Neill, Benjamin




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1874  13  2518 (64) 12
1875  14  2523 (59) 12
1876  15  2523 (65) 3
1877  15  2503 (72) 0
1878  22  2483 (76) 0
1879  25  2463 (78) 0
1880  34  2444 (79) 7
1881  42  2436 (87) 0
1882  46  2429 (93) 0
1883  54  2422 (98) 0
1884  53  2415 (103) 0
1885  61  2407 (107) 0
1886  65  2400 (110) 0
1887  70  2393 (113) 0
1888  69  2386 (115) 0
1889  80  2378 (117) 0
1890  80  2371 (118) 0
1891  89  2364 (119) 0
1892  99  2357 (119) 0
1893  105  2349 (120) 0
1894  112  2342 (120) 0
1895  111  2335 (119) 0
1896  115  2328 (118) 0
1897  117  2320 (117) 0
1898  123  2313 (116) 0
1899  132  2306 (114) 0
1900  135  2298 (111) 0
1901  143  2291 (108) 0
1902  155  2284 (105) 0
1903  168  2277 (101) 0
1904  190  2269 (96) 0
1905  209  2262 (90) 0
1906  216  2255 (83) 0
1907  240  2248 (74) 5
1908  230  2252 (72) 1
1909  218  2264 (69) 3
1910  195  2280 (69) 0
1911  182  2295 (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