Neill, Benjamin




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1874  13  2516 (64) 12
1875  14  2521 (59) 12
1876  15  2521 (65) 3
1877  14  2501 (72) 0
1878  22  2481 (76) 0
1879  25  2462 (78) 0
1880  34  2442 (79) 7
1881  44  2435 (87) 0
1882  47  2427 (93) 0
1883  57  2420 (98) 0
1884  56  2413 (103) 0
1885  63  2406 (107) 0
1886  67  2399 (110) 0
1887  71  2391 (113) 0
1888  71  2384 (115) 0
1889  81  2377 (117) 0
1890  81  2370 (118) 0
1891  91  2363 (119) 0
1892  101  2355 (119) 0
1893  108  2348 (120) 0
1894  112  2341 (120) 0
1895  112  2334 (119) 0
1896  114  2327 (118) 0
1897  118  2319 (117) 0
1898  127  2312 (116) 0
1899  135  2305 (114) 0
1900  140  2298 (111) 0
1901  149  2291 (108) 0
1902  160  2283 (105) 0
1903  174  2276 (101) 0
1904  200  2269 (96) 0
1905  214  2262 (90) 0
1906  219  2255 (83) 0
1907  244  2247 (74) 5
1908  233  2251 (72) 1
1909  223  2264 (69) 3
1910  194  2280 (69) 0
1911  185  2295 (66) 14

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Neill, Benjamin Milnes  
   Also known as: Benjamin Milnes; Rev. Benjamin Milnes Neill
Born: 13 Apr. 1853
Died: 16 Feb. 1922
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 161
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 300
   Gaige, Chess Tournament Crosstables III, page 372
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 120
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 16, 301, 370, 391, 401, 402
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 12, 79
   van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 58, 108
Periodicals
   [HWT], 25 Oct. 1873
   [ILN], vol. 66, 12 June 1875, page 571
   [TFF], 8 Sep. 1871
   [WP], vol. 6, 1 Dec. 1873, page 154
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Neill, B.M. - Ware, P. 1874         (f)     7   -   3
Neill, B.M. - Delmar, E. (1) 1874         (c)     2   -   0
Bird, H.E. - Neill, B.M. 1876         (c)     0   -   2
Mackenzie, G.H. - Neill, B.M. 1876         (c)     0.5   -   0.5
Davidson, H. (1) - Neill, B.M. 1880         (f)     4   -   3

Tournament data

Philadelphia 1875     Philadelphia Chess Club Tournament     40  /  52
Philadelphia 1907 (3)     22nd Franklin Chess Club Championship     10.5  /  13
  Neill, B.M. - Stadelman, S.L.     1 - 2    
Philadelphia 1908 (1)     Franklin Chess Club - Mercantile Library Chess Association Match    
  Neill, B.M. - Shipley, W.P.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1909 (4)     24th Franklin Chess Club Championship     8.5  /  12
Philadelphia 1911 (6)     26th Franklin Club Championship     10  /  14

Player information updated: 25 Jun. 2019