Selfe, Henry




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1856  107  2221 (126) 3
1857  113  2219 (128) 0
1858  120  2217 (129) 0
1859  129  2215 (131) 0
1860  137  2213 (132) 0
1861  146  2212 (133) 0
1862  146  2210 (134) 0
1863  144  2208 (135) 0
1864  149  2206 (135) 0
1865  154  2204 (135) 0
1866  159  2202 (135) 0
1867  160  2200 (135) 0
1868  161  2198 (135) 0
1869  160  2196 (134) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Selfe, Henry James Selfe  
   Also known as: Henry James Selfe Page; H.S. Selfe
Born: 15 Nov. 1810
Died: 6 Sep. 1870
 
Notes:
Gaige lists him as 'Selfe, Henry James Selfe', the Westminster Papers of 1 Oct. 1870 (vol.3, p.100) gives 'Henry Self Selfe' and Löwenthal and Medley list him as 'Selfe, H.S.', so the double 'Selfe' is correct.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 384
   Gillam, London, 1868/9, page 4
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 60, 580
   Löwenthal and Medley, Chess Congress of 1862, page xl
   Löwenthal and Medley, Transactions of the BCA, 1868-1869, page 9
   Townsend, Notes on Staunton, page 141
Periodicals
   [BLL], no. 2615, 14 Sep. 1870, page 4
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 4, Apr. 1862, page 98
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 5, Feb. 1869, page 154
   [CW], vol. 4, no. 9, Dec. 1868, page 344
   [Era], vol. 23, no. 1198, 8 Sep. 1861, page 6
   [WP], vol. 1, no. 4, July 1868, page 48
   [WP], vol. 2, no. 10, 1 Feb. 1870, page 153
   [WP], vol. 3, no. 30, 1 Oct. 1870, page 100

Tournament data

London, England 1856 (2)     Ries' Divan Handicap Tournament    
  Selfe, H.J.S. - Boden, S.S.     2 - 1          Boden, S.S. gave odds of pawn and two moves
London, England 1869 (1)     British Chess Association Handicap Tournament    
  Selfe, H.J.S. - Blackburne, J.H.     1 - 0          Blackburne, J.H. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Selfe, H.J.S. - Haggard, H.D.     0 - 1          Selfe, H.J.S. gave odds of pawn and move


Player information updated: 5 May 2020