Manson, Nathaniel




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1891  83  2378 (90) 5
1892  95  2363 (92) 0
1893  95  2349 (94) 0
1894  113  2335 (94) 0
1895  132  2320 (94) 0
1896  140  2306 (93) 0
1897  150  2291 (91) 0
1898  173  2277 (87) 0
1899  206  2262 (83) 2
1900  203  2262 (80) 0
1901  213  2263 (76) 0
1902  217  2263 (69) 3
1903  253  2247 (64) 22
1904  295  2230 (72) 0
1905  328  2213 (78) 0
1906  368  2195 (82) 16

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Manson, Nathaniel J.  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Mechanics Institute page has 'Nathaniel J. Manson', but for the Seattle vs. San Francisco match, has 'W.J. Manson'. Robert McCrary has 'M. Manson'?
 
References
Books
   Davies, Samuel Lipschütz, page 240
Periodicals
   [Imp], vol. 21, no. 3672, 20 Oct. 1906, page 5
   [SFCh], 29 Nov. 1903, page 27
Web
   Brennen, Neil.  [Out of the Blind Spot: More on Fritz Peipers]
   Donaldson, John.  [History of the MI Chess Room]
   McCrary, Robert John.  [Chess in the Old West]
   [Chess in San Francisco (ACB, vol.1, no.7, 1904)]

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

Manson, N.J. - Showalter, J.W. 1891         (f)     3   -   2
Manson, N.J. - Isaacson, C.B. 1902         (c)     1   -   0
McCutcheon, J.L. - Manson, N.J. 1903         (s)     1   -   1
Manson, N.J. - Sandoval, A. 1906         (f)     8   -   3
Manson, N.J. - Eguiluz, M. 1906         (f)     3.5   -   1.5

Tournament data

San Francisco, California and Los Angeles 1899     San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match    
  Manson, N.J. - Pierce, C.F.     1 - 0    
Seattle and San Francisco, California 1899 (2)     Seattle - San Francisco Cable Match    
  Manson, N.J. - Babson, J.N.     0 - 1    
San Francisco, California and Los Angeles 1902 (1)     San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match    
  Manson, N.J. - Candler, S.C.     1 - 0    
San Francisco, California and Los Angeles 1902 (2)     San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match    
  Manson, N.J. - Candler, S.C.     1 - 0    
San Francisco, California 1903 (1)     Mechanics Institute - Labor Bureau Match    
  Manson, N.J. - Thompson, G.R.C.     1 - 0    
  Manson, N.J. - Hallwegen, G.     0 - 1    
San Francisco, California 1903 (2)     Mechanics Institute Championship     14.5  /  18


Player information updated: 2 Oct. 2022