Buck, Charles




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1881  417  2000 (62) 30
1882  478  1970 (62) 24
1883  538  1962 (75) 0
1884  591  1954 (85) 0
1885  609  1946 (93) 0
1886  609  1938 (101) 0
1887  609  1931 (107) 0
1888  624  1923 (113) 0
1889  615  1915 (118) 0
1890  660  1907 (123) 0
1891  677  1899 (127) 0
1892  718  1891 (131) 0
1893  741  1883 (135) 0
1894  775  1875 (138) 0
1895  791  1867 (141) 0
1896  795  1859 (144) 0
1897  831  1851 (147) 0
1898  820  1843 (149) 0
1899  848  1835 (151) 1
1900  879  1831 (155) 0
1901  903  1826 (158) 0
1902  897  1821 (161) 0
1903  880  1817 (163) 0
1904  922  1812 (166) 0
1905  957  1807 (168) 0
1906  946  1803 (171) 0
1907  971  1798 (173) 0
1908  968  1794 (175) 0
1909  1067  1789 (177) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Buck, Charles Francis  
Born: 5 Nov. 1841
Died: 19 Jan. 1918
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 57
   New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club, New Orleans Club 1882, page 25
Periodicals
   [BCC], vol. 1, no. 1, 1 Oct. 1882, page 6
   [BCC], vol. 3, no. 9, 15 June 1885, page 130
Web
   Kingston, Taylor.  [Pages from a Difficult Life], page 4
   Russell, Hanon W.  [The Match Steinitz v. Zukertort, Part One], page 2
   Sarah.  [Chess, Checkers and Whist Club]
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Charles A. Buck, Or, Daring to Contradict Lawson], page 1
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 5173. Steinitz and who?]

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

Corzo, J. - Buck, C.F. 1899         (s)     1   -   0
Capablanca, J.R. - Buck, C.F. 1909         (c)     2   -   0

Tournament data

New Orleans 1881 (2)     2nd New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club Tournament     15.5  /  30
New Orleans 1882     3rd New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club Tournament     9  /  24


Player information updated: 4 Mar. 2020