Manson, Nathaniel




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1891  82  2380 (90) 5
1892  96  2366 (92) 0
1893  95  2352 (94) 0
1894  112  2337 (94) 0
1895  131  2323 (94) 0
1896  141  2309 (93) 0
1897  150  2294 (91) 0
1898  173  2280 (87) 0
1899  208  2266 (83) 2
1900  201  2266 (80) 0
1901  208  2266 (76) 0
1902  211  2267 (69) 3
1903  245  2252 (63) 22
1904  291  2234 (72) 0
1905  323  2216 (78) 0
1906  371  2199 (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