Ensor, Albert




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1873  51  2358 (72) 3
1874  50  2358 (62) 0
1875  55  2358 (48) 23
1876  53  2358 (41) 55
1877  55  2351 (57) 6

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Ensor, Albert W.  
Born:
Died: 5 Oct. 1883
 
Notes:
Samsin gives possible birth years 1833 or 1844, but also says that when he died, 5-10-1883, his age was listed as 40 years.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 108
   van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 43, 366
Periodicals
   [HoCM], vol. 1, 31 Jan. 1865, page 16
   [ILN], vol. 71, 8 Sep. 1877, page 240
   [ILN], vol. 72, 12 Jan. 1878, page 47
   [TG], vol. 30, 19 May 1873, page 4
   [TG], vol. 30, 23 May 1873, page 4
Web
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: Albert Ensor]
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: Champions - Closed]
   Samsin, Myron.  [The Mysterious Albert Ensor]
   Wright, Stephen.  [Early Canadian Championships]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Ensor, A.W. - Brown, T.M. 1875         (f)     7   -   5
Alberoni, E. - Ensor, A.W. 1875         (f)     7   -   4
Bird, H.E. - Ensor, A.W. 1876         (c)     12   -   2
Ensor, A.W. - Ryan, J.S. 1877         (f)     5   -   1

Tournament data

Toronto 1873     2nd Canadian Chess Association Congress    
  Ensor, A.W. - Salter, G.B.     1 - 0    
  Ensor, A.W. - Northcote, H.     1 - 0    
  Ensor, A.W. - Smith, W.R.     1 - 0    
  Ensor, A.W. - White, John     1 - 0    
New York 1876 (1)     Cafe International Tournament     15.5  /  26
New York 1876 (2)     Clipper Tournament     11  /  15

Player information updated: 30 Oct. 2016