Kempson, S.G.




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1865  307  1938 (67) 13
1866  346  1924 (63) 19
1867  341  1919 (66) 5
1868  364  1909 (68) 0
1869  377  1898 (68) 0
1870  418  1888 (64) 0
1871  452  1878 (56) 12
1872  468  1874 (52) 8
1873  519  1840 (47) 19
1874  563  1834 (51) 15
1875  594  1839 (55) 0
1876  557  1844 (53) 19
1877  528  1837 (57) 10
1878  524  1837 (69) 3

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Kempson, S.G.  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
The Chess Player's Magazine of Dec. 1866 (p.383) has 'S.J. Kempson'.
 
References
Books
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 88, 962
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 243
Periodicals
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 12, Jan. 1875, page 296
   [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 3, Apr. 1875, page 95
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 3, June 1872, page 89
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 9, June 1873, page 281
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 10, Aug. 1873, page 307
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 2, Apr. 1874, page 56
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 11, Nov. 1866, page 329
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 12, Dec. 1866, page 383
   [CPM], vol. 3, no. 5, 1 May 1867, page 156
   [CPQC], vol. 2, no. 7, Feb. 1871, page 217
   [CPQC], vol. 2, no. 9, June 1871, page 281, 284
   [CW], vol. 3, no. 2, Apr. 1867, page 67
   [Era], vol. 28, no. 1423, 31 Dec. 1865, page 14
   [Era], vol. 33, no. 1717, 20 Aug. 1871, page 7
   [Fld], 3 Apr. 1875
   [Fld], 3 June 1876
   [ILN], vol. 58, no. 1646, 22 Apr. 1871, page 411
   [ILN], vol. 59, no. 1665, 19 Aug. 1871, page 163
   [ILN], vol. 60, no. 1709, 8 June 1872, page 555
   [ILN], vol. 62, no. 1758, 10 May 1873, page 451
   [ILN], vol. 62, no. 1763, 14 June 1873, page 571
   [ILN], vol. 68, no. 1911, 11 Mar. 1876, page 263
   [WP], vol. 4, no. 3, 1 July 1871, page 43
   [WP], vol. 5, no. 2, 1 June 1872, page 19

Tournament data

Birmingham 1865     Birmingham Club Tournament    
  Kempson, S.G. - Smith, J.L.     4 - 2    
  Kempson, S.G. - Lloyd (3)     3 - 4    
Worcester, England 1866     Birmingham - Worcester Club Match    
  Kempson, S.G. - Parratt, W.     0 - 2    
Birmingham 1866 (1)     Birmingham - Worcester Club Match    
  Kempson, S.G. - Sylvester, J.     2 - 1    
Birmingham 1866 (2)     Birmingham Club Tournament    
  Kempson, S.G. - Stone, J.B.     4.5 - 2.5    
  Kempson, S.G. - Haselden, H.     4 - 3    
Birmingham 1867     Birmingham - Stourbridge and Wolverhampton Club Match    
  Kempson, S.G. - Chittenden, T.     3 - 2    
Birmingham 1871     Birmingham - Worcester Club Match    
  Kempson, S.G. - Paul, J.     1.5 - 1.5    
Wolverhampton 1871     Wolverhampton and Stourbridge Clubs - Birmingham Club Match    
  Kempson, S.G. - Tooth, C.     0 - 1    
Malvern 1871 (2)     2nd Counties Chess Association Meeting - 2nd Class Tournament     3.5  /  7
Malvern 1871 (3)     2nd Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament    
  Kempson, S.G. - Fisher, Ms.     1 - 0          Kempson, S.G. gave odds of pawn and move
  Kempson, S.G. - Curzon, J.R.     0 - 1          Kempson, S.G. gave odds of pawn and move
Malvern 1872 (2)     3rd Counties Chess Association Meeting - 2nd Class     4.5  /  8
Worcester, England 1873     Birmingham - Worcester Club Match    
  Kempson, S.G. - Lyttelton, G.W.     1.5 - 1.5    
Birmingham 1873 (1)     Birmingham - Worcester Club Match    
  Kempson, S.G. - Wood, John (2)     1.5 - 1.5    
Bristol 1873 (2)     4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament    
  Kempson, S.G. - de Soyres, J.     0 - 1          de Soyres, J. gave odds of pawn and move
  Kempson, S.G. - Fisher, B.W.     0 - 1          Fisher, B.W. gave odds of pawn and move
Bristol 1873 (5)     4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class II     3  /  11
Birmingham 1874 (1)     Birmingham - Cheltenham Club Match    
  Kempson, S.G. - Baxter, J.H.C.     0 - 2    
Birmingham 1874 (3)     5th Counties Chess Association Meeting - 2nd Class     4  /  12
Birmingham 1874 (4)     5th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap    
  Kempson, S.G. - Fisher, B.W.     0 - 1          Fisher, B.W. gave odds of pawn and move
Cheltenham 1874     Birmingham - Cheltenham Club Match    
  Kempson, S.G. - Baxter, J.H.C.     1.5 - 0.5    
Oxford 1876     Oxford University Club - Birmingham Club Match    
  Kempson, S.G. - Oswald, J.     0 - 3    
Birmingham 1876     Oxford University Club - Birmingham Club Match    
  Kempson, S.G. - Leupolt, A.F.     1 - 1    
Cheltenham 1876 (2)     7th Counties Chess Association Meeting - 2nd Class     7  /  15
Birmingham 1877 (2)     Counties Chess Association - 2nd Class     4  /  10
Birmingham (?) 1878     Dudley and Stourbridge - Birmingham Club Match    
  Kempson, S.G. - Freer, H.     1.5 - 1.5    

Player information updated: 8 Jan. 2024