Montgomery, Hardman




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1856  41  2391 (72) 23
1857  39  2402 (67) 7
1858  37  2427 (62) 0
1859  29  2452 (53) 11
1860  19  2484 (47) 39
1861  26  2470 (47) 24
1862  30  2447 (58) 0
1863  35  2424 (62) 0
1864  39  2401 (62) 12
1865  43  2388 (72) 0
1866  55  2376 (80) 0
1867  59  2364 (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