Plunkett, Horace




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1874  307  2051 (81) 3
1875  282  2080 (75) 2
1876  244  2118 (70) 3
1877  218  2135 (65) 2
1878  220  2133 (59) 14
1879  207  2138 (70) 0
1880  231  2142 (79) 0
1881  257  2146 (85) 0
1882  256  2150 (90) 0
1883  272  2155 (93) 0
1884  282  2159 (96) 0
1885  275  2163 (98) 1
1886  275  2167 (102) 0
1887  277  2170 (104) 0
1888  271  2174 (107) 0
1889  260  2178 (109) 1
1890  297  2168 (113) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Plunkett, Horace Curzon  
   Also known as: Sir Horace Curzon Plunkett
Born: 24 Oct. 1854
Died: 26 Mar. 1932
 
Notes:
Name given as 'Hon. H.E. Plunkett' in the Illustrated London News of 21 Mar. 1874 (p.283). I guess that this is Horace Curzon Plunkett, who was educated at Oxford. The Chess Player's Chronicle of Apr. 1874 has 'Hon. R.C. Plunkett' on p.57, but 'Hon. H.C. Plunkett' on p.68 of the Jun. 1874 issue.
 
References
Books
   Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 193
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 411, 579
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 239, 240, 249, 274
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 230, 296, 344
   Winter, Chess Facts and Fables, page 378
Periodicals
   [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 2, Mar. 1875, page 36
   [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 10, Nov. 1875, page 312
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 12, Dec. 1873, page 377
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 2, Apr. 1874, page 57
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 3, June 1874, page 68
   [Fld], 4 Apr. 1874
   [Fld], 3 June 1876
   [ILN], vol. 64, no. 1804, 21 Mar. 1874, page 283
   [ILN], vol. 66, no. 1853, 13 Feb. 1875, page 163
   [ILN], vol. 68, no. 1909, 26 Feb. 1876, page 215
   [ILN], vol. 68, no. 1916, 15 Apr. 1876, page 383
   [WP], vol. 7, no. 12, 1 Apr. 1875, page 237
Web
   Harding, Tim.  [The First Oxford-Cambridge University Match], page 6
   Harding, Tim.  [The First Women's Championship: The Decisive Rounds], page 4
   Saunders, John.  [Varsity Oxford-Cambridge Match: Pen Pictures of Players]
   Winter, Edward.  [Chess and the House of Commons]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4044. Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany]
   [Sir Horace Curzon Plunkett]

Tournament data

Oxford 1873     Bristol and Clifton Club - Oxford University Club Match    
  Plunkett, H.C. - Greene, J.F.     0 - 3    
London, England 1874 (3)     2nd Oxford - Cambridge University Match    
  Plunkett, H.C. - May, T.H.D.     0.5 - 2.5    
London, England 1875 (6)     3rd Oxford - Cambridge University Match    
  Plunkett, H.C. - Keynes, J.N.     0 - 2    
London, England 1876 (7)     4th Oxford - Cambridge University Match    
  Plunkett, H.C. - Keynes, J.N.     1 - 1    
Birmingham 1876     Oxford University Club - Birmingham Club Match    
  Plunkett, H.C. - Halford, J.     1 - 0    
London, England 1877 (3)     5th Oxford - Cambridge University Match    
  Plunkett, H.C. - Keynes, J.N.     1.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1878 (2)     Lowenthal Cup Tournament     6  /  14
London, England 1885 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Plunkett, H.C. - Hooke, G.A.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1889 (4)     British Chess Club - Saint George's Club Match    
  Plunkett, H.C. - Trenchard, H.W.     1 - 0    
London, England 1890 (1)     2nd Oxford Past - Cambridge Past Match    
  Plunkett, H.C. - Keynes, J.N.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England and Washington 1897     British House of Commons - U.S. House of Representatives Match    
  Plunkett, H.C. - Pearson, R.     1 - 0    


Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023