Sharp, Sydney




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1906  560  2092 (56) 9
1907  559  2099 (47) 19
1908  516  2127 (49) 6
1909  526  2136 (49) 11
1910  453  2173 (52) 1
1911  406  2204 (50) 16
1912  412  2194 (57) 2
1913  389  2204 (62) 0
1914  334  2215 (63) 0
1915  289  2225 (61) 5
1916  301  2224 (61) 1
1917  287  2229 (58) 0
1918  274  2235 (50) 18
1919  252  2246 (54) 0
1920  253  2256 (52) 10
1921  229  2279 (54) 11
1922  235  2278 (66) 0
1923  243  2278 (74) 0
1924  262  2277 (80) 0
1925  265  2277 (85) 0
1926  273  2276 (88) 1
1927  321  2267 (92) 0
1928  367  2259 (95) 0
1929  402  2250 (97) 0
1930  430  2241 (98) 0
1931  488  2232 (99) 0
1932  504  2223 (98) 0
1933  560  2214 (97) 1
1934  616  2202 (98) 1
1935  742  2178 (100) 1
1936  767  2160 (104) 0
1937  797  2142 (108) 1
1938  830  2129 (113) 0
1939  748  2115 (119) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Sharp, Sydney Thomas  
Born: 17 June 1885
Died: 28 Sep. 1953
 
Notes:
Gaige (Chess Tournament Crosstables) gives 'Sharp, S.F.' at Philadelphia 1906, but I presume this is an error for 'Sharp, S.T.'. The Philadelphia Inquirer of 24 June 1906 also has 'S.F. Sharp'. The American Chess Bulletin of Jul. 1910 (p.137) also has 'S.F. Sharp'. Middle name sent by Edouardo Bauzá Mercére.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 316
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 403
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 372
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 387
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 251
   Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 165, 167
   Hilbert, Napier, page 111
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 275, 397
   Hooper and Brandreth, Unknown Capablanca, page 65
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 210
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 247
   Urcan, Julius Finn, page 187
Periodicals
   [ACB], vol. 4, no. 7, July 1910, page 137
   [PI], 24 June 1906

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Illa, Ro. - Sharp, S.T. 1918         (f)     1.5   -   1.5

Tournament data

New York 1906 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Meyer, A.S.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1906     21st Franklin Chess Club Championship     5  /  10
Philadelphia 1907 (3)     22nd Franklin Chess Club Championship     5  /  13
Saint Lawrence River 1907 (2)     20th New York State Chess Association General Tournament     4.5  /  7
Trenton Falls 1908 (1)     New York State Chess Association Rice Trophy Competition     2.5  /  6
Philadelphia 1909 (3)     12th Pennsylvania State Chess Association Tournament    
  Sharp, S.T. - Shipley, W.P.     0 - 1    
  Sharp, S.T. - Ruth, W.A.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1909 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Beihoff, G.J.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1909 (5)     24th Franklin Chess Club Championship     4.5  /  10
New York 1910 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Ettlinger, A.K.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1911 (1)     Pennsylvania State Chess Association Championship     2.5  /  3
Philadelphia 1911 (6)     26th Franklin Club Championship     9  /  14
Philadelphia 1912 (7)     Franklin Chess Club Championship    
  Sharp, S.T. - Eschner, M.R.     0 - 2    
Philadelphia 1915     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Kupchik, A.     0 - 1    
Atlantic City 1915     Impromptu Three-Cornered Tourney     2  /  4
New York 1916 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Capablanca, J.R.     0 - 1    
Buenos Aires 1918 (1)     Club Argentino - Círculo de Ajedrez Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - de Witt, R.     1 - 1    
Buenos Aires 1918 (2)     Club Argentino Tournament - First Category     6.5  /  13
Atlantic City 1920     Atlantic City Tournament     4  /  10
Atlantic City 1921 (1)     8th American Chess Congress - Open Masters Tournament     5.5  /  11
New York or Philadelphia (?) 1926     Manhattan Club - Franklin Club Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Kashdan, I.I.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1933     Manhattan Club - Philadelphia Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Dake, A.W.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1934     Marshall Club - Mercantile Library Club Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Smirka, R.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1935     Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Cohen, S.S.     0 - 1    
New York 1937 (2)     Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - MacMurray, D.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1939     Manhattan Club - Philadelphia Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Fisher, J. (2)     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 6 Aug. 2024