Kidson, Henry




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1866  218  2076 (92) 5
1867  205  2083 (90) 0
1868  211  2091 (88) 0
1869  210  2098 (85) 0
1870  210  2106 (80) 0
1871  221  2114 (74) 4
1872  212  2118 (73) 3
1873  235  2102 (75) 0
1874  261  2085 (75) 3
1875  291  2067 (78) 2
1876  315  2045 (80) 0
1877  320  2023 (82) 3
1878  323  2022 (87) 0
1879  326  2022 (92) 0
1880  350  2021 (95) 0
1881  389  2020 (97) 1
1882  422  2008 (101) 0
1883  485  1996 (104) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Kidson, Henry Edwin  
Born: 6 Sep. 1832
Died: 24 Mar. 1910
 
References
Books
   Edgar, Liverpool Chess Club, page 57, 77, 78, 81, 83
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 64, 962
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 212
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 232
Periodicals
   [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 1, Feb. 1875, page 31
   [CPC], vol. 2, no. 2, Feb. 1854, page 62
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 9, Sep. 1866, page 280
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 3, 18 July 1868, page 89
   [ILN], vol. 66, no. 1851, 30 Jan. 1875, page 115
   [WP], vol. 4, no. 11, 1 Mar. 1872, page 195
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1865: 1st Redcar Meeting]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - Henry Edwin Kidson]

Tournament data

Redcar 1866 (2)     North Yorkshire and Durham Chess Association - 2nd Class Tournament     8  /  11
Bradford 1871     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Kidson, H.E. - Stokoe, T.Y.     1 - 1    
Manchester 1871     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Kidson, H.E. - Bode, C.H.     1 - 1    
Liverpool 1872 (1)     Liverpool Club Handicap     2  /  3      odds player in pawn and two moves class
Liverpool 1874     Liverpool Club Handicap     1  /  3      odds player in pawn and two moves class
Liverpool 1875     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Kidson, H.E. - Tarrant, S.T.     1 - 1    
Liverpool 1877 (1)     Liverpool Club Tournament     0.5  /  3      odds player in a knight class
Manchester 1881 (2)     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Kidson, H.E. - Heap, H. (2)     1 - 0    
Leeds 1883 (1)     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Kidson, H.E. - Hussey, E.B.     1 - 1    


Player information updated: 22 Jul. 2022