Stevens, Samuel
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1874 |
200 |
2141 | (69) | 9 |
| 1875 |
219 |
2133 | (61) | 14 |
| 1876 |
221 |
2129 | (66) | 6 |
| 1877 |
216 |
2128 | (72) | 0 |
| 1878 |
217 |
2126 | (76) | 0 |
| 1879 |
217 |
2124 | (77) | 0 |
| 1880 |
234 |
2122 | (77) | 0 |
| 1881 |
265 |
2121 | (75) | 2 |
| 1882 |
252 |
2138 | (75) | 3 |
| 1883 |
261 |
2154 | (76) | 1 |
| 1884 |
269 |
2163 | (77) | 1 |
| 1885 |
263 |
2168 | (78) | 1 |
| 1886 |
263 |
2167 | (79) | 1 |
| 1887 |
290 |
2154 | (81) | 1 |
| 1888 |
283 |
2153 | (83) | 0 |
| 1889 |
285 |
2153 | (84) | 1 |
| 1890 |
308 |
2152 | (85) | 1 |
| 1891 |
317 |
2148 | (87) | 0 |
| 1892 |
336 |
2145 | (87) | 0 |
| 1893 |
333 |
2141 | (87) | 0 |
| 1894 |
347 |
2137 | (85) | 0 |
| 1895 |
360 |
2134 | (81) | 7 |
| 1896 |
363 |
2129 | (90) | 0 |
| 1897 |
379 |
2125 | (97) | 0 |
| 1898 |
403 |
2120 | (103) | 0 |
| 1899 |
417 |
2115 | (109) | 0 |
| 1900 |
436 |
2110 | (113) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Stevens, Samuel John |
| Born: |
| Died: |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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Tournament data
| London, England 1874 (4) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Stevens, S.J. - Manning, J.A. |
2 - 0 |
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Stevens, S.J. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Stevens, S.J. - de Vere, C.V. |
1.5 - 2.5 |
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de Vere, C.V. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| London, England 1874 (6) |
City of London Club 4th Class - Bedford Institute Club |
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Stevens, S.J. - Theobald, J. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London, England 1874 (8) |
City of London Club 4th Class - Bedford Institute Club Match |
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Stevens, S.J. - Manning, J.A. |
2 - 0 |
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| London, England 1875 (5) |
City of London Club Old Members - New Members Match |
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Stevens, S.J. - Humphreys, E.E. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1875 (7) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Stevens, S.J. - Wisker, J. |
1 - 2 |
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Wisker, J. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Stevens, S.J. - Conyers (1) |
2 - 0 |
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Stevens, S.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Stevens, S.J. - Rabbeth, J.E. |
2 - 1 |
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Stevens, S.J. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Stevens, S.J. - Peyer, V.C. |
0.5 - 2.5 |
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Stevens, S.J. gave odds of pawn and move |
| London, England 1875 (15) |
City of London Club Junior Handicap |
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Stevens, S.J. - Gumpel, C.G. |
1 - 0 |
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Stevens, S.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Stevens, S.J. - Gastineau, H.F. |
1 - 0 |
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Stevens, S.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| London, England 1876 (10) |
Bedford Institute Club - Shaftesbury Club Match |
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Stevens, S.J. - Weightman |
2 - 0 |
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| London, England 1876 (13) |
Bedford Institute - International Club Match |
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Stevens, S.J. - Tarrant, J. |
1 - 1 |
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| London, England 1876 (14) |
Bedford Institute - International Club Match |
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Stevens, S.J. - Tarrant, J. |
2 - 0 |
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| London, England 1881 (1) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Stevens, S.J. - Gattie, W.M. |
0 - 2 |
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| London, England 1882 (2) |
City of London Club 3rd Class - 4th Class Match |
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Stevens, S.J. - Coster, C.H. |
1 - 0 |
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Stevens, S.J. gave odds of pawn and move |
| London, England 1882 (8) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Stevens, S.J. - Pizzi, P. |
1 - 0 |
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Stevens, S.J. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Stevens, S.J. - Maczuski, A.L. |
0 - 1 |
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Maczuski, A.L. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| London, England 1883 (2) |
City of London Club 3rd Class - Cambridge University Club Match |
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Stevens, S.J. - Carr, F.P. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1884 (3) |
City of London Club 3rd Class - Cambridge University Club Match |
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Stevens, S.J. - Gunston, W.H. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London, England 1885 (2) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Stevens, S.J. - Ball, W.F. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1886 (1) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Stevens, S.J. - Lambert, C.J. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1887 (2) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Stevens, S.J. - Puller, C.G. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1889 (3) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Stevens, S.J. - Warner, J.H. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London, England 1890 (2) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Stevens, S.J. - Pearse, A. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1894 (5) |
City of London Club - Metropolitan Club Match |
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Stevens, S.J. - Morton-Smith |
1 - 0 |
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| Hastings 1895 (3) |
7th British Amateur Championship - Section III |
2.5 | / | 7 |
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| London, England 1896 (5) |
City of London Club - Athenaeum Club Match |
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Stevens, S.J. - Bush, C. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England (?) 1900 |
City of London - Oxford and Cambridge University Club Match |
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Stevens, S.J. - Softlaw, H.G. |
1 - 0 |
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| Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023 |
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