Lyttelton, George




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1852  133  1760 (119) 4
1853  142  1765 (116) 0
1854  150  1771 (112) 0
1855  180  1776 (107) 0
1856  207  1781 (102) 3
1857  216  1775 (98) 0
1858  239  1769 (93) 6
1859  265  1779 (92) 0
1860  284  1788 (89) 0
1861  287  1797 (85) 0
1862  294  1807 (80) 5
1863  302  1806 (79) 0
1864  313  1805 (76) 3
1865  354  1808 (73) 0
1866  394  1812 (68) 16
1867  366  1836 (72) 3
1868  370  1852 (76) 0
1869  373  1868 (79) 0
1870  401  1884 (79) 0
1871  417  1900 (77) 3
1872  429  1893 (78) 0
1873  455  1886 (77) 6
1874  496  1881 (84) 3

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Lyttelton, George William  
   Also known as: Lord Lyttelton; 4th Baron Lyttelton of Frankley
Born: 31 Mar. 1817
Died: 19 Apr. 1876
 
Notes:
Gaige (Chess Personalia) gives 'Lyttelton, Lord George Williams' but CN 4384 and CN 4398 clarify that it should be 'Lyttelton, Lord George William'.
 
References
Books
   Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 38
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 259
   Harding, Doctoral thesis, page 154
   Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 66
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 577
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 84, 98, 171
   Staunton, The Chess Tournament, page lx
Periodicals
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 7, Aug. 1874, page 161
   [CPC], vol. 1, no. 2, Feb. 1853, page 62
   [CPC], vol. 2, no. 1, Jan. 1854, page 31
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 8, Aug. 1855, page 256, 263
   [CPC], vol. 1, no. 6, June 1859, page cover
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 3, June 1872, page 88
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 9, June 1873, page 280
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 4, Aug. 1874, page 118
   [CPQC], vol. 2, no. 9, June 1871, page 284
   [Fld], 22 Apr. 1876
   [ILN], vol. 19, no. 530, 22 Nov. 1851, page 619
   [ILN], vol. 47, no. 1347, 16 Dec. 1865, page 595
   [ILN], vol. 68, no. 1919, 6 May 1876, page 455
   [SZ], vol. 13, no. 9, Sep. 1858, page 372
   [WP], vol. 5, no. 2, 1 June 1872, page 24
   [WP], vol. 9, no. 1, 1 May 1876, page 3
Web
   Lundy, Daryll.  [George William Lyttelton, 4th Lord Lyttelton, Baron of Frankley]
   Sarah.  [The Birmingham Meeting]
   Sarah.  [Paul Morphy's Contenders]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4384. Lyttelton and Thackeray]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4398. Lord Lyttelton]

Tournament data

Worcestershire 1852     Worcestershire Tournament    
  Lyttelton, G.W. - Isaac, W.L.     1 - 3    
Worcester, England 1856     Birmingham - Worcester Club Match    
  Lyttelton, G.W. - Avery, T.     1 - 2    
Stourbridge 1858     Stourbridge - Kidderminster Club Match    
  Lyttelton, G.W. - Zachary, F.D.     0 - 3    
Birmingham 1858 (1)     Birmingham - Worcester Club Match    
  Lyttelton, G.W. - Avery, T.     0 - 3    
London, England 1862 (4)     British Chess Association Congress - Handicap Tournament    
  Lyttelton, G.W. - Green, S.J.     1.5 - 3.5    
Worcester, England 1864     Worcester Club - Worcestershire County Match    
  Lyttelton, G.W. - Harding, T.M.     1 - 2    
Worcester, England 1866     Birmingham - Worcester Club Match    
  Lyttelton, G.W. - Warren, E.P.     1 - 2    
Birmingham 1866 (1)     Birmingham - Worcester Club Match    
  Lyttelton, G.W. - Avery, T.     0 - 3    
London, England 1866 (2)     British Chess Association Handicap Tournament    
  Lyttelton, G.W. - Chinnery, W.M.     0 - 2          Chinnery, W.M. gave odds of the move
Wolverhampton 1866     Wolverhampton - Stourbridge Club Match    
  Lyttelton, G.W. - Scott, A. (1)     2 - 3    
Stourbridge 1866     Wolverhampton - Stourbridge Club Match    
  Lyttelton, G.W. - Scott, A. (1)     0 - 3    
Birmingham 1867     Birmingham - Stourbridge and Wolverhampton Club Match    
  Lyttelton, G.W. - Yarranton, T.C.     1 - 2    
Birmingham 1871     Birmingham - Worcester Club Match    
  Lyttelton, G.W. - Syndercombe, H.E.     2 - 1    
Worcester, England 1873     Birmingham - Worcester Club Match    
  Lyttelton, G.W. - Kempson, S.G.     1.5 - 1.5    
Birmingham 1873 (1)     Birmingham - Worcester Club Match    
  Lyttelton, G.W. - Avery, T.     1 - 2    
Worcester, England 1874     Worcester - Cheltenham Club Match    
  Lyttelton, G.W. - Philson     1 - 2    


Player information updated: 2 Oct. 2023