (f)     5   -   1
Blackburne, J.H. - Voigt, H.G. 1889         (c)     0   -   1
Weiss, M. - Voigt, H.G. 1889         (c)     2   -   1
Pollock, W.H.K. - Voigt, H.G. 1889         (c)     0   -   2
Lasker, Em. - Voigt, H.G. 1892         (c)     2   -   0
Walbrodt, C.A. - Voigt, H.G. 1893         (c)     0.5   -   0.5
Pillsbury, H.N. - Voigt, H.G. 1893         (c)     1   -   0
Albin, A. - Voigt, H.G. 1895         (c)     2   -   4
Pillsbury, H.N. - Voigt, H.G. 1895         (c)     1   -   0
Showalter, J.W. - Voigt, H.G. 1896         (c)     1   -   1
Voigt, H.G. - Ferris, W.J. 1897         (f)     7   -   6
Pillsbury, H.N. - Voigt, H.G. 1898         (c)     0.5   -   0.5
Voigt, H.G. - Judd, Max 1903         (c)     1.5   -   0.5
Pillsbury, H.N. - Voigt, H.G. 1904         (c)     4.5   -   4.5
Capablanca, J.R. - Voigt, H.G. 1910         (f)     1   -   0

Tournament data

Philadelphia and New York 1883     Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Blackmar, Ab.E.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1886 (2)     1st Franklin Chess Club Championship     12.5  /  22
Philadelphia 1887 (2)     2nd Franklin Chess Club Championship     8.5  /  16      odds player in pawn and move class
Philadelphia 1888 (1)     3rd Franklin Chess Club Championship     9  /  14
Philadelphia 1888 (2)     Junior Club - Columbia Club Match (2)    
  Voigt, H.G. - Halpern, J.C.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1889 (1)     4th Franklin Chess Club Championship     2  /  4
Philadelphia 1891 (1)     6th Franklin Chess Club Championship    
  Voigt, H.G. - Smyth, C.     1 - 0    
  Voigt, H.G. - Morgan, M.     1 - 0    
  Voigt, H.G. - Martinez, D.M.     1 - 0    
  Voigt, H.G. - Martinez, C.S.     1.5 - 0.5    
New York 1892 (4)     14th New York State Championship    
  Voigt, H.G. - Loeb, S.E.     0 - 1    
  Voigt, H.G. - Lipschutz, S.     1 - 0    
  Voigt, H.G. - Young, J.W. (1)     1 - 0    
  Voigt, H.G. - Otten, H.     1 - 0    
  Voigt, H.G. - Rogers, H.J.     0.5 - 0.5    
Skaneateles 1892 (2)     New York State Chess Association - Rice Trophy, First Class     5  /  7
Skaneateles 1892 (6)     New York State Chess Association - Play-off    
  Voigt, H.G. - Shotwell, W.J.     0.5 - 0.5          Voigt, H.G. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Voigt, H.G. - White, A.N.     1 - 0          Voigt, H.G. gave odds of a knight
  Voigt, H.G. - Graves, W.H.     1 - 0          Voigt, H.G. gave odds of a rook
Philadelphia 1892 (1)     7th Franklin Chess Club Championship     7.5  /  10
New York 1893 (3)     Newark - New York City Club Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Hymes, N.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1893 (1)     8th Franklin Chess Club Championship     12.5  /  18
Newark 1893     Newark - New York City Club Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Hymes, N.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1894 (1)     Franklin Chess Club Knock-Out Tournament    
  Voigt, H.G. - Maguire, E.S.     0 - 1    
  Voigt, H.G. - Ferris, W.J.     0.5 - 0.5    
  Voigt, H.G. - Magee, J.F.     0.5 - 0.5    
  Voigt, H.G. - Hale, A.     1 - 0    
New York 1894 (3)     Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Hodges, A.B.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1894 (4)     Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Hodges, A.B.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1894 (2)     9th Franklin Chess Club Championship     18.5  /  24
Philadelphia 1894 (3)     Franklin Chess Club Knock-Out Tournament    
  Voigt, H.G. - Robinson, D.S.     1 - 0    
  Voigt, H.G. - Bampton, S.W.     0 - 1    
  Voigt, H.G. - Morgan, J.P.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (7)     Manhattan - New York City Club Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Hodges, A.B.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1895 (15)     Brooklyn - New York City Club Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Teed, F.M.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia and New York 1895     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Telegraphic Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Lipschutz, S.     0 - 1    
Skaneateles 1895 (2)     New York State Chess Association - General Tourney     3  /  6
Philadelphia 1895 (2)     10th Franklin Chess Club Championship     15.5  /  21
Philadelphia 1896 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Baird, D.G.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1896 (3)     11th Franklin Chess Club Championship     9  /  13
Philadelphia 1897 (1)     Pennsylvania State Chess Association Tournament    
  Voigt, H.G. - Newman, C.J.     0 - 1    
  Voigt, H.G. - Bartow, J.B.     1 - 0    
  Voigt, H.G. - Robinson, D.S.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia and New York 1897     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Telegraphic Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Schmidt, L.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1897 (2)     12th Franklin Chess Club Championship     8.5  /  10
