Lee, Harry




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1880  341  2040 (92) 9
1881  385  2039 (93) 1
1882  393  2048 (95) 1
1883  405  2060 (99) 0
1884  418  2071 (101) 0
1885  397  2082 (103) 0
1886  374  2094 (105) 0
1887  370  2105 (105) 0
1888  349  2116 (106) 0
1889  329  2127 (105) 0
1890  342  2139 (104) 0
1891  326  2150 (102) 0
1892  329  2161 (100) 0
1893  309  2173 (97) 0
1894  298  2184 (93) 0
1895  287  2195 (88) 0
1896  262  2206 (82) 0
1897  248  2218 (75) 0
1898  257  2229 (65) 10
1899  254  2233 (61) 12
1900  265  2227 (63) 1
1901  253  2235 (62) 0
1902  250  2243 (58) 0
1903  246  2250 (49) 17
1904  197  2283 (49) 1
1905  158  2315 (39) 34
1906  172  2305 (41) 19
1907  204  2291 (43) 16
1908  221  2284 (45) 14
1909  300  2247 (50) 0
1910  372  2211 (46) 20
1911  537  2153 (50) 12
1912  578  2127 (58) 10

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Lee, Harry Fowler  
Born: 24 Jan. 1855
Died: 29 May 1917
 
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).
 
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]

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

Schull, L. - Lee, H.F. 1880         (f)     6.5   -   2.5
Lee, H.F. - Medinus, C. 1898         (f)     5   -   2
Medinus, C. - Lee, H.F. 1899         (f)     6   -   5

Tournament data

Hamilton, Ontario 1881     2nd Ontario Chess Association Tournament    
  Lee, H.F. - Case, R.     1 - 0    
  Lee, H.F. - Judd, W.H.     0 - 1    
Toronto 1881     Toronto - Hamilton Club Match    
  Lee, H.F. - Case, E.     2 - 0    
Toronto and Quebec 1882     Toronto - Quebec Telegraphic Match    
  Lee, H.F. - Sanderson, E.     0.5 - 0.5    
Chicago 1898     Illinois Chess Association Tournament    
  Lee, H.F. - Johnston, S.P.     0 - 1    
  Lee, H.F. - Stuchfield, W.     1 - 0    
  Lee, H.F. - Medinus, C.     0 - 1    
Boston, Massachusetts and Chicago 1898     Boston - Chicago Telegraphic Match    
  Lee, H.F. - Hawes, J.W.     1 - 0    
Boston, Massachusetts and Chicago 1899     Boston - Chicago Telegraphic Match    
  Lee, H.F. - Snow, C.B.     1 - 0    
New York and Chicago 1900     Brooklyn Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match    
  Lee, H.F. - Howell, C.S.     0 - 1    
Chicago 1903     4th Western Chess Association Tournament     9  /  17
Philadelphia and Chicago 1904     Franklin Chess Club - Chicago Chess and Checkers Club Telegraph Match    
  Lee, H.F. - Reed, W.F.     1 - 0    
Chicago 1905 (1)     Illinois Chess Association Championship    
  Lee, H.F. - Pardee, H.T.     1 - 0    
  Lee, H.F. - Kemeny, E.     1 - 0    
  Lee, H.F. - Frank, H.     1 - 0    
New York and Chicago 1905 (1)     Manhattan Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match    
  Lee, H.F. - Simonson, G.     0.5 - 0.5    
Chicago 1905 (2)     Chicago Club Championship     15.5  /  19
Philadelphia and Chicago 1905     Franklin Chess Club - Chicago Chess and Checker Club Telegraph Match    
  Lee, H.F. - Bampton, S.W.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York and Chicago 1905 (2)     Brooklyn Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match    
  Lee, H.F. - Curt, C.     0.5 - 0.5    
Excelsior 1905     6th Western Chess Association Tournament (6th USA Open)     12.5  /  17
Chicago 1906 (2)     7th Western Chess Association Tournament - Section 2     5.5  /  8
Chicago 1906 (3)     7th Western Chess Association Tournament - Final     5  /  7
Chicago 1906 (4)     7th Western Chess Association Tournament - Final, Play-off     0  /  4
Excelsior 1907     8th Western Chess Association Tournament (8th USA Open)     10.5  /  16
Excelsior 1908 (1)     9th Western Chess Association Tournament - Preliminary Section A     4.5  /  5
Excelsior 1908 (4)     9th Western Chess Association Tournament - Final     5.5  /  10
Chicago 1910     11th Western Chess Association Tournament     11  /  20
Excelsior 1911     12th Western Chess Association Tournament     5.5  /  13
Excelsior 1912     13th Western Chess Association Tournament     4.5  /  10


Player information updated: 31 Jan. 2025