Calthrop, Samuel




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1857  209  1827 (158) 4
1858  236  1832 (156) 0
1859  259  1838 (153) 0
1860  283  1844 (150) 0
1861  290  1850 (147) 0
1862  315  1855 (144) 0
1863  315  1861 (140) 0
1864  325  1867 (136) 0
1865  364  1873 (132) 3
1866  386  1887 (133) 0
1867  367  1901 (134) 0
1868  367  1916 (135) 0
1869  365  1930 (135) 0
1870  385  1945 (135) 0
1871  400  1959 (135) 0
1872  393  1973 (134) 0
1873  381  1988 (134) 0
1874  375  2002 (133) 0
1875  373  2017 (132) 0
1876  355  2031 (131) 0
1877  334  2045 (129) 0
1878  326  2060 (128) 0
1879  302  2074 (126) 0
1880  298  2089 (123) 0
1881  314  2103 (121) 0
1882  300  2118 (118) 0
1883  311  2132 (114) 0
1884  314  2146 (110) 0
1885  293  2161 (106) 0
1886  271  2175 (100) 0
1887  256  2190 (94) 0
1888  243  2204 (87) 0
1889  225  2218 (79) 6
1890  245  2217 (78) 0
1891  249  2215 (76) 8

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Calthrop, Samuel Robert  
   Also known as: Rev. S.R. Calthrop
Born: 9 Oct. 1829
Died: 11 May 1917
 
Notes:
Hillyer gives 'S. Colthrop'. Staunton gives 'J.R. Calthrop' in error on p.124 of the Apr. 1853 Chess Player's Chronicle. Davies gives year of death as 1911. Gaige gives date of death as 11-05-1917.
 
References
Books
   Davies, Samuel Lipschütz, page 143, 366
   Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 39, 57, 74, 414
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 61
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 496
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 95
   Rogers, New York State Chess Association, page 10, 50
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 84, 290
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 18, no. 4, Apr. 1898, page 137
   [CPC], vol. 1, no. 2, Feb. 1853, page 61
   [CPC], vol. 1, no. 4, Apr. 1853, page 123, 124
   [CPC], vol. 2, no. 3, Mar. 1854, page 81
   [CPM], vol. 1, no. 1, Jan. 1865, page 9
   [CPM], vol. 1, no. 5, May 1865, page 144
   [FLIN], 30 Aug. 1856
   [ILN], vol. 25, no. 702, 16 Sep. 1854, page 262
   [PDEB], 30 June 1865
Web
   Applebee, John H.  [Calthrop, Samuel R. (1829-1917)]
   Sarah.  [American Chess Congress Players]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4780. Thomas Frère]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Morphy, P.C. - Calthrop, S.R. 1857         (c)     1   -   0
Hammond, G. - Calthrop, S.R. 1865         (f)     3   -   0      Hammond, G. gave odds of pawn and move

Tournament data

New York 1857 (4)     1st American Chess Congress    
  Calthrop, S.R. - Paulsen, L.     0 - 3    
Skaneateles 1889 (1)     2nd New York State Chess Association Midsummer Meeting - First Class     4  /  6
Skaneateles 1891 (1)     4th New York State Chess Association Midsummer Meeting - First Class     4  /  8

Player information updated: 2 Oct. 2022