Neill, Benjamin




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1874  16  2508 (63) 12
1875  16  2511 (59) 12
1876  16  2512 (64) 3
1877  18  2493 (71) 0
1878  22  2473 (76) 0
1879  26  2454 (78) 0
1880  39  2435 (79) 7
1881  45  2428 (87) 0
1882  52  2421 (93) 0
1883  58  2415 (98) 0
1884  57  2408 (103) 0
1885  67  2401 (107) 0
1886  70  2394 (110) 0
1887  74  2387 (113) 0
1888  74  2380 (115) 0
1889  83  2373 (116) 0
1890  85  2366 (118) 0
1891  95  2359 (119) 0
1892  105  2352 (119) 0
1893  109  2345 (120) 0
1894  114  2338 (120) 0
1895  115  2331 (119) 0
1896  121  2325 (118) 0
1897  121  2318 (117) 0
1898  130  2311 (116) 0
1899  140  2304 (114) 0
1900  142  2297 (111) 0
1901  152  2290 (108) 0
1902  164  2283 (105) 0
1903  178  2276 (101) 0
1904  203  2269 (96) 0
1905  217  2262 (90) 0
1906  223  2255 (83) 0
1907  248  2248 (74) 5
1908  240  2252 (72) 1
1909  226  2266 (69) 3
1910  196  2281 (69) 0
1911  188  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