Neill, Benjamin




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1874  28  2440 (51) 35
1875  31  2446 (46) 15
1876  38  2434 (44) 42
1877  44  2419 (58) 0
1878  49  2405 (66) 0
1879  54  2390 (71) 0
1880  68  2376 (73) 7
1881  76  2374 (82) 0
1882  80  2372 (89) 0
1883  86  2370 (95) 0
1884  90  2368 (100) 0
1885  89  2366 (104) 0
1886  94  2365 (107) 0
1887  95  2363 (110) 0
1888  94  2361 (112) 0
1889  92  2359 (114) 0
1890  94  2357 (115) 0
1891  96  2355 (116) 0
1892  101  2353 (116) 0
1893  94  2352 (116) 0
1894  98  2350 (116) 0
1895  102  2348 (115) 0
1896  106  2346 (114) 0
1897  94  2344 (113) 0
1898  96  2342 (111) 0
1899  104  2341 (108) 0
1900  109  2339 (105) 0
1901  115  2337 (102) 0
1902  114  2335 (97) 0
1903  117  2333 (92) 0
1904  129  2331 (85) 0
1905  134  2330 (78) 0
1906  142  2328 (68) 0
1907  143  2326 (55) 18
1908  158  2320 (55) 2
1909  169  2320 (53) 9
1910  156  2332 (55) 2
1911  167  2330 (54) 16
1912  184  2315 (67) 0
1913  198  2301 (76) 0
1914  219  2286 (83) 0
1915  232  2271 (88) 1
1916  246  2258 (95) 1

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
 
Notes:
Benjamin Milnes Neill used the psuedonym 'Benjamin Milnes'. Di Felice and BrasilBase have 'B.F. Milnes' in the 1911 Anglo-American Cable Match, while Sergeant has 'B.C. Milner' and Forster has 'B.C. Milnes'. It is unlikely that an unknown player with one of these names would be chosen to represent the United States in this international match. It is much more likely that it was Neill. Other events involving 'B. Milnes' (see, for example, the American Chess Bulletin of Jul. 1915, p.131) almost certainly also refer to Neill. The American Chess Bulletin of Jul. 1908 (p.133) has 'B.F. Milnes'.
 
References
Books
   American Chess Association, Constitution of the American Chess Association, page 14
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 161, 167
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 683
   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
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 363
   van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 58, 108
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. VII, page 36
Periodicals
   [ACB], vol. 5, no. 7, July 1908, page 133
   [ACB], vol. 12, no. 5, July 1915, page 131
   [ACMa], vol. 3, no. 1, July 1899, page 17
   [BaH], 26 Oct. 1872
   [BaH], 15 Nov. 1873
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 2, Apr. 1874, page 36
   [DanN], vol. 4, no. 32, 15 Oct. 1873, page 8
   [DCJ], vol. 8, no. 62, Apr. 1875, page 201
   [HWT], 25 Oct. 1873
   [HWT], 9 Jan. 1875
   [ILN], vol. 66, no. 1870, 12 June 1875, page 571
   [MCR], vol. 2, no. 14, Feb. 1875, page 50
   [MCR], vol. 2, no. 18, June 1875, page 207
   [PI], 3 Apr. 1910
   [TFF], 8 Sep. 1871
   [WP], vol. 6, no. 8, 1 Dec. 1873, page 154
   [WP], vol. 6, no. 10, 1 Feb. 1874, page 200
   [WP], vol. 7, no. 12, 1 Apr. 1875, page 239
   [WR], 25 June 1874
Web
   da Nóbrega, Adaucto Wanderley.  [Frank Marshall's Chess Career]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Neill, B.M. - Ware, P. 1874 (1)         (f)     8.5   -   0.5
Neill, B.M. - Ware, P. 1874 (2)         (c)     0.5   -   6.5
Neill, B.M. - Ware, P. 1874 (3)         (f)     7   -   3
Neill, B.M. - Ware, P. 1874 (4)         (f)     3.5   -   2.5
Neill, B.M. - Delmar, E. (1) 1874         (c)     2   -   0
Neill, B.M. - Hammond, G. 1874         (s)     1   -   0
Neill, B.M. - Delmar, E. (1) 1875         (c)     2   -   0
Alberoni, E. - Neill, B.M. 1875         (c)     0.5   -   0.5
Bird, H.E. - Neill, B.M. 1876         (c)     0   -   2
Neill, B.M. - Elson, J. 1876 (1)         (c)     19   -   19
Mackenzie, G.H. - Neill, B.M. 1876         (c)     0.5   -   0.5
Neill, B.M. - Elson, J. 1876 (2)         (f)     1   -   0
Davidson, H. (1) - Neill, B.M. 1880         (f)     4   -   3

Tournament data

Philadelphia 1875     Philadelphia Chess Club Tournament     40  /  52
Philadelphia 1907 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Neill, B.M. - Hanham, J.M.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1907 (3)     22nd Franklin Chess Club Championship     10.5  /  13
  Neill, B.M. - Stadelman, S.L.     1.5 - 2.5    
Philadelphia 1908 (1)     Franklin Chess Club - Mercantile Library Chess Association Match    
  Neill, B.M. - Shipley, W.P.     0 - 1    
New York 1908 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Neill, B.M. - Hanham, J.M.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1909 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Neill, B.M. - Phillips, H.M.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1909 (5)     24th Franklin Chess Club Championship     8.5  /  12
Philadelphia 1910 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Mercantile Library Chess Association Match    
  Neill, B.M. - Ruth, W.A.     1 - 0    
New York 1910 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Neill, B.M. - Koehler, G.H.     1 - 0    
London, England and New York 1911     13th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Neill, B.M. - Thomas, G.A.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1911 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Neill, B.M. - Phillips, H.M.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1911 (6)     26th Franklin Club Championship     10  /  14
Philadelphia 1915     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Neill, B.M. - Northrop, G.E.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1916 (6)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Neill, B.M. - Raubitschek, Ro.     0.5 - 0.5    

Player information updated: 31 Jan. 2025