Keen, Benjamin


Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1820  14  2195 (146) 3
1821  13  2208 (146) 3

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Keen, Benjamin  
Born:
Died: 1839
 
Notes:
Name given as 'Keene' in Le Palamède.
 
References
Books
   Edinburgh Club, Games of London-Edinburgh Match, page 4
   Hunneman, Selection of Games by the Automaton, page 23
   Levitt, The Turk, Chess Automaton, page 54
   Murray, History of Chess, page 879
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 28
   Townsend, Historical Notes on Players, page 63
   Walker, Chess Studies, page 61
   Walker, A Selection of Games at Chess, page 279
Periodicals
   [BLL], vol. 5, no. 234, 20 Aug. 1826, page 265
   [BLL], 6 Dec. 1835, page 2
   [BLL], 4 Aug. 1839, page 3
   [BLL], 5 Mar. 1870, page 7
   [CPC], vol. 2, no. 21, 19 Mar. 1842, page 329
   [Pal], vol. 1, no. 7, 15 Sep. 1836, page 227
Web
   Sarah.  [The Romance of Chess - A Perspective on the Art of Odds-giving]
   Thomas, W.R.  [Captain William Evans], page 3
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Mouret, J.F. - Keen, B. 1820         (c)     3   -   0      Mouret, J.F. gave odds of pawn and move
Keen, B. - Wilson, H.S. 1821         (s)     1.5   -   1.5      Keen, B. gave odds of pawn and move

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