Slack, Samuel




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1883  618  1910 (89) 3
1884  627  1938 (84) 0
1885  586  1965 (79) 0
1886  532  1993 (71) 11
1887  529  1997 (77) 5

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Slack, Samuel Benjamin  
Born: 1860
Died: 29 Jan. 1955
 
Notes:
Steve Mann gives year of birth as 1859 or 1860.
 
References
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 6, no. 8, Aug. 1886, page 361
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - Samuel Benjamin Slack]

Tournament data

Bradford 1883     Under-35s versus Over-35s Team Match    
  Slack, S.B. - Hudson, S.     0.5 - 2.5    
Sheffield 1886 (1)     Sheffield and District - Leeds Woodhouse Cup Match    
  Slack, S.B. - Tannett, J.     1 - 0    
Sheffield 1886 (2)     Sheffield and District - Bradford Woodhouse Cup Match    
  Slack, S.B. - Guy, T.A.     1 - 1    
Huddersfield 1886 (2)     West Yorkshire Chess Association - Class B, Section 2    
  Slack, S.B. - Woodhead, J.     1 - 0    
Nottingham 1886 (3)     Counties Chess Association - Minor Tourney, Division II     3.5  /  6
Wakefield 1886 (2)     Sheffield and District - Wakefield Woodhouse Cup Match    
  Slack, S.B. - Bays, G.H.     1 - 1    
Stamford 1887 (3)     Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament    
  Slack, S.B. - Dust, C.A.     1 - 0    
  Slack, S.B. - Blake, J.H.     0 - 1          Blake, J.H. gave odds of pawn and move
Stamford 1887 (4)     Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Division II     5  /  9


Player information updated: 8 Jan. 2024