Philadelphia 1897 (3)     Franklin Chess Club - Mercantile Library Chess Club Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Rhoads, J.H.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1898 (3)     13th Franklin Chess Club Championship     9  /  11
Lake Keuka 1898     Pennsylvania State Chess Association - New York State Chess Association Match     5  /  7
London, England and New York 1899 (1)     4th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Jacobs, H.L.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1899 (3)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Hodges, A.B.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1899 (4)     14th Franklin Chess Club Championship     10.5  /  14
  Voigt, H.G. - Kemeny, E.     2 - 4    
Saratoga Springs 1899     New York State Chess Association - Pennsylvania State Chess Association Tournament     3.5  /  7
London, England and New York 1900     5th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Lawrence, T.F.     1 - 0    
New York 1900 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Hodges, A.B.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1901 (3)     16th Franklin Chess Club Championship     9  /  14
London, England and New York 1901     6th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Bellingham, G.E.H.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1901 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Hodges, A.B.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England and New York 1902     7th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Bellingham, G.E.H.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1902 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Hodges, A.B.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England and New York 1903     8th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Trenchard, H.W.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia or New York (?) 1903     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Hodges, A.B.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia and Chicago 1904     Franklin Chess Club - Chicago Chess and Checkers Club Telegraph Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Johnston, S.P.     1 - 0    
New York 1904 (3)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Roething, O.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1905 (1)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Koehler, G.H.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1905 (2)     20th Franklin Chess Club Championship     3  /  7
New York 1906 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Hodges, A.B.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England and New York 1907 (1)     9th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Blackburne, J.H.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1907 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Phillips, H.M.     0 - 1    
London, England and New York 1908     10th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Atkins, H.E.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1908 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Pulvermacher, A.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England and New York 1909     11th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Wainwright, G.E.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1909 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Rosenfeld, Her.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1909 (5)     24th Franklin Chess Club Championship     10  /  12
Philadelphia 1909 (6)     Franklin Chess Club - Philadelphia Chess League Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Eschner, M.R.     1 - 0    
Washington 1909     Franklin Chess Club - Washington Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Sournin, V.N.     0 - 1    
London, England and New York 1910     12th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Wahltuch, V.L.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1910 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Mercantile Library Chess Association Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Whitaker, N.T.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1910 (3)     24th Franklin Chess Club Championship play-off    
  Voigt, H.G. - Shipley, W.P.     2.5 - 1.5    
New York 1910 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Johner, P.F.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1911 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Mercantile Library Chess Association Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Eschner, M.R.     0 - 1    
London, England and New York 1911     13th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Yates, F.D.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1911 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Smith, M.M.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1911 (6)     26th Franklin Club Championship     8.5  /  14
Philadelphia 1915     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Rosen, L.     0 - 1    
New York 1916 (6)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Voigt, H.G. - Meyer, L.B.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025