Newnes, George




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1881  531  1919 (129) 2
1882  558  1921 (129) 0
1883  604  1924 (129) 1
1884  661  1919 (131) 0
1885  663  1913 (133) 0
1886  673  1908 (135) 0
1887  664  1902 (136) 0
1888  675  1897 (138) 1
1889  664  1895 (139) 0
1890  705  1893 (141) 1
1891  709  1885 (143) 0
1892  761  1877 (146) 0
1893  788  1870 (148) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Newnes, George  
   Also known as: Sir George Newnes
Born: 13 Mar. 1851
Died: 9 June 1910
 
Notes:
Name given in error as 'Newness' in several places in Hilbert and Lahde (including the index).
 
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]

Tournament data

Manchester 1881 (2)     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Newnes, G. - Green, R.F.     1 - 1    
Leeds 1883 (1)     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Newnes, G. - Glaser, H.     1 - 0    
Paris 1888 (3)     British Chess Club - Paris Cercle des Echecs Match    
  Newnes, G. - de Tamisier, E.     0.5 - 0.5    
Paris 1890 (2)     British Chess Club - Paris Cercle des Echecs Match    
  Newnes, G. - de Tamisier, E.     1 - 0    
Paris 1891     British Chess Club - Paris Cercle des Echecs Match    
  Newnes, G. - Istel, J.     1 - 0    
Paris 1893     British Chess Club - Paris Cercle des Echecs Match    
  Newnes, G. - Istel, I.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 22 Jul. 2020