Parr, G.


Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1871  310  1963 (103) 6
1872  329  1949 (107) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Parr, G.  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
I am guessing that the 'Parr' at the City of London Club handicap tournaments in 1870-1871 and 1871-1872 was the 'G. Parr' who played C.F. Smith in London in 1859. The Westminster Papers of 1 Mar. 1873 (p.169) has 'Parry' at the City of London Club.
 
References
Books
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 32
Periodicals
   [Era], vol. 34, 19 Nov. 1871, page 2
   [ILN], vol. 35, 17 Sep. 1859, page 285
   [ILN], vol. 68, 22 Apr. 1876, page 407
   [WP], vol. 4, 1 Nov. 1871, page 117
   [WP], vol. 5, 1 Mar. 1873, page 169

Tournament data

London, England 1871 (1)     City of London Club Handicap - Section 1    
  Parr, G. - Standring     1 - 0          Standring gave odds of pawn and move
  Parr, G. - Bird, H.E.     2 - 1          Bird, H.E. gave odds of a knight
  Parr, G. - Younger     0 - 2    
London, England 1872 (1)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Parr, G. - Ormsby, H.M.     0.5 - 1.5    

Player information updated: 25 Jun. 2019