Neill, Benjamin




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1874  14  2517 (64) 12
1875  14  2522 (59) 12
1876  15  2522 (65) 3
1877  14  2502 (72) 0
1878  22  2482 (76) 0
1879  25  2463 (78) 0
1880  34  2443 (79) 7
1881  44  2436 (87) 0
1882  47  2428 (93) 0
1883  55  2421 (98) 0
1884  56  2414 (103) 0
1885  62  2406 (107) 0
1886  67  2399 (110) 0
1887  71  2392 (113) 0
1888  71  2385 (115) 0
1889  81  2377 (117) 0
1890  81  2370 (118) 0
1891  91  2363 (119) 0
1892  100  2356 (119) 0
1893  106  2348 (120) 0
1894  112  2341 (120) 0
1895  111  2334 (119) 0
1896  113  2327 (118) 0
1897  118  2319 (117) 0
1898  126  2312 (116) 0
1899  135  2305 (114) 0
1900  140  2297 (111) 0
1901  147  2290 (108) 0
1902  160  2283 (105) 0
1903  173  2276 (101) 0
1904  199  2268 (96) 0
1905  214  2261 (90) 0
1906  220  2254 (83) 0
1907  244  2247 (74) 5
1908  234  2250 (72) 1
1909  223  2263 (69) 3
1910  195  2279 (69) 0
1911  185  2294 (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
   [ILN], vol. 66, 12 June 1875, page 571
   [TFF], 8 Sep. 1871
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: 10 Aug. 2018