Lee, Harry
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1880 |
340 |
2044 | (92) | 9 |
| 1881 |
386 |
2044 | (93) | 1 |
| 1882 |
383 |
2054 | (95) | 1 |
| 1883 |
393 |
2067 | (98) | 0 |
| 1884 |
408 |
2080 | (101) | 0 |
| 1885 |
383 |
2093 | (103) | 0 |
| 1886 |
361 |
2105 | (104) | 0 |
| 1887 |
349 |
2118 | (105) | 0 |
| 1888 |
327 |
2131 | (105) | 0 |
| 1889 |
312 |
2144 | (105) | 0 |
| 1890 |
320 |
2156 | (103) | 0 |
| 1891 |
305 |
2169 | (102) | 0 |
| 1892 |
296 |
2182 | (99) | 0 |
| 1893 |
282 |
2195 | (96) | 0 |
| 1894 |
269 |
2207 | (92) | 0 |
| 1895 |
252 |
2220 | (87) | 0 |
| 1896 |
227 |
2233 | (80) | 0 |
| 1897 |
215 |
2246 | (72) | 0 |
| 1898 |
216 |
2258 | (62) | 11 |
| 1899 |
211 |
2257 | (58) | 12 |
| 1900 |
230 |
2246 | (61) | 1 |
| 1901 |
226 |
2249 | (61) | 0 |
| 1902 |
231 |
2252 | (58) | 0 |
| 1903 |
230 |
2255 | (49) | 17 |
| 1904 |
193 |
2285 | (48) | 1 |
| 1905 |
153 |
2315 | (39) | 34 |
| 1906 |
173 |
2305 | (41) | 19 |
| 1907 |
209 |
2291 | (43) | 16 |
| 1908 |
225 |
2284 | (45) | 14 |
| 1909 |
302 |
2247 | (50) | 0 |
| 1910 |
373 |
2211 | (46) | 20 |
| 1911 |
541 |
2153 | (50) | 12 |
| 1912 |
582 |
2127 | (58) | 10 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Lee, Harry Fowler |
| Born: 24 Jan. 1855 |
| Died: 29 May 1917 |
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| Notes: |
| The fact that Harry Fowler Lee of Chicago is the same as the H.F. Lee who played in Ontario around 1880 is confirmed by the listing of his full name in the Canada Law Journal of Jan. 1877 (p.27). |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 310 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 243 |
| Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 290 |
| Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 85 |
| Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 150 |
| Periodicals |
| [CLJ], vol. 13, no. 1, Jan. 1877, page 27 |
| [SLGD], 1 Sep. 1912, page 40 |
| [TG], vol. 38, no. 62, 14 Mar. 1881, page 12 |
| Web |
| [Memphis Chess History - Chess War 1914] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
| Hamilton, Ontario 1881 |
2nd Ontario Chess Association Tournament |
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Lee, H.F. - Case, R. |
1 - 0 |
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Lee, H.F. - Judd, W.H. |
0 - 1 |
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| Toronto 1881 |
Toronto - Hamilton Club Match |
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Lee, H.F. - Case, E. |
2 - 0 |
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| Toronto and Quebec 1882 |
Toronto - Quebec Telegraphic Match |
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Lee, H.F. - Sanderson, E. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Chicago 1898 |
Illinois State Chess Association Tournament |
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Lee, H.F. - Johnston, S.P. |
0 - 1 |
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Lee, H.F. - Stuchfield, W. |
1 - 0 |
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Lee, H.F. - Medinus, C. |
0 - 1 |
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| Boston, Massachusetts and Chicago 1898 |
Boston - Chicago Telegraphic Match |
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Lee, H.F. - Hawes, J.W. |
1 - 0 |
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| Boston, Massachusetts and Chicago 1899 |
Boston - Chicago Telegraphic Match |
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Lee, H.F. - Snow, C.B. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York and Chicago 1900 |
Brooklyn Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match |
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Lee, H.F. - Howell, C.S. |
0 - 1 |
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| Chicago 1903 (2) |
4th Western Chess Association Tournament |
9 | / | 17 |
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| Philadelphia and Chicago 1904 |
Franklin Chess Club - Chicago Chess and Checkers Club Telegraph Match |
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Lee, H.F. - Reed, W.F. |
1 - 0 |
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| Chicago 1905 (1) |
Illinois Chess Association Championship |
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Lee, H.F. - Pardee, H.T. |
1 - 0 |
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Lee, H.F. - Kemeny, E. |
1 - 0 |
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Lee, H.F. - Frank, H. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York and Chicago 1905 (1) |
Manhattan Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match |
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Lee, H.F. - Simonson, G. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Chicago 1905 (2) |
Chicago Club Championship |
15.5 | / | 19 |
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| Philadelphia and Chicago 1905 |
Franklin Chess Club - Chicago Chess and Checker Club Telegraph Match |
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Lee, H.F. - Bampton, S.W. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York and Chicago 1905 (2) |
Brooklyn Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match |
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Lee, H.F. - Curt, C. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Excelsior 1905 |
6th Western Chess Association Tournament (6th USA Open) |
12.5 | / | 17 |
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| Chicago 1906 (2) |
7th Western Chess Association Tournament - Section 2 |
5.5 | / | 8 |
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| Chicago 1906 (3) |
7th Western Chess Association Tournament - Final |
5 | / | 7 |
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| Chicago 1906 (4) |
7th Western Chess Association Tournament - Final, Play-off |
0 | / | 4 |
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| Excelsior 1907 |
8th Western Chess Association Tournament (8th USA Open) |
10.5 | / | 16 |
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| Excelsior 1908 (1) |
9th Western Chess Association Tournament - Preliminary Section A |
4.5 | / | 5 |
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| Excelsior 1908 (4) |
9th Western Chess Association Tournament - Final |
5.5 | / | 10 |
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| Chicago 1910 |
11th Western Chess Association Tournament |
11 | / | 20 |
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| Excelsior 1911 |
12th Western Chess Association Tournament |
5.5 | / | 13 |
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| Excelsior 1912 |
13th Western Chess Association Tournament |
4.5 | / | 10 |
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| Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025 |
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