Neill, Benjamin




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1874  20  2498 (63) 12
1875  18  2499 (59) 12
1876  18  2501 (64) 3
1877  19  2483 (71) 0
1878  24  2465 (76) 0
1879  31  2447 (78) 0
1880  41  2429 (79) 7
1881  52  2423 (86) 0
1882  57  2416 (93) 0
1883  62  2410 (98) 0
1884  66  2404 (103) 0
1885  70  2398 (107) 0
1886  75  2391 (110) 0
1887  77  2385 (112) 0
1888  82  2379 (115) 0
1889  85  2373 (116) 0
1890  88  2366 (118) 0
1891  101  2360 (119) 0
1892  106  2354 (119) 0
1893  112  2348 (120) 0
1894  118  2341 (120) 0
1895  123  2335 (119) 0
1896  124  2329 (118) 0
1897  125  2323 (117) 0
1898  136  2316 (116) 0
1899  144  2310 (114) 0
1900  148  2304 (111) 0
1901  159  2298 (108) 0
1902  168  2291 (105) 0
1903  180  2285 (100) 0
1904  204  2279 (95) 0
1905  218  2273 (90) 0
1906  233  2266 (82) 0
1907  253  2260 (74) 5
1908  241  2265 (72) 1
1909  226  2279 (69) 3
1910  199  2295 (69) 0
1911  188  2311 (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
   [BH], 26 Oct. 1872
   [BH], 15 Nov. 1873
   [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: 5 May 2020