Meredith, Samuel
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1873 |
240 |
2110 | (78) | 5 |
| 1874 |
269 |
2091 | (72) | 3 |
| 1875 |
278 |
2089 | (67) | 3 |
| 1876 |
298 |
2073 | (64) | 7 |
| 1877 |
315 |
2053 | (66) | 3 |
| 1878 |
336 |
2039 | (69) | 0 |
| 1879 |
342 |
2025 | (70) | 2 |
| 1880 |
359 |
2031 | (70) | 0 |
| 1881 |
395 |
2036 | (67) | 3 |
| 1882 |
401 |
2042 | (65) | 6 |
| 1883 |
466 |
2025 | (67) | 1 |
| 1884 |
549 |
1995 | (68) | 5 |
| 1885 |
561 |
1985 | (74) | 0 |
| 1886 |
576 |
1975 | (78) | 3 |
| 1887 |
569 |
1980 | (85) | 0 |
| 1888 |
570 |
1985 | (91) | 0 |
| 1889 |
552 |
1990 | (96) | 0 |
| 1890 |
576 |
1995 | (100) | 0 |
| 1891 |
563 |
2000 | (103) | 0 |
| 1892 |
602 |
2004 | (105) | 0 |
| 1893 |
607 |
2009 | (107) | 1 |
| 1894 |
632 |
2002 | (111) | 0 |
| 1895 |
641 |
1994 | (113) | 0 |
| 1896 |
655 |
1987 | (116) | 0 |
| 1897 |
681 |
1979 | (118) | 0 |
| 1898 |
714 |
1972 | (120) | 0 |
| 1899 |
738 |
1964 | (121) | 1 |
| 1900 |
792 |
1944 | (125) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Meredith, Samuel Redhead |
| Born: 5 May 1850 |
| Died: 3 Oct. 1926 |
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| Notes: |
| Harding says age 20 in Oct. 1870, so born Oct. 1849 - Oct. 1850. The Field of 1 Apr. 1876 has 'R. Meredith'. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 965 |
| Harding, Steinitz in London, page 201, 202, 239 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 294, 344 |
| Periodicals |
| [BCM], vol. 4, no. 12, Dec. 1884, page 440 |
| [CPC], vol. 3, no. 2, Apr. 1872, page 58 |
| [CPC], vol. 3, no. 12, Dec. 1873, page 377 |
| [CPC], vol. 4, no. 2, Apr. 1874, page 57 |
| [Fld], 3 June 1765 |
| [Fld], 4 Apr. 1874 |
| [Fld], 1 Apr. 1876 |
| [ILN], vol. 64, no. 1804, 21 Mar. 1874, page 283 |
| [ILN], vol. 68, no. 1916, 15 Apr. 1876, page 383 |
| [WP], vol. 7, no. 12, 1 Apr. 1875, page 237 |
| [WP], vol. 9, no. 2, 1 June 1876, page 26 |
| Web |
| Harding, Tim. [The First Oxford-Cambridge University Match], page 6 |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - 1883: Yorkshire v Lancashire] |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - Samuel Redhead Meredith] |
| Saunders, John. [Varsity Oxford-Cambridge Match: Pen Pictures of Players] |
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Tournament data
| London, England 1873 (1) |
1st Oxford - Cambridge University Match |
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Meredith, S.R. - Keynes, J.N. |
1 - 1 |
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| Oxford 1873 |
Bristol and Clifton Club - Oxford University Club Match |
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Meredith, S.R. - Boorne, C. |
3 - 0 |
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| London, England 1874 (3) |
2nd Oxford - Cambridge University Match |
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Meredith, S.R. - Ogden, C.B. |
1 - 2 |
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| London, England 1875 (6) |
3rd Oxford - Cambridge University Match |
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Meredith, S.R. - Ball, W.W.R. |
2 - 1 |
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| London, England 1876 (7) |
4th Oxford - Cambridge University Match |
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Meredith, S.R. - May, T.H.D. |
3 - 0 |
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| Halifax, Yorkshire 1876 (2) |
West Yorkshire Chess Association - 1st Class Tournament |
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Meredith, S.R. - Francis, E. |
0 - 1 |
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| Birmingham 1876 |
Oxford University Club - Birmingham Club Match |
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Meredith, S.R. - Avery, T. |
1 - 2 |
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| Leeds 1877 |
Leeds - Bradford Club Match |
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Meredith, S.R. - Onions, G.F. |
2 - 1 |
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| Leeds 1879 |
Manchester Athenaeum - Leeds Club Match |
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Meredith, S.R. - Heap, J. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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| Manchester 1879 |
Manchester Athenaeum - Leeds Club Match |
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Meredith, S.R. - Smith, J. (1) |
0 - 1 |
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| Leeds 1881 (1) |
Wakefield - Leeds Club Match |
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Meredith, S.R. - Fawcett, J.A. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Manchester 1881 (1) |
Manchester Athenaeum - Leeds Club Match |
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Meredith, S.R. - Schiffmann, J. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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| Leeds 1882 (4) |
Leeds - Hull Church Institute Club Match |
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Meredith, S.R. - Farrow, G.W. |
2 - 0 |
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| Leeds 1882 (5) |
Leeds - Bradford Club Match |
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Meredith, S.R. - Cassel, H. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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| Leeds 1882 (6) |
Leeds Club - Midland Railway Institute Club Match |
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Meredith, S.R. - Hanson, C. |
1 - 1 |
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| Leeds 1883 (1) |
Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match |
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Meredith, S.R. - Boyer, R.C. |
1 - 0 |
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| Leeds 1884 (1) |
Leeds Club - Midland Railway Institute Club Match |
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Meredith, S.R. - Bland, W.R. |
1 - 1 |
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| Bradford 1884 (2) |
Leeds - Bradford Club Match |
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Meredith, S.R. - Petty, J. |
1 - 0 |
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| Manchester 1884 |
Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match |
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Meredith, S.R. - Green, R.F. |
0 - 2 |
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| Bradford 1886 (2) |
Leeds - Bradford Woodhouse Cup Match |
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Meredith, S.R. - Knapton, C.D. |
0 - 1 |
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| Sheffield 1886 (1) |
Sheffield and District - Leeds Woodhouse Cup Match |
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Meredith, S.R. - Rossell, H.A. |
1 - 1 |
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| Birmingham 1893 |
North and South Match |
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Meredith, S.R. - Howell, P. |
1 - 0 |
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| Huddersfield 1899 |
Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match |
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Meredith, S.R. - Coates, C. |
1 - 0 |
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| Manchester 1900 (1) |
Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match |
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Meredith, S.R. - Carroll, F.C. |
0 - 1 |
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| Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023 |
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