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Wells, H.B. 
  
 
 
| Ratings 
 
 
  | Year | Rank | Edo | Dev. | Games |  
  | 1882 | 407 | 2038 | (74) | 18 |  
  | 1883 | 453 | 2034 | (77) | 0 |  
  | 1884 | 487 | 2029 | (78) | 0 |  
  | 1885 | 503 | 2025 | (76) | 1 |  
  | 1886 | 504 | 2020 | (75) | 0 |  
  | 1887 | 513 | 2015 | (72) | 0 |  
  | 1888 | 520 | 2010 | (66) | 0 |  
  | 1889 | 525 | 2006 | (57) | 25 |  
  | 1890 | 568 | 1999 | (69) | 0 |  
  | 1891 | 580 | 1993 | (79) | 0 |  
  | 1892 | 628 | 1987 | (87) | 0 |  
  | 1893 | 662 | 1980 | (93) | 0 |  
  | 1894 | 677 | 1974 | (99) | 0 |  
  | 1895 | 683 | 1968 | (103) | 0 |  
  | 1896 | 698 | 1962 | (107) | 0 |  
  | 1897 | 711 | 1955 | (110) | 0 |  
  | 1898 | 742 | 1949 | (113) | 0 |  
  | 1899 | 771 | 1943 | (115) | 0 |  
  | 1900 | 807 | 1936 | (117) | 0 |  
  | 1901 | 814 | 1930 | (119) | 0 |  
  | 1902 | 822 | 1924 | (120) | 0 |  
  | 1903 | 828 | 1918 | (121) | 0 |  
  | 1904 | 868 | 1911 | (121) | 0 |  
  | 1905 | 911 | 1905 | (121) | 0 |  
  | 1906 | 912 | 1899 | (121) | 0 |  
  | 1907 | 947 | 1893 | (120) | 0 |  
  | 1908 | 950 | 1886 | (119) | 0 |  
  | 1909 | 1037 | 1880 | (118) | 0 |  
  | 1910 | 1032 | 1874 | (116) | 1 |  
  | 1911 | 1057 | 1876 | (116) | 3 |  
  | 1912 | 1039 | 1869 | (121) | 0 |  
  | 1913 | 1075 | 1862 | (126) | 0 |  
  | 1914 | 1051 | 1855 | (130) | 0 |  
  | 1915 | 981 | 1848 | (134) | 1 |  
 
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |  | 
   | Name: Wells, H.B. |  
   | Born: |  
   | Died: |  |  |  
   | Notes: |  
   | Reichhelm gives 'H.B. Wells' at the Philadelphia Chess Club tournament in 1882 (p.35) but in the index only 'Wells, J' is listed for that page. |  |  |  |  
   | References |  | 
| Books |  
   | Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 35, 36 |  |  | 
 
 Tournament data 
 
 
| Player information updated: 19 Aug. 2022 |  
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