Sharp, Sydney




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1906  576  2090 (56) 9
1907  574  2097 (47) 19
1908  527  2125 (49) 6
1909  541  2136 (48) 11
1910  469  2174 (52) 1
1911  407  2208 (49) 17
1912  421  2196 (57) 2
1913  395  2206 (62) 0
1914  345  2216 (63) 0
1915  303  2226 (61) 5
1916  310  2225 (61) 1
1917  297  2230 (58) 0
1918  288  2235 (49) 18
1919  268  2243 (54) 0
1920  268  2252 (51) 10
1921  254  2270 (54) 