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  24  2463 (78) 0
1880  34  2443 (79) 7
1881  44  2436 (87) 0
1882  47  2428 (93) 0
1883  56  2421 (98) 0
1884  56  2414 (103) 0
1885  62  2407 (107) 0
1886  67  2400 (110) 0
1887  72  2392 (113) 0
1888  72  2385 (115) 0
1889  81  2378 (117) 0
1890  81  2371 (118) 0
1891  91  2364 (119) 0
1892  99  2356 (119) 0
1893  107  2349 (120) 0
1894  112  2342 (120) 0
1895  112  2335 (119) 0
1896  117  2328 (118) 0
1897  119  2320 (117) 0
1898  126  2313 (116) 0
1899  133  2306 (114) 0
1900  140  2299 (111) 0
1901  145  2292 (108) 0
1902  162  2284 (105) 0
1903  174  2277 (101) 0
1904  198  2270 (96) 0
1905  213  2263 (90) 0
1906  218  2256 (83) 0
1907  244  2248 (74) 5
1908  233  2252 (72) 1
1909  223  2265 (69) 3
1910  195  2281 (69) 0
1911  186  2297 (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