Horne, Benjamin


Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1860  187  2077 (116) 6

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Horne, Benjamin Worthy  
Born: 28 July 1831
Died: 17 July 1888
 
Notes:
Is this the 'Horne' who was said to be one of the strongest Cambridge players in 1874 (Illustrated London News, 16 May 1874, p.475)? Zavatarelli has 'R.W. Horne'.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 179
   Löwenthal and Medley, Chess Congress of 1862, page xxiii
   Zavatarelli, Ignatz Kolisch, page 84
Periodicals
   [BLL], 15 July 1855, page 5
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 8, Aug. 1855, page 260
   [Era], vol. 17, no. 876, 8 July 1855, page 6
   [ILN], vol. 27, no. 752, 14 July 1855, page 43
   [ILN], vol. 28, no. 791, 29 Mar. 1856, page 334
   [ILN], vol. 37, no. 1043, 4 Aug. 1860, page 116
Web
   Sericano, C.  [Cambridge 1860]

Tournament data

Cambridge 1860     3rd British Chess Association Tournament    
  Horne, B.W. - Puller, A.G.     2 - 1    
  Horne, B.W. - Stanley, C.H.     1 - 2    


Player information updated: 6 Mar. 2021