Sharp, Sydney




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1906  618  2089 (56) 9
1907  614  2097 (47) 19
1908  552  2126 (49) 6
1909  571  2136 (48) 11
1910  494  2176 (51) 1
1911  427  2211 (49) 17
1912  446  2200 (56) 2
1913  413  2211 (62) 0
1914  364  2223 (63) 0
1915  314  2234 (61) 5
1916  320  2234 (61) 1
1917  308  2242 (58) 0
1918  295  2249 (49) 18
1919  270  2261 (53) 0
1920  258  2273 (50) 11
1921  237  2291 (52) 11
1922  244  2292 (63) 0
1923  254  2293 (70) 0
1924  262  2294 (74) 0
1925  259  2295 (76) 1
1926  247  2308 (78) 1
1927  250  2309 (80) 0
1928  266  2310 (81) 0
1929  262  2311 (80) 0
1930  265  2313 (78) 1
1931  254  2326 (76) 1
1932  219  2337 (74) 1
1933  227  2337 (72) 8
1934  276  2318 (76) 2
1935  400  2283 (82) 1
1936  489  2259 (89) 0
1937  573  2235 (94) 1
1938  632  2218 (102) 0
1939  645  2201 (108) 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
   [PhIn], 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 (5)     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 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Rosen, L.     0.5 - 0.5    
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 (6)     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
New York and Boston, Massachusetts 1920     Manhattan Club - Boston City Club Telegraphic Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Adams, W.W.     1 - 0    
Atlantic City 1920     Atlantic City Tournament     4  /  10
Atlantic City 1921 (1)     8th American Chess Congress - Open Masters Tournament     5.5  /  11
Philadelphia 1925     Manhattan - Philadelphia Decoration Day Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Schapiro, M.A.     0 - 1    
New York 1926 (1)     Manhattan Club - Franklin Club Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Kashdan, I.I.     1 - 0    
New York 1930 (10)     Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Kevitz, A.     0 - 1    
New York 1931 (2)     Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Horowitz, I.A.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1932 (13)     Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Samuels, L.W.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1933     Manhattan Club - Philadelphia Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Dake, A.W.     0.5 - 0.5    
Syracuse 1933 (2)     55th New York State Chess Association Tournament - Class A, Section 1     6  /  6
New York 1933 (15)     Marshall Club - Mercantile Library Club Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Grossman, N.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1934 (1)     Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Tenner, O.     1 - 0    
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 (3)     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: 17 Jul. 2026