Manson, Nathaniel




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1891  83  2386 (90) 5
1892  94  2371 (92) 0
1893  97  2357 (94) 0
1894  112  2343 (94) 0
1895  133  2329 (94) 0
1896  142  2314 (93) 0
1897  150  2300 (91) 0
1898  176  2286 (87) 0
1899  211  2271 (83) 2
1900  206  2272 (80) 0
1901  212  2272 (76) 0
1902  213  2272 (69) 3
1903  244  2257 (63) 22
1904  294  2240 (72) 0
1905  328  2222 (78) 0
1906  376  2204 (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