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  56  2421 (98) 0
1884  54  2414 (103) 0
1885  62  2407 (107) 0
1886  66  2399 (110) 0
1887  71  2392 (113) 0
1888  70  2385 (115) 0
1889  79  2378 (117) 0
1890  80  2371 (118) 0
1891  89  2363 (119) 0
1892  99  2356 (119) 0
1893  107  2349 (120) 0
1894  112  2342 (120) 0
1895  111  2334 (119) 0
1896  114  2327 (118) 0
1897  117  2320 (117) 0
1898  123  2313 (116) 0
1899  132  2306 (114) 0
1900  135  2298 (111) 0
1901  142  2291 (108) 0
1902  155  2284 (105) 0
1903  167  2277 (101) 0
1904  189  2269 (96) 0
1905  209  2262 (90) 0
1906  216  2255 (83) 0
1907  240  2248 (74) 5
1908  227  2252 (72) 1
1909  218  2265 (69) 3
1910  193  2280 (69) 0
1911  182  2296 (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, 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