Neill, Benjamin




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1874  16  2510 (63) 12
1875  16  2513 (59) 12
1876  16  2514 (64) 3
1877  18  2495 (71) 0
1878  22  2476 (76) 0
1879  26  2457 (78) 0
1880  38  2438 (79) 7
1881  44  2431 (87) 0
1882  51  2425 (93) 0
1883  56  2418 (98) 0
1884  55  2411 (103) 0
1885  65  2404 (107) 0
1886  69  2398 (110) 0
1887  73  2391 (113) 0
1888  75  2384 (115) 0
1889  82  2378 (116) 0
1890  86  2371 (118) 0
1891  95  2364 (119) 0
1892  104  2358 (119) 0
1893  106  2351 (120) 0
1894  114  2344 (120) 0
1895  119  2338 (119) 0
1896  121  2331 (118) 0
1897  122  2324 (117) 0
1898  133  2318 (116) 0
1899  140  2311 (114) 0
1900  143  2304 (111) 0
1901  155  2298 (108) 0
1902  164  2291 (105) 0
1903  180  2284 (101) 0
1904  202  2277 (96) 0
1905  219  2271 (90) 0
1906  226  2264 (83) 0
1907  247  2257 (74) 5
1908  239  2262 (72) 1
1909  228  2275 (69) 3
1910  199  2291 (69) 0
1911  183  2307 (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
   [BH], 26 Oct. 1872
   [BH], 15 Nov. 1873
   [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: 5 May 2020