Spencer, George




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1900  629  2004 (61) 9
1901  634  2010 (52) 15
1902  644  2010 (48) 18
1903  659  2000 (50) 17
1904  716  1989 (57) 0
1905  755  1978 (58) 17

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Spencer, George Burt  
Born: 31 May 1862
Died: 30 Mar. 1958
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 401
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 411
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 290
   Urcan, Adolf Albin in America, page 250
   Urcan, Julius Finn, page 169
Periodicals
   [ACB], vol. 2, no. 9, Sep. 1905, page 285
   [ACMa], vol. 1, no. 4, Sep. 1897, page 215
   [ACMa], vol. 2, no. 8, Feb. 1899, page 346
   [ACMa], vol. 2, no. 9, Mar. 1899, page 404
   [BDE], vol. 62, no. 234, 24 Aug. 1902, page 7
   [MiJ], 19 Aug. 1901
   [MiTr], vol. 33, no. 279, 23 Feb. 1900, page 5
   [SPG], vol. 23, no. 55, 24 Feb. 1900, page 5
Web
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4002. Albin Counter-Gambit]

Tournament data

Minneapolis 1900     Minnesota State Tournament - Championship     3  /  4
Excelsior 1900 (1)     1st Western Chess Association Tournament (1st USA Open)     2.5  /  5
Excelsior 1901     2nd Western Chess Association Tournament (2nd USA Open)     8  /  15
Excelsior 1902     3rd Western Chess Association Tournament (3rd USA Open)     9  /  18
Chicago 1903     4th Western Chess Association Tournament     5.5  /  17
Excelsior 1905     6th Western Chess Association Tournament (6th USA Open)     5.5  /  17


Player information updated: 21 Jun. 2023