Davidson, Harry
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1875 |
46 |
2409 | (49) | 17 |
| 1876 |
32 |
2452 | (44) | 30 |
| 1877 |
34 |
2443 | (57) | 0 |
| 1878 |
35 |
2435 | (64) | 0 |
| 1879 |
43 |
2426 | (68) | 0 |
| 1880 |
52 |
2418 | (69) | 7 |
| 1881 |
58 |
2410 | (74) | 0 |
| 1882 |
65 |
2402 | (76) | 0 |
| 1883 |
74 |
2394 | (77) | 2 |
| 1884 |
85 |
2379 | (81) | 0 |
| 1885 |
91 |
2364 | (82) | 0 |
| 1886 |
100 |
2349 | (82) | 0 |
| 1887 |
113 |
2334 | (81) | 2 |
| 1888 |
119 |
2327 | (82) | 2 |
| 1889 |
121 |
2320 | (86) | 0 |
| 1890 |
130 |
2313 | (88) | 0 |
| 1891 |
138 |
2305 | (89) | 0 |
| 1892 |
152 |
2298 | (88) | 0 |
| 1893 |
158 |
2290 | (87) | 0 |
| 1894 |
167 |
2283 | (84) | 0 |
| 1895 |
184 |
2276 | (80) | 4 |
| 1896 |
172 |
2280 | (82) | 1 |
| 1897 |
163 |
2283 | (84) | 1 |
| 1898 |
160 |
2285 | (87) | 0 |
| 1899 |
163 |
2286 | (90) | 1 |
| 1900 |
158 |
2289 | (93) | 0 |
| 1901 |
157 |
2292 | (96) | 0 |
| 1902 |
159 |
2294 | (98) | 0 |
| 1903 |
160 |
2297 | (99) | 0 |
| 1904 |
160 |
2299 | (100) | 1 |
| 1905 |
182 |
2294 | (102) | 2 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Davidson, Harry |
| Born: 25 Mar. 1858 |
| Died: 11 Aug. 1924 |
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| Notes: |
| The Rice Gambit supplement to the 1905 American Chess Bulletin, appearing after the Feb. issue, contains on p.102 a photograph of Harry Davidson (identical to the one on p.335 of the Nov. 1905 issue), but labelled 'H.L. Davidson'. On the same page, which discusses the Davidson Variation of the Rice Gambit, notes that the defining move of the variation is 'favored by Henry F. Davidson'. Both 'H.L.' and 'Henry F.' must therefore refer to Harry Davidson. Hooper and Brandreth give consultation games involving 'Henry F. Davidson', who I take to be Harry Davidson. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 66 |
| Forster, Negele and Tischbierek, Emanuel Lasker, Vol.I, page 167 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 85 |
| Gaige, Chess Tournament Crosstables I, page 19 |
| Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 107 |
| Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 16, 165, 402 |
| Hooper and Brandreth, Unknown Capablanca, page 103 |
| Morais, The Jews of Philadelphia, page 362 |
| Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 11, 12 |
| van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 46, 163 |
| Periodicals |
| [ACB], vol. 2, no. 2, Feb. 1905, page 102 |
| [ACB], vol. 2, no. 11, Nov. 1905, page 331, 335 |
| [HWT], 1 Nov. 1873 |
| [HWT], 20 Dec. 1873 |
| [ILN], vol. 69, no. 1937, 9 Sep. 1876, page 255 |
| [MCR], vol. 1, no. 1, Jan. 1874, page 19 |
| [MCR], vol. 2, no. 18, June 1875, page 206 |
| [MDR], 4 Sep. 1874 |
| [SoT], 3 Jan. 1874 |
| [SoT], 13 June 1874 |
| [WR], 25 Dec. 1873 |
| Web |
| Sericano, C. [Philadelphia 1876] |
| Winter, Edward. [Chess in 1924] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Delmar, E. (1) - Davidson, H. (1) 1875 |
(c) |
2 | - | 0 |
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| Davidson, H. (1) - Alberoni, E. 1875 |
(c) |
2 | - | 1 |
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| Bird, H.E. - Davidson, H. (1) 1876 |
(c) |
3 | - | 6 |
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| Mackenzie, G.H. - Davidson, H. (1) 1876 |
(c) |
1 | - | 1 |
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| Davidson, H. (1) - Neill, B.M. 1880 |
(f) |
4 | - | 3 |
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Tournament data
| Philadelphia 1875 |
Philadelphia Chess Club Tournament |
35 | / | 52 |
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| Philadelphia 1876 |
4th American Chess Congress |
9 | / | 16 |
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Davidson, H. (1) - Elson, J. |
1 - 2 |
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| Philadelphia and New York 1883 |
Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match |
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Davidson, H. (1) - Elson, J. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1887 (3) |
Brooklyn - Manhattan Club Match |
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Davidson, H. (1) - Richardson, P. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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| New York 1888 (3) |
Manhattan Club - Columbia Club Match (Round 1) |
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Davidson, H. (1) - Sternberg, L. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1888 (4) |
Manhattan Club - Columbia Club Match (Round 2) |
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Davidson, H. (1) - Sternberg, L. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1895 (2) |
Brooklyn - Manhattan Club Match |
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Davidson, H. (1) - Olly, E.N. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1895 (4) |
Manhattan - Staten Island Club Match |
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Davidson, H. (1) - Litzenberger, W.L. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1895 (7) |
Manhattan - New York City Club Match |
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Davidson, H. (1) - Delmar, E. (1) |
0 - 1 |
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| Philadelphia and New York 1895 |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Telegraphic Match |
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Davidson, H. (1) - Morgan, J.P. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Philadelphia 1896 (2) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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Davidson, H. (1) - Robinson, A.K. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Philadelphia and New York 1897 |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Telegraphic Match |
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Davidson, H. (1) - Shipley, W.P. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Philadelphia 1899 (3) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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Davidson, H. (1) - Morgan, M. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1904 (3) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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Davidson, H. (1) - Robinson, D.S. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York and Chicago 1905 (1) |
Manhattan Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match |
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Davidson, H. (1) - Uedemann, L. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York and Berlin 1905 |
New York - Berlin Cable Match |
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Davidson, H. (1) - Caro, H. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Player information updated: 2 Oct. 2022 |
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