Edo Ratings, Babson, J.N.

Babson, Joseph

Ratings

Year	Rank	Edo	Dev.	Games
1893	387	2074	(64)	24
1894	415	2062	(65)	10
1895	417	2049	(73)	0
1896	434	2036	(78)	9

Rating table notes

Biographical data

Name: Babson, Joseph Ney

Born: 26 Dec. 1852

Died: 20 Dec. 1929

References

Books

Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 18

Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 129

Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 12

Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 7

Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 25

Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 121

Rowland, Pollock Memories, page 151

van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 42, 108

Periodicals

[HWT], 14 Sep. 1872

[WP], vol. 6, 1 Oct. 1873, page 104

Web

Donaldson, John. [History of the MI Chess Room]

Winter, Edward. [CN 4320. Multiple problem]

Wright, Stephen. [BCCF E-mail Bulletin #5], page 4

Wright, Stephen. [Early Canadian Championships]

Wright, Stephen. [A Tale of Three Cities: the 1895 Pacific Cable Matches]

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

Steinitz, W. - Babson, J.N. 1893 (c) 1 - 1

Piper, T.H.J.D. - Babson, J.N. 1896 (f) 7 - 2

Tournament data

Montreal 1893 (1)     Montreal Club Handicap Tournament     19 / 24

  Babson, J.N. - Marshall, F.J.     0.5 - 2.5          Babson, J.N. gave odds of pawn and two moves

Montreal 1893 (2)     1st Montreal Club Championship     8.5 / 18

Montreal 1894     21st Canadian Championship     3 / 10

Seattle and San Francisco 1899     Seattle - San Francisco Cable Match

  Babson, J.N. - Manson, N.J.     1 - 0