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Russell, George

Ratings Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games  1874  587  1827 (72) 29 1875  575  1870 (77) 6 1876  512  1900 (82) 0 1877  449  1931 (85) 1 1878  435  1952 (88) 0 1879  405  1974 (90) 1 1880  415  1989 (91) 1 1881  470  1989 (93) 0 1882  486  1988 (93) 0 1883  528  1987 (93) 1 1884  559  1993 (94) 2 1885  557  1995 (97) 1 1886  549  1994 (100) 0 1887  553  1994 (103) 0 1888  565  1993 (104) 0 1889  553  1993 (106) 0 1890  582  1992 (106) 0 1891  595  1992 (106) 0 1892  624  1991 (106) 0 1893  650  1991 (105) 0 1894  665  1990 (103) 0 1895  663  1990 (101) 0 1896  661  1989 (98) 0 1897  670  1989 (94) 0 1898  689  1988 (89) 0 1899  705  1988 (82) 0 1900  718  1987 (74) 1 1901  718  1990 (66) 11 1902  766  1973 (67) 1 1903  786  1950 (65) 1 1904  858  1925 (60) 10 1905  900  1917 (61) 0 1906  910  1908 (56) 8 1907  969  1884 (53) 18 1908  1014  1838 (54) 12 1909  1129  1819 (59) 0 1910  1123  1800 (57) 12 1911  1171  1768 (60) 14 1912  1144  1766 (73) 0 1913  1203  1764 (82) 0 1914  1143  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