Newnes, George
Ratings
Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
1881 |
529 |
1918 | (129) | 2 |
1882 |
557 |
1920 | (129) | 0 |
1883 |
603 |
1923 | (129) | 1 |
1884 |
662 |
1918 | (131) | 0 |
1885 |
661 |
1912 | (133) | 0 |
1886 |
670 |
1907 | (135) | 0 |
1887 |
662 |
1901 | (136) | 0 |
1888 |
670 |
1896 | (138) | 1 |
1889 |
658 |
1894 | (139) | 0 |
1890 |
699 |
1892 | (141) | 1 |
1891 |
701 |
1884 | (143) | 0 |
1892 |
747 |
1876 | (146) | 0 |
1893 |
773 |
1869 | (148) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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Biographical data |
Name: Newnes, George |
Also known as: Sir George Newnes |
Born: 13 Mar. 1851 |
Died: 9 June 1910 |
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Notes: |
Name given in error as 'Newness' in several places in Hilbert and Lahde (including the index). |
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References |
Books |
Forster, Amos Burn, page 966 |
Forster, Negele and Tischbierek, Emanuel Lasker, Vol.I, page 110 |
Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 302 |
Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 147, 392, 546, 553, 578 |
Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 197, 300 |
Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 189, 198, 221, 253 |
Winter, Chess Facts and Fables, page 84 |
Web |
Harding, Tim. [Early Games of Chess by Telephone], page 13 |
Hilbert, John S. [Victorian Restraint... Or Lack Thereof], page 6 |
Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - 1883: Yorkshire v Lancashire] |
Winter, Edward. [Chess and the House of Commons] |
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Tournament data
Manchester 1881 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Newnes, G. - Green, R.F. |
1 - 1 |
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Leeds 1883 (1) |
Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match |
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Newnes, G. - Glaser, H. |
1 - 0 |
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Paris 1888 (3) |
British Chess Club - Paris Cercle des Echecs Match |
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Newnes, G. - de Tamisier, E. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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Paris 1890 (2) |
British Chess Club - Paris Cercle des Echecs Match |
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Newnes, G. - de Tamisier, E. |
1 - 0 |
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Paris 1891 |
British Chess Club - Paris Cercle des Echecs Match |
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Newnes, G. - Istel, J. |
1 - 0 |
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Paris 1893 |
British Chess Club - Paris Cercle des Echecs Match |
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Newnes, G. - Istel, I. |
0 - 1 |
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Player information updated: 22 Jul. 2020 |
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