Stevens, Samuel




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1874  212  2139 (68) 9
1875  228  2131 (61) 14
1876  236  2127 (66) 6
1877  230  2124 (72) 0
1878  235  2121 (76) 0
1879  231  2118 (77) 0
1880  254  2116 (77) 0
1881  285  2113 (75) 2
1882  275  2129 (75) 3
1883  287  2143 (76) 1
1884  298  2150 (77) 1
1885  292  2153 (78) 1
1886  301  2150 (78) 1
1887  325  2134 (79) 1
1888  321  2131 (81) 0
1889  321  2128 (81) 1
1890  354  2125 (82) 1
1891  363  2118 (82) 0
1892  388  2111 (82) 1
1893  380  2116 (80) 1
1894  395  2112 (79) 0
1895  406  2108 (76) 8
1896  404  2104 (85) 0
1897  424  2100 (93) 0
1898  445  2096 (100) 0
1899  454  2092 (105) 0
1900  480  2088 (110) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Stevens, Samuel John  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
I am guessing that the 'Stevens' who played for the Bedford Institute Team in London in 1876 was S.J. Stevens, who was president of the Bedford Institute Club in 1873.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 233
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 128, 230
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 193
Periodicals
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 1, Feb. 1874, page 23
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 9, Oct. 1874, page 210
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 11, Dec. 1874, page 272
   [Fld], 31 Jan. 1874
   [Fld], 17 Oct. 1874
   [ILN], vol. 63, no. 1785, 15 Nov. 1873, page 471
   [ILN], vol. 71, no. 1983, 14 July 1877, page 47
   [ILN], vol. 71, no. 2000, 10 Nov. 1877, page 462
   [ILN], vol. 71, no. 2003, 1 Dec. 1877, page 535
   [ILN], vol. 71, no. 2009, 29 Dec. 1877, page 631
   [ILN], vol. 72, no. 2030, 25 May 1878, page 495
   [WP], vol. 6, no. 6, 1 Oct. 1873, page 104
   [WP], vol. 9, no. 4, 1 Aug. 1876, page 73

Tournament data

London, England 1874 (4)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Stevens, S.J. - Manning, J.A.     2 - 0          Stevens, S.J. gave odds of pawn and move
  Stevens, S.J. - de Vere, C.V.     1.5 - 2.5          de Vere, C.V. gave odds of pawn and two moves
London, England 1874 (6)     City of London Club 4th Class - Bedford Institute Club    
  Stevens, S.J. - Theobald, J.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1874 (8)     City of London Club 4th Class - Bedford Institute Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Manning, J.A.     2 - 0    
London, England 1875 (5)     City of London Club Old Members - New Members Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Humphreys, E.E.     0 - 1    
London, England 1875 (7)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Stevens, S.J. - Wisker, J.     1 - 2          Wisker, J. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Stevens, S.J. - Conyers (1)     2 - 0          Stevens, S.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Stevens, S.J. - Rabbeth, J.E.     2 - 1          Stevens, S.J. gave odds of pawn and move
  Stevens, S.J. - Peyer, V.C.     0.5 - 2.5          Stevens, S.J. gave odds of pawn and move
London, England 1875 (15)     City of London Club Junior Handicap    
  Stevens, S.J. - Gumpel, C.G.     1 - 0          Stevens, S.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Stevens, S.J. - Gastineau, H.F.     1 - 0          Stevens, S.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves
London, England 1876 (10)     Bedford Institute Club - Shaftesbury Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Weightman (1)     2 - 0    
London, England 1876 (13)     Bedford Institute - International Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Tarrant, J.     1 - 1    
London, England 1876 (14)     Bedford Institute - International Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Tarrant, J.     2 - 0    
London, England 1881 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Gattie, W.M.     0 - 2    
London, England 1882 (2)     City of London Club 3rd Class - 4th Class Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Coster, C.H.     1 - 0          Stevens, S.J. gave odds of pawn and move
London, England 1882 (8)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Stevens, S.J. - Pizzi, P.     1 - 0          Stevens, S.J. gave odds of pawn and move
  Stevens, S.J. - Maczuski, A.L.     0 - 1          Maczuski, A.L. gave odds of pawn and two moves
London, England 1883 (2)     City of London Club 3rd Class - Cambridge University Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Carr, F.P.     1 - 0    
London, England 1884 (3)     City of London Club 3rd Class - Cambridge University Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Gunston, W.H.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1885 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Ball, W.F.     1 - 0    
London, England 1886 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Lambert, C.J.     1 - 0    
London, England 1887 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Puller, C.G.     0 - 1    
London, England 1889 (3)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Warner, J.H.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1890 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Pearse, A.     1 - 0    
London, England 1892 (6)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Crosse, E.I.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1893 (3)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Minchin, J.I.     1 - 0    
London, England 1894 (6)     City of London Club - Metropolitan Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Morton-Smith     1 - 0    
London, England 1895 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Ballard, W.R.     0 - 1    
Hastings 1895 (3)     7th British Amateur Championship - Section III     2.5  /  7
London, England 1896 (5)     City of London Club - Athenaeum Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Bush, C.     1 - 0    
London, England (?) 1900     City of London - Oxford and Cambridge University Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Softlaw, H.G.     1 - 0    

Player information updated: 6 Aug. 2024