Montgomery, Hardman




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1856  41  2387 (72) 23
1857  39  2397 (67) 7
1858  37  2422 (62) 0
1859  30  2447 (53) 11
1860  19  2480 (47) 39
1861  25  2465 (47) 24
1862  29  2443 (58) 0
1863  34  2420 (62) 0
1864  38  2397 (62) 12
1865  42  2385 (72) 0
1866  55  2372 (80) 0
1867  61  2360 (86) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Montgomery, Hardman Philips  
Born: 25 Sep. 1834
Died: 22 Jan. 1870
 
References
Books
   Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 56, 67, 360, 414
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 289
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 54
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 77
   Hilbert, Tragic Life of Leonard, page 90
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 9, 25
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. I, page 107
Periodicals
   [FLIN], 8 Mar. 1856
   [FLIN], 29 Mar. 1856
   [FLIN], 14 Nov. 1857
   [FLIN], 14 Jan. 1860
   [ILN], vol. 56, no. 1583, 5 Mar. 1870, page 259
   [NYC], 19 Nov. 1859
   [NYC], 17 Dec. 1859
   [NYC], 19 Feb. 1870
   [NYTi], 7 Oct. 1857
   [NYTi], 12 Nov. 1858
   [NYTr], 8 Oct. 1857
   [PDEB], 29 Dec. 1865
   [PDEB], 28 Jan. 1870
   [SoT], 12 Feb. 1870
   [TFF], 4 Feb. 1870
Web
   Sarah.  [American Chess Congress Players]
   Sarah.  [Paul Morphy's Contenders]
   Sarah.  [William James Appleton Fuller]
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Collected results, 1836-1863]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Montgomery, H.P. - Fuller, W.J.A. 1856         (s)     16   -   1
Montgomery, H.P. - Fosdick, W.W. 1856         (s)     1   -   0
Montgomery, H.P. - Raphael, B.I. 1856         (c)     5   -   1
Morphy, P.C. - Montgomery, H.P. 1857         (c)     1   -   0
Montgomery, H.P. - Delmar, E. (1) 1859         (c)     2   -   1      Montgomery, H.P. gave odds of a knight
Montgomery, H.P. - Perrin, F. 1859 (1)         (f)     4.5   -   1.5
Montgomery, H.P. - Perrin, F. 1859 (2)         (c)     0   -   2
Montgomery, H.P. - Lewis, S. 1860         (f)     2.5   -   3.5      Montgomery, H.P. gave odds of the exchange
Montgomery, H.P. - Ware, P. 1860         (s)     4   -   1
Montgomery, H.P. - Reichhelm, G.C. 1860         (c)     1.5   -   5.5      Montgomery, H.P. gave odds of a knight
Lichtenhein, T. - Montgomery, H.P. 1861         (f)     7.5   -   2.5
Montgomery, H.P. - Leonard, J.A. 1861         (c)     9   -   5
Reichhelm, G.C. - Montgomery, H.P. 1864         (f)     8   -   4
Montgomery, H.P. - Stanley, C.H. 1867         (s)     1   -   1

Tournament data

New York 1857 (4)     1st American Chess Congress    
  Montgomery, H.P. - Allison, W.S.     3 - 1    
  Montgomery, H.P. - Paulsen, L.     0 - 2    
Philadelphia 1860     1st Philadelphia Chess Club Tournament    
  Montgomery, H.P. - Hood (1)     2 - 0          Montgomery, H.P. gave odds of a knight
  Montgomery, H.P. - Hood (1)     1 - 2          Montgomery, H.P. gave odds of a rook
  Montgomery, H.P. - Wilson (1)     3 - 0          Montgomery, H.P. gave odds of a knight
  Montgomery, H.P. - Wells, F.     3 - 1          Montgomery, H.P. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Montgomery, H.P. - Walker, W.L.     3 - 1          Montgomery, H.P. gave odds of pawn and move
  Montgomery, H.P. - Overman, W.W.     5 - 3          Montgomery, H.P. gave odds of pawn and two moves


Player information updated: 7 Nov. 2023