Plunkett, Horace




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1874  294  2053 (81) 3
1875  273  2082 (75) 2
1876  227  2120 (70) 3
1877  203  2137 (65) 2
1878  203  2135 (59) 14
1879  199  2139 (70) 0
1880  222  2144 (79) 0
1881  242  2148 (85) 0
1882  240  2152 (90) 0
1883  258  2157 (93) 0
1884  268  2161 (96) 0
1885  268  2165 (98) 1
1886  260  2169 (101) 0
1887  265  2173 (104) 0
1888  258  2177 (107) 0
1889  242  2180 (109) 1
1890  276  2171 (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