Lyttelton, George  
  
 
 Ratings 
  
  | Year       | 
  Rank   | 
   Edo    | 
  Dev.   | 
  Games  | 
 
  | 1852  | 
  136  | 
  1762 |  (119) |   4 | 
 
  | 1853  | 
  144  | 
  1767 |  (116) |   0 | 
 
  | 1854  | 
  152  | 
  1773 |  (112) |   0 | 
 
  | 1855  | 
  181  | 
  1778 |  (107) |   0 | 
 
  | 1856  | 
  209  | 
  1783 |  (102) |   3 | 
 
  | 1857  | 
  218  | 
  1777 |  (98) |   0 | 
 
  | 1858  | 
  244  | 
  1771 |  (93) |   6 | 
 
  | 1859  | 
  268  | 
  1781 |  (92) |   0 | 
 
  | 1860  | 
  289  | 
  1790 |  (89) |   0 | 
 
  | 1861  | 
  293  | 
  1799 |  (85) |   0 | 
 
  | 1862  | 
  321  | 
  1809 |  (80) |   5 | 
 
  | 1863  | 
  327  | 
  1808 |  (79) |   0 | 
 
  | 1864  | 
  336  | 
  1807 |  (76) |   3 | 
 
  | 1865  | 
  386  | 
  1811 |  (73) |   0 | 
 
  | 1866  | 
  423  | 
  1815 |  (68) |   16 | 
 
  | 1867  | 
  399  | 
  1839 |  (72) |   3 | 
 
  | 1868  | 
  401  | 
  1855 |  (76) |   0 | 
 
  | 1869  | 
  400  | 
  1871 |  (79) |   0 | 
 
  | 1870  | 
  428  | 
  1887 |  (79) |   0 | 
 
  | 1871  | 
  443  | 
  1903 |  (77) |   3 | 
 
  | 1872  | 
  463  | 
  1897 |  (78) |   0 | 
 
  | 1873  | 
  488  | 
  1890 |  (77) |   6 | 
 
  | 1874  | 
  522  | 
  1884 |  (84) |   3 | 
 
  
Rating table notes
 
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| Biographical data |  
   | Name: Lyttelton, George William   | 
 
   |    Also known as: Lord Lyttelton; 4th Baron Lyttelton of Frankley |  
   | Born: 31 Mar. 1817 | 
 
   | Died: 19 Apr. 1876 | 
 
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   | Notes: | 
 
   | Gaige (Chess Personalia) gives 'Lyttelton, Lord George Williams' but CN 4384 and CN 4398 clarify that it should be 'Lyttelton, Lord George William'. | 
 
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   | 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] | 
 
 
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Tournament data 
  | Worcestershire 1852     | 
Worcestershire Tournament     | 
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    Lyttelton, G.W. - Isaac, W.L.     | 
  1 - 3     | 
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  | Worcester, England 1856     | 
Birmingham - Worcester Club Match     | 
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   | 
    Lyttelton, G.W. - Avery, T.     | 
  1 - 2     | 
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  | Stourbridge 1858     | 
Stourbridge - Kidderminster Club Match     | 
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   | 
    Lyttelton, G.W. - Zachary, F.D.     | 
  0 - 3     | 
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  | Birmingham 1858 (1)     | 
Birmingham - Worcester Club Match     | 
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   | 
    Lyttelton, G.W. - Avery, T.     | 
  0 - 3     | 
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  | London, England 1862 (4)     | 
British Chess Association Congress - Handicap Tournament     | 
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   | 
    Lyttelton, G.W. - Green, S.J.     | 
  1.5 - 3.5     | 
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  | Worcester, England 1864     | 
Worcester Club - Worcestershire County Match     | 
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   | 
    Lyttelton, G.W. - Harding, T.M.     | 
  1 - 2     | 
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  | Worcester, England 1866     | 
Birmingham - Worcester Club Match     | 
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    Lyttelton, G.W. - Warren, E.P.     | 
  1 - 2     | 
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  | Birmingham 1866 (1)     | 
Birmingham - Worcester Club Match     | 
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   | 
    Lyttelton, G.W. - Avery, T.     | 
  0 - 3     | 
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  | London, England 1866 (2)     | 
British Chess Association Handicap Tournament     | 
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   | 
    Lyttelton, G.W. - Chinnery, W.M.     | 
  0 - 2     | 
   |  |  | 
       Chinnery, W.M. gave odds of the move  | 
 
  | Wolverhampton 1866     | 
Wolverhampton - Stourbridge Club Match     | 
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    Lyttelton, G.W. - Scott, A. (1)     | 
  2 - 3     | 
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  | Stourbridge 1866     | 
Wolverhampton - Stourbridge Club Match     | 
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    Lyttelton, G.W. - Scott, A. (1)     | 
  0 - 3     | 
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  | Birmingham 1867     | 
Birmingham - Stourbridge and Wolverhampton Club Match     | 
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    Lyttelton, G.W. - Yarranton, T.C.     | 
  1 - 2     | 
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  | Birmingham 1871     | 
Birmingham - Worcester Club Match     | 
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    Lyttelton, G.W. - Syndercombe, H.E.     | 
  2 - 1     | 
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  | Worcester, England 1873     | 
Birmingham - Worcester Club Match     | 
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   | 
    Lyttelton, G.W. - Kempson, S.G.     | 
  1.5 - 1.5     | 
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  | Birmingham 1873 (1)     | 
Birmingham - Worcester Club Match     | 
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    Lyttelton, G.W. - Avery, T.     | 
  1 - 2     | 
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  | Worcester, England 1874     | 
Worcester - Cheltenham Club Match     | 
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   | 
    Lyttelton, G.W. - Philson     | 
  1 - 2     | 
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