Howell, Clarence




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1900  82  2373 (61) 1
1901  72  2384 (45) 25
1902  59  2401 (41) 18
1903  99  2354 (45) 3
1904  126  2332 (42) 22
1905  112  2349 (45) 13
1906  121  2342 (49) 0
1907  132  2335 (44) 18
1908  128  2341 (49) 7
1909  133  2343 (56) 2
1910  132  2345 (61) 4
1911  142  2345 (68) 0
1912  136  2345 (72) 0
1913  126  2345 (73) 0
1914  118  2344 (72) 1
1915  103  2350 (71) 0
1916  90  2356 (68) 0
1917  87  2362 (62) 6
1918  88  2363 (60) 0
1919  87  2364 (53) 10
1920  96  2358 (51) 7
1921  94  2364 (48) 17
1922  94  2372 (52) 9
1923  101  2373 (60) 1
1924  95  2383 (64) 0
1925  79  2393 (65) 8

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Howell, Clarence Seaman  
Born: 2 Apr. 1881
Died: 27 Oct. 1936
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 307
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 961
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 180
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 446
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 537
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 306
   Hilbert, Napier, page 102, 110, 334
   Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 119
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 147
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 114
   Urcan, Julius Finn, page 72
Web
   Brennen, Neil R.  [The Process of Creation: Correspondence Play and the Growth of Chess in Texas a Century Ago]
   Urcan, Olimpiu G.  [Living the American Dream: Julius Finn], page 7

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

Howell, C.S. - Souweine, A.J. 1901         (f)     3   -   0
Howell, C.S. - Johnston, S.P. 1902         (c)     4.5   -   0.5
Howell, C.S. - Finn, J. 1902         (f)     2   -   1
Mieses, J. - Howell, C.S. 1903         (f)     0.5   -   0.5
Napier, W.E. - Howell, C.S. 1904         (f)     1   -   0
Lasker, Em. - Howell, C.S. 1910         (f)     1   -   0
Howell, C.S. - Villegas, B.H. 1910         (f)     2   -   1
Howell, C.S. - Schreibman Moses, J. 1921         (f)     4.5   -   2.5      Howell, C.S. gave odds of pawn and move
Howell, C.S. - de Souza Mendes, J. 1921         (f)     2   -   1
Howell, C.S. - de Castro, R.W. 1921         (f)     3.5   -   2.5
Howell, C.S. - Romero, R. 1922         (c)     1   -   1
Howell, C.S. - Mora, Ms. M.T. 1922         (c)     1   -   0
Golmayo, M. - Howell, C.S. 1922         (f)     3.5   -   2.5
Alekhine, A.A. - Howell, C.S. 1923         (c)     1   -   0

Tournament data

New York and Chicago 1900     Brooklyn Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match    
  Howell, C.S. - Lee, H.F.     1 - 0    
New York 1901 (1)     Brooklyn Club Championship     7  /  9
New York 1901 (3)     23rd New York State Chess Association Championship    
  Howell, C.S. - Delmar, E. (1)     0.5 - 0.5    
  Howell, C.S. - Koehler, G.H.     1 - 0    
  Howell, C.S. - Zirn, H.     0 - 1    
London, England and New York 1901     6th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Howell, C.S. - Michell, R.P.     0 - 1    
Buffalo 1901     New York State Chess Association Tournament     4.5  /  10
New York 1902 (1)     New York State Chess Association Championship    
  Howell, C.S. - Lasker, B.     0 - 1    
London, England and New York 1902     7th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Howell, C.S. - Michell, R.P.     1 - 0    
Washington and New York 1902     Washington Chess Club - Brooklyn Chess Club Telegraphic Match    
  Howell, C.S. - Sournin, V.N.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York and Boston, Massachusetts 1902     Brooklyn - Boston Telegraphic Match    
  Howell, C.S. - Sussman, Ab.M.     0 - 1    
Murray Isle, Thousand Islands 1902     Rice Trophy Tournament     4.5  /  6
London, England and New York 1903     8th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Howell, C.S. - Gunston, W.H.     0 - 1    
New York 1903 (2)     Kings Club - Rooks Club Match    
  Howell, C.S. - Hodges, A.B.     0 - 1    
New York 1904 (2)     Brooklyn Club Championship     6.5  /  11
New York 1904 (4)     Brooklyn Club Team Match    
  Howell, C.S. - Napier, W.E.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1904 (5)     Brooklyn Club Rice Gambit Tournament     6  /  10
New York and Chicago 1905 (2)     Brooklyn Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match    
  Howell, C.S. - Kemeny, E.     0 - 1    
New York 1905 (3)     Brooklyn Club Championship     9.5  /  11
London, England 1905 (4)     City of London Club - Metropolitan Club Match    
  Howell, C.S. - Cornwall, C.F.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England and New York 1907 (1)     9th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Howell, C.S. - Michell, R.P.     1 - 0    
London, England 1907 (6)     17th City of London Club Championship     10  /  17
London, England and New York 1908     10th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Howell, C.S. - Ward, W.     0.5 - 0.5    
Trenton Falls 1908 (1)     New York State Chess Association Rice Trophy Competition     4  /  6
New York 1909 (2)     Brooklyn Club - Rice Club Match    
  Howell, C.S. - Rosen, L.     1 - 0    
London, England and New York 1909     11th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Howell, C.S. - Blake, J.H.     0 - 1    
New York 1914 (10)     Manhattan Chess Club - Brooklyn Chess Club Match    
  Howell, C.S. - Lasker, Ed.     0.5 - 0.5    
Havana 1917 (2)     Havana Tournament     3.5  /  6
Buenos Aires 1919 (3)     Club Argentino Tournament - First Category     7.5  /  10
Rio de Janeiro 1920     Club dos Diarios Tournament     10.5  /  13
Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro 1921     São Paulo - Rio de Janeiro Telematch    
  Howell, C.S. - Pedroso, A.     1 - 0    
New York 1925 (7)     Dimock Theme Tournament     4.5  /  8


Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025