Kitto, Francis




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1935  1443  2055 (55) 11
1936  1270  2091 (48) 9
1937  994  2142 (44) 9
1938  817  2178 (40) 20
1939  919  2147 (43) 22
1940  761  2159 (58) 0
1941  681  2171 (68) 0
1942  592  2183 (74) 0
1943  545  2195 (78) 0
1944  496  2207 (80) 0
1945  482  2219 (81) 0
1946  454  2231 (80) 0
1947  385  2242 (78) 0
1948  287  2254 (73) 9

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Kitto, Francis Ernest Appleyard  
   Also known as: Frank Kitto
Born: 3 Feb. 1915
Died: 28 Nov. 1964
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 389
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 360
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 464
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 214
Web
   Saunders, John.  [Varsity Oxford-Cambridge Match: Pen Pictures of Players]

Tournament data

Yarmouth 1935 (3)     28th British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open Tournament     1.5  /  11
Margate 1936 (2)     Margate Premier Reserves A     3  /  9
Hastings 1937 (3)     17th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Reserves, Section 2     4.5  /  9
Hastings 1938 (3)     18th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Reserves B     5  /  9
Brighton 1938 (3)     31st British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open B     8.5  /  11
Margate 1939 (2)     Margate Premier Reserves A     2.5  /  11
Bournemouth 1939 (1)     32nd British Chess Federation Congress - Premier Tournament     2  /  11
Plymouth 1948     Diamond Jubilee Tournament     5  /  7
London, England 1948 (3)     Great Britain - Netherlands Match    
  Kitto, F.E.A. - van Steenis, H.J.     0.5 - 1.5    

Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026