Neill, Benjamin




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1874  13  2523 (64) 12
1875  13  2527 (59) 12
1876  14  2526 (65) 3
1877  14  2506 (72) 0
1878  22  2486 (76) 0
1879  26  2466 (78) 0
1880  33  2446 (79) 7
1881  41  2439 (87) 0
1882  46  2432 (93) 0
1883  52  2424 (98) 0
1884  53  2417 (103) 0
1885  60  2409 (107) 0
1886  64  2402 (110) 0
1887  67  2395 (113) 0
1888  68  2387 (115) 0
1889  79  2380 (117) 0
1890  79  2372 (118) 0
1891  89  2365 (119) 0
1892  99  2358 (119) 0
1893  105  2350 (120) 0
1894  110  2343 (120) 0
1895  111  2335 (119) 0
1896  114  2328 (118) 0
1897  116  2320 (117) 0
1898  122  2313 (116) 0
1899  130  2306 (114) 0
1900  133  2298 (111) 0
1901  142  2291 (108) 0
1902  155  2283 (105) 0
1903  168  2276 (101) 0
1904  186  2269 (96) 0
1905  203  2261 (90) 0
1906  212  2254 (83) 0
1907  233  2246 (74) 5
1908  227  2250 (72) 1
1909  215  2263 (70) 3
1910  189  2278 (70) 0
1911  178  2293 (67) 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
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 12, 79
   van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 58, 108
Periodicals
   [ILN], vol. 66, 12 June 1875, page 571
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: 14 Sept. 2015