Hughes, Hesseth




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1850  125  2045 (105) 3
1851  125  2053 (105) 0
1852  113  2061 (105) 0
1853  120  2068 (104) 0
1854  123  2076 (102) 0
1855  132  2084 (99) 0
1856  140  2092 (96) 0
1857  143  2099 (92) 1
1858  150  2113 (88) 4
1859  159  2137 (88) 10

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Hughes, Hesseth  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Di Felice has Hughes, M.E. at Manchester (Minor) 1857 and Birmingham 1858, and La Grand Storia degli Scacchi has 'Hughes, ME' at the latter, but Whyld has 'H. Hughes' at both.
 
References
Books
   Chess Association, Manchester 1857 Report, page 5, 40
   Whyld, English Tournaments, page 4
Periodicals
   [BLL], 2 Sep. 1849, page 8
   [BLL], 16 Dec. 1849, page 5
   [BLL], 23 Dec. 1849, page 5
   [BLL], 15 Nov. 1857, page 7
   [CMNY], vol. 2, no. 11, Nov. 1858, page 318
   [CPC], vol. 10, no. 11, Nov. 1849, page 326
   [CPM], vol. 1, no. 6, Dec. 1863, page 170
   [ST], no. 1786, 12 July 1857, page supp.4
Web
   Sericano, C.  [Birmingham 1858]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Bird, H.E. - Hughes, H. 1850 (1)         (s)     0   -   1      Bird, H.E. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Bird, H.E. - Hughes, H. 1850 (2)         (s)     2   -   0      Bird, H.E. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Hughes, H. - Beck, A. (3) 1857         (f)     4   -   0
Kenny, C. - Hughes, H. 1858         (f)     2   -   0
Hughes, H. - Reeves, H.A. 1859         (f)     2   -   5      Hughes, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves

Tournament data

Manchester 1857 (2)     1st British Chess Association Congress Minor Section    
  Hughes, H. - Jephcott, T.     1 - 0    
  Hughes, H. - Kling, J.     0 - 1    
Birmingham and London, England 1858     2nd British Chess Association Congress    
  Hughes, H. - Staunton, H.     0 - 2    
London, England 1859 (2)     Purssell's Chess Rooms Handicap    
  Hughes, H. - Ogg     1 - 2          Hughes, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves


Player information updated: 23 Aug. 2019