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Russell, George

Ratings Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games  1874  583  1813 (73) 29 1875  566  1856 (78) 6 1876  510  1887 (83) 0 1877  447  1918 (86) 1 1878  425  1940 (89) 0 1879  390  1962 (90) 1 1880  399  1979 (92) 1 1881  463  1978 (94) 0 1882  480  1977 (94) 0 1883  529  1976 (94) 1 1884  564  1983 (94) 2 1885  555  1984 (97) 1 1886  549  1984 (100) 0 1887  557  1984 (103) 0 1888  561  1984 (105) 0 1889  552  1984 (106) 0 1890  583  1984 (107) 0 1891  584  1984 (107) 0 1892  614  1984 (106) 0 1893  626  1984 (105) 0 1894  633  1984 (103) 0 1895  631  1984 (101) 0 1896  617  1984 (98) 0 1897  636  1984 (94) 0 1898  644  1984 (89) 0 1899  655  1984 (83) 0 1900  669  1984 (75) 1 1901  672  1987 (66) 11 1902  717  1970 (67) 1 1903  735  1947 (65) 1 1904  807  1923 (60) 10 1905  851  1915 (61) 0 1906  861  1907 (57) 8 1907  913  1883 (53) 18 1908  956  1837 (55) 12 1909  1067  1818 (59) 0 1910  1062  1800 (58) 12 1911  1116  1768 (61) 14 1912  1084  1766 (73) 0 1913  1122  1764 (83) 0 1914  1041  1762 (90) 1 Rating table notes

Biographical data Name: Russell, George Alfred   Born: Died:   Notes: Sarah's web site gives game Blackburne-Russell in 1885, but which Russell?   References Books    Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 315    Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 216 Periodicals    [ATCJ], vol. 9, no. 219, 14 Mar. 1874, page 425 Web    Dunn, Paul.  [24th NSW v VIC Telegraphic Match 1904]    Dunn, Paul.  [7th NSW v VIC Telegraphic Match 1877]

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

Russell, G.A. - Slade, J.J. 1874	(f)	4	-	2
Russell, G.A. - Ridley, W. 1874	(f)	2.5	-	1.5
Crane, W. - Russell, G.A. 1875	(f)	5	-	1

Tournament data

Sydney 1874	Sydney Club Handicap		7	/	20	odds player in a knight class
Sydney and Melbourne 1877	7th New South Wales - Victoria Telegraphic Match
	Russell, G.A. - Burrington, S.	1 - 0
Sydney and Melbourne 1879	8th New South Wales - Victoria Telegraphic Match
	Russell, G.A. - Phillips, L.S.	0.5 - 0.5
Sydney and Melbourne 1880	9th New South Wales - Victoria Telegraphic Match
	Russell, G.A. - Wisker, J.	1 - 0
Sydney and Melbourne 1883	10th New South Wales - Victoria Telegraphic Match
	Russell, G.A. - Stanley, J.S.	0 - 1
Sydney and Adelaide 1884	4th New South Wales - South Australia Telegraphic Match
	Russell, G.A. - Macdonald, D.F.	1 - 0
Sydney and Melbourne 1884	11th New South Wales - Victoria Telegraphic Match
	Russell, G.A. - Gossip, G.H.D.	0 - 1
Sydney and Melbourne 1885	12th New South Wales - Victoria Telegraphic Match
	Russell, G.A. - Burns, A.	0.5 - 0.5
Sydney and Melbourne 1900	20th New South Wales - Victoria Telegraphic Match
	Russell, G.A. - Jonas, W.H.	0.5 - 0.5
Melbourne 1901	9th Victoria Championship		5.5	/	10
Sydney and Melbourne 1901	21st New South Wales - Victoria Telegraphic Match
	Russell, G.A. - Wallis, F.J. (2)	1 - 0
Sydney and Melbourne 1902	22nd New South Wales - Victoria Telegraphic Match
	Russell, G.A. - Miles, W.J.	1 - 0
Sydney and Melbourne 1903	23rd New South Wales - Victoria Telegraphic Match
	Russell, G.A. - Hill, N.	1 - 0
Melbourne 1904	11th Victoria Championship		2	/	9
Sydney and Melbourne 1904	24th New South Wales - Victoria Telegraphic Match
	Russell, G.A. - Hill, B.J.	0.5 - 0.5
Melbourne 1906	13th Victoria Championship		4	/	8
Melbourne 1907	15th Victoria Championship		9	/	18
Sydney and Melbourne 1908	27th New South Wales - Victoria Telegraphic Match
	Russell, G.A. - Parker, A.B.	0 - 1
Melbourne 1908 (1)	16th Victoria Championship		3.5	/	11
Melbourne 1910	20th Victoria Championship		5	/	12
Melbourne 1911 (1)	21st Victoria Championship		4	/	14
Sydney and Melbourne 1914	32nd New South Wales - Victoria Telegraphic Match
	Russell, G.A. - Calvert, E.T.	0.5 - 0.5

Player information updated: 22 Jul. 2022