Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1875 |
546 |
1871 | (184) | 2 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Kirke, Samuel Wharton |
| Born: 1814 |
| Died: 19 June 1907 |
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| Notes: |
| Steve Mann tentatively identifies him as the Samuel Wharton Kirke who was born in 1813 or 1814, though there are other possibilities. Surname occasionally given as 'Kirk'. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Chess Association, Manchester 1857 Report, page 5, 40 |
| Periodicals |
| [BLL], 16 May 1847, page 6 |
| [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 3, Apr. 1875, page 70 |
| [CPC], vol. 8, no. 21, 22 May 1847, page 159 |
| [CPC], vol. 13, no. 11, Nov. 1852, page 343 |
| [CPC], vol. 2, no. 1, Jan. 1854, page cover |
| [CPC], vol. 2, no. 2, Feb. 1854, page 61 |
| [CPC], vol. 3, no. 1, Jan. 1855, page cover |
| [ILN], vol. 21, no. 583, 2 Oct. 1852, page 283 |
| [ILN], vol. 21, no. 585, 16 Oct. 1852, page 323 |
| [Pal], vol. 7, no. 5, May 1847, page 200 |
| Web |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - 1851: 1st Caistor Meeting] |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - 1854: Hull v Preston Correspondence Match] |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - Samuel Wharton Kirke] |
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