Wells, Francis
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1860 |
172 |
2106 | (90) | 13 |
| 1861 |
182 |
2117 | (89) | 0 |
| 1862 |
171 |
2128 | (85) | 0 |
| 1863 |
161 |
2140 | (81) | 0 |
| 1864 |
164 |
2151 | (75) | 0 |
| 1865 |
160 |
2162 | (66) | 39 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Wells, Francis |
| Also known as: Frank Wells |
| Born: 4 Dec. 1825 |
| Died: 22 Apr. 1886 |
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| References |
| Books |
| Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 502 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 460 |
| Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 77 |
| Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 324 |
| Hilbert, Tragic Life of Leonard, page 91 |
| Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 7, 9, 16 |
| van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. I, page 28 |
| Periodicals |
| [CMNY], vol. 3, no. 3, Mar. 1859, page 100 |
| [FLIN], 14 Jan. 1860 |
| [NR], vol. 4, no. 3, Mar. 1863, page 87 |
| [NYC], 26 Nov. 1859 |
| [NYC], 7 July 1860 |
| [NYC], 19 Nov. 1864 |
| [NYC], 18 Mar. 1865 |
| [PDEB], 5 Mar. 1864 |
| [PDEB], 1 Oct. 1864 |
| [PDEB], 7 June 1867 |
| Web |
| Hilbert, John S. [A Tale of One City], page 2 |
| Spinrad, Jeremy P. [Collected results, 1836-1863] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Hammond, G. - Wells, F. 1865 (1) |
(c) |
16.5 | - | 6.5 |
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| Hammond, G. - Wells, F. 1865 (2) |
(c) |
4 | - | 3 |
Hammond, G. gave odds of a knight |
| Wells, F. - Stone, H.N. 1865 |
(c) |
1 | - | 1 |
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| Wells, F. - Ware, P. 1865 |
(c) |
2 | - | 1 |
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| Wells, F. - Brewster (1) 1865 |
(c) |
2 | - | 2 |
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Tournament data
| Player information updated: 7 Nov. 2023 |
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