Neill, Benjamin




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1874  13  2519 (64) 12
1875  14  2523 (59) 12
1876  15  2523 (65) 3
1877  14  2503 (72) 0
1878  22  2484 (76) 0
1879  25  2464 (78) 0
1880  34  2444 (79) 7
1881  42  2437 (87) 0
1882  46  2430 (93) 0
1883  54  2422 (98) 0
1884  53  2415 (103) 0
1885  61  2408 (107) 0
1886  65  2401 (110) 0
1887  69  2393 (113) 0
1888  69  2386 (115) 0
1889  79  2379 (117) 0
1890  80  2372 (118) 0
1891  89  2365 (119) 0
1892  99  2357 (119) 0
1893  105  2350 (120) 0
1894  111  2343 (120) 0
1895  111  2336 (119) 0
1896  114  2328 (118) 0
1897  117  2321 (117) 0
1898  123  2314 (116) 0
1899  132  2307 (114) 0
1900  135  2299 (111) 0
1901  141  2292 (108) 0
1902  155  2285 (105) 0
1903  167  2278 (101) 0
1904  189  2271 (96) 0
1905  209  2263 (90) 0
1906  215  2256 (83) 0
1907  240  2249 (74) 5
1908  226  2253 (72) 1
1909  218  2266 (69) 3
1910  193  2281 (69) 0
1911  181  2297 (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
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: 16 May 2018