CHESS PLAYER
Lionel Kieseritzky
1806 - 1853
Lionel Kieseritzky
Lionel Adalbert Bagration Felix Kieseritzky (Russian: Лионель Адальберт Багратион Феликс Кизерицкий; 1 January 1806 [O.S. 20 December 1805] – 18 May [O.S. 6 May] 1853) was a Baltic German chess master and theoretician, known for his contributions to chess theory, as well for a game he lost against Adolf Anderssen, known as the "Immortal Game". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lionel Kieseritzky has received more than 81,310 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Lionel Kieseritzky is the 55th most popular chess player (up from 64th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Estonia (up from 54th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Estonian Chess Player.
Memorability Metrics
81k
Page Views (PV)
54.75
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
6.10
Effective Languages (L*)
2.21
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, Lionel Kieseritzky ranks 55 out of 461. Before him are Joseph Henry Blackburne, Milan Vidmar, Jan Timman, Pedro Damiano, Lajos Portisch, and Alexander Kotov. After him are Magnus Carlsen, Salo Flohr, Aleksandar Matanović, Géza Maróczy, Viswanathan Anand, and Dawid Janowski.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJoseph Henry Blackburne
1841 - 1924
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 49
Milan Vidmar
1885 - 1962
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 50
Jan Timman
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 51
Pedro Damiano
1480 - 1544
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 52
Lajos Portisch
1937 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 53
Alexander Kotov
1913 - 1981
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 54
Lionel Kieseritzky
1806 - 1853
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 55
Magnus Carlsen
1990 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 56
Salo Flohr
1908 - 1983
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 57
Aleksandar Matanović
1930 - 2023
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 58
Géza Maróczy
1870 - 1951
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 59
Viswanathan Anand
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 60
Dawid Janowski
1868 - 1927
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 61
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1806, Lionel Kieseritzky ranks 28. Before him are Antoine Wiertz, John A. Roebling, William, Duke of Brunswick, Karl Friedrich Mohr, Juliette Drouet, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. After him are Infanta Ana de Jesus Maria of Braganza, Giacomo Antonelli, Johann Kaspar Mertz, Michel Chevalier, Henriette Sontag, and Teodolfo Mertel. Among people deceased in 1853, Lionel Kieseritzky ranks 24. Before him are Julius Jacob von Haynau, Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, Andries Pretorius, Frédéric Ozanam, Joaquin Murrieta, and Anastasio Bustamante. After him are Auguste Laurent, Princess Amalia of Sweden, Karl, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine, Branko Radičević, and Mathieu Orfila.
Others Born in 1806
Go to all RankingsAntoine Wiertz
PAINTER
1806 - 1865
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 22
John A. Roebling
ENGINEER
1806 - 1869
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 23
William, Duke of Brunswick
NOBLEMAN
1806 - 1884
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 24
Karl Friedrich Mohr
CHEMIST
1806 - 1879
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 25
Juliette Drouet
POLITICIAN
1806 - 1883
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 26
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
WRITER
1806 - 1861
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 27
Lionel Kieseritzky
CHESS PLAYER
1806 - 1853
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 28
Infanta Ana de Jesus Maria of Braganza
NOBLEMAN
1806 - 1857
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 29
Giacomo Antonelli
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1806 - 1876
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 30
Johann Kaspar Mertz
MUSICIAN
1806 - 1856
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 31
Michel Chevalier
ENGINEER
1806 - 1879
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 32
Henriette Sontag
SINGER
1806 - 1854
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 33
Teodolfo Mertel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1806 - 1899
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 34
Others Deceased in 1853
Go to all RankingsJulius Jacob von Haynau
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1786 - 1853
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 18
Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
POLITICIAN
1783 - 1853
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 19
Andries Pretorius
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1853
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 20
Frédéric Ozanam
WRITER
1813 - 1853
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 21
Joaquin Murrieta
EXTREMIST
1829 - 1853
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 22
Anastasio Bustamante
POLITICIAN
1780 - 1853
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 23
Lionel Kieseritzky
CHESS PLAYER
1806 - 1853
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 24
Auguste Laurent
CHEMIST
1807 - 1853
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 25
Princess Amalia of Sweden
COMPANION
1805 - 1853
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 26
Karl, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1853
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 27
Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine
ARCHITECT
1762 - 1853
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 28
Branko Radičević
WRITER
1824 - 1853
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 29
Mathieu Orfila
CHEMIST
1787 - 1853
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 30
In Estonia
Among people born in Estonia, Lionel Kieseritzky ranks 52 out of 351. Before him are Hermann von Keyserling (1880), Johannes Vares (1890), Charles Philip, Duke of Södermanland (1601), Jaan Kaplinski (1941), Marie Under (1883), and Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven (1914). After him are Ita Ever (1931), Balthasar Russow (1536), Jaan Tõnisson (1868), Karl Ernst Claus (1796), Eduard Tubin (1905), and Eduard von Toll (1858).
Others born in Estonia
Go to all RankingsHermann von Keyserling
PHILOSOPHER
1880 - 1946
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 46
Johannes Vares
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1946
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 47
Charles Philip, Duke of Södermanland
NOBLEMAN
1601 - 1622
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 48
Jaan Kaplinski
WRITER
1941 - 2021
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 49
Marie Under
WRITER
1883 - 1980
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 50
Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 2007
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 51
Lionel Kieseritzky
CHESS PLAYER
1806 - 1853
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 52
Ita Ever
ACTOR
1931 - 2023
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 53
Balthasar Russow
WRITER
1536 - 1600
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 54
Jaan Tõnisson
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1941
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 55
Karl Ernst Claus
CHEMIST
1796 - 1864
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 56
Eduard Tubin
COMPOSER
1905 - 1982
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 57
Eduard von Toll
EXPLORER
1858 - 1902
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 58
Among CHESS PLAYERS In Estonia
Among chess players born in Estonia, Lionel Kieseritzky ranks 2. Before him are Paul Keres (1916). After him are Vladas Mikėnas (1910), and Paul Felix Schmidt (1916).
Paul Keres
1916 - 1975
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 1
Lionel Kieseritzky
1806 - 1853
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 2
Vladas Mikėnas
1910 - 1992
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 3
Paul Felix Schmidt
1916 - 1984
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 4