Manson, Nathaniel




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1891  82  2378 (90) 5
1892  95  2364 (92) 0
1893  95  2350 (94) 0
1894  111  2335 (94) 0
1895  131  2321 (94) 0
1896  139  2307 (93) 0
1897  148  2292 (91) 0
1898  172  2278 (87) 0
1899  204  2264 (83) 2
1900  202  2264 (80) 0
1901  208  2264 (76) 0
1902  210  2264 (69) 3
1903  239  2249 (63) 22
1904  288  2232 (72) 0
1905  323  2214 (78) 0
1906  368  2196 (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