Sellon, Ernest




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1876  341  2038 (128) 3
1877  328  2042 (125) 0
1878  327  2045 (122) 0
1879  312  2049 (118) 0
1880  330  2053 (114) 0
1881  366  2056 (110) 0
1882  374  2060 (105) 0
1883  397  2063 (99) 0
1884  429  2067 (92) 0
1885  425  2071 (84) 0
1886  406  2074 (75) 0
1887  411  2078 (63) 0
1888  409  2082 (47) 25
1889  395  2081 (50) 9
1890  442  2064 (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