Down, Henry
Ratings
Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
1870 |
313 |
1996 | (84) | 1 |
1871 |
313 |
2014 | (75) | 5 |
1872 |
311 |
2031 | (68) | 10 |
1873 |
313 |
2029 | (73) | 0 |
1874 |
331 |
2027 | (75) | 7 |
1875 |
349 |
2023 | (81) | 6 |
Rating table notes
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Biographical data |
Name: Down, Henry Francis |
Born: 1839 |
Died: |
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Notes: |
The Chess Player's Magazine of Mar. 1867 (p.72) has 'H.J. Down' in error. |
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References |
Books |
Forster, Amos Burn, page 60, 958 |
Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 94, 106, 142 |
Renette and Zavatarelli, Neumann, Hirschfeld and Suhle, page 371 |
Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 122 |
Zavatarelli, Ignatz Kolisch, page 295 |
Periodicals |
[CLCM], vol. 1, no. 1, Feb. 1874, page 23 |
[CLCM], vol. 2, no. 1, Feb. 1875, page 2 |
[CLCM], vol. 3, no. 25, Mar. 1876, page 2 |
[CPM], vol. 3, no. 3, Mar. 1867, page 72 |
[Era], vol. 28, no. 1435, 25 Mar. 1866, page 6 |
[Era], vol. 33, no. 1687, 22 Jan. 1871, page 4 |
[Era], vol. 33, no. 1708, 18 June 1871, page 14 |
[Fld], 11 Jan. 1873 |
[ILN], vol. 56, no. 1585, 19 Mar. 1870, page 307 |
[ILN], vol. 56, no. 1595, 21 May 1870, page 539 |
[ILN], vol. 66, no. 1854, 20 Feb. 1875, page 187 |
[ILN], vol. 68, no. 1909, 26 Feb. 1876, page 215 |
[ILN], vol. 70, no. 1963, 24 Feb. 1877, page 191 |
[WP], vol. 3, no. 33, 1 Jan. 1871, page 139 |
[WP], vol. 3, no. 34, 1 Feb. 1871, page 158 |
[WP], vol. 5, no. 4, 1 Aug. 1872, page 55 |
Web |
Harding, Tim. [The London-Vienna Correspondence Match (Part 1)], page 6 |
Harding, Tim. [Queens of Chess: Not Deadlier than the Male?], page 3 |
Sarah. [der Schwarze Tod] |
Sarah. [Miss Nellie Down and the Devil] |
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Tournament data
London, England 1870 (1) |
Westminster Club - City of London Club Match |
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Down, H.F. - Ormond, R. |
0 - 1 |
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London, England 1871 (5) |
City of London Club Handicap - Consolation Tournament |
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Down, H.F. - Chambers (1) |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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Down, H.F. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Down, H.F. - Rudderforth, W.H. |
1 - 2 |
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London, England 1872 (1) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Down, H.F. - Zappert |
2 - 1 |
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Down, H.F. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Down, H.F. - Mundell, W.H.A. |
1 - 0 |
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Mundell, W.H.A. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Down, H.F. - Potter, W.N. |
0 - 1 |
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Potter, W.N. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
London, England 1872 (4) |
British Chess Association Handicap Tournament |
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Down, H.F. - Eschwege, H. |
0 - 1 |
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Down, H.F. - Minchin, C.C. |
0 - 1 |
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Minchin, C.C. gave odds of pawn and move |
London, England 1872 (5) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Down, H.F. - Burrell, O. |
1 - 0 |
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Down, H.F. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Down, H.F. - Watts, J.J. |
1 - 0 |
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Down, H.F. - de Soyres, J. |
0 - 1 |
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de Soyres, J. gave odds of pawn and move |
London, England 1874 (4) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Down, H.F. - Connford |
2.5 - 1.5 |
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Down, H.F. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Down, H.F. - Sothers |
1 - 2 |
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Down, H.F. gave odds of pawn and move |
London, England 1875 (5) |
City of London Club Old Members - New Members Match |
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Down, H.F. - Vyse, W.E. |
1 - 0 |
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London, England 1875 (7) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Down, H.F. - Smith, E. |
2 - 1 |
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Down, H.F. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Down, H.F. - Zukertort, J.H. |
0 - 2 |
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Zukertort, J.H. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023 |
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