Rossell, Henry




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1870  480  1713 (121) 3
1871  522  1722 (121) 0
1872  545  1730 (121) 0
1873  570  1738 (120) 0
1874  623  1746 (119) 0
1875  649  1755 (117) 0
1876  621  1763 (115) 0
1877  557  1771 (113) 0
1878  545  1780 (110) 0
1879  542  1788 (107) 0
1880  575  1796 (103) 0
1881  632  1804 (98) 0
1882  683  1813 (93) 0
1883  728  1821 (86) 3
1884  796  1825 (82) 4
1885  747  1835 (83) 0
1886  729  1845 (82) 7

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Rossell, Henry Augustus  
Born: 1843
Died: 28 Feb. 1902
 
Notes:
Steve Mann gives date of birth between 24-09-2843 and 28-02-1844. His name is sometimes given as 'Russell', e.g. in the Illustrated London News of 5 Mar. 1870 and Land and Water of 1 Mar. 1884. The Huddersfield College Magazine of Apr. 1873 (v.1, p.134) and the Field of 22 Feb. 1873 have 'Rossall'.
 
References
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 6, no. 5, May 1886, page 204
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 8, Apr. 1873, page 240, 253
   [CPM], vol. 3, no. 2, Feb. 1867, page 61
   [Era], vol. 25, no. 1287, 24 May 1863, page 5
   [Fld], 22 Feb. 1873
   [HCM], vol. 1, no. 7, Apr. 1873, page 134
   [ILN], vol. 56, no. 1583, 5 Mar. 1870, page 259
   [LW], 1 Mar. 1884, page 203
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1873: Blackburne Visits Sheffield]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - Henry Augustus Rossell]

Tournament data

Sheffield 1870     Sheffield Athenaeum Chess Club Handicap Tournament     16  /  23      odds player in pawn and two moves class
  Rossell, H.A. - Brown, T. (1)     0 - 1          Brown, T. (1) gave odds of pawn and move
Sheffield 1883 (1)     Sheffield Athenaeum - Rest of Sheffield and District Match    
  Rossell, H.A. - Reoch, J.     1 - 0    
Sheffield 1883 (2)     Sheffield and District - Manchester Club Match    
  Rossell, H.A. - Kipping, J.S.     0 - 2    
Sheffield 1884     Derbyshire - Sheffield and District Chess Association Match    
  Rossell, H.A. - Bland, H.T.     0.5 - 1.5    
Manchester 1884     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Rossell, H.A. - Brevig, C.A.     0 - 2    
Sheffield 1886 (1)     Sheffield and District - Leeds Woodhouse Cup Match    
  Rossell, H.A. - Meredith, S.R.     1 - 1    
Sheffield 1886 (2)     Sheffield and District - Bradford Woodhouse Cup Match    
  Rossell, H.A. - Cockin, S.M.     2 - 0    
Huddersfield 1886 (1)     West Yorkshire Chess Association - Class A, Section 1    
  Rossell, H.A. - Toothill, F.     0 - 1    
Wakefield 1886 (2)     Sheffield and District - Wakefield Woodhouse Cup Match    
  Rossell, H.A. - Scholefield, W.R.     0 - 2    


Player information updated: 25 Jun. 2019