Sellon, Ernest




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1876  348  2039 (128) 3
1877  336  2043 (125) 0
1878  339  2046 (122) 0
1879  327  2050 (118) 0
1880  344  2054 (114) 0
1881  376  2057 (110) 0
1882  386  2061 (105) 0
1883  409  2065 (99) 0
1884  438  2068 (92) 0
1885  438  2072 (84) 0
1886  419  2076 (75) 0
1887  425  2079 (63) 0
1888  428  2083 (47) 25
1889  417  2083 (50) 9
1890  454  2065 (54) 12

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Sellon, Ernest Littlehales  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 24 Mar. 1888 (p.42) lists 'M. Sellon' as a potential participant in the Simpson's Divan Handicap of 1888, but Renette identifies this player as E.L. Sellon, which seems more likely (it was certainly E.L. Sellon who played in the Simpson's Divan Handicap of 1890).
 
References
Books
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 260
   Renette, H.E. Bird, page 391, 426, 592
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 10, no. 4, Apr. 1890, page 122
   [BCM], vol. 10, no. 5, May 1890, page 178
   [CML], vol. 9, no. 11, July 1888, page 327
   [ILN], vol. 68, no. 1911, 11 Mar. 1876, page 263
   [ISDN], 24 Mar. 1888, page 42

Tournament data

Oxford 1876     Oxford University Club - Birmingham Club Match    
  Sellon, E.L. - Warren, E.P.     3 - 0    
London, England 1888 (7)     Simpson's Divan Handicap Tournament     8  /  14      odds player in pawn and two moves class
London, England 1888 (8)     British Chess Club Handicap     3.5  /  11      odds player in pawn and two moves class
London, England 1889 (5)     Simpson's Divan Handicap Tournament     8  /  10      odds player in a knight class
London, England 1890 (4)     Simpson's Divan Handicap     4.5  /  12      odds player in pawn and move class


Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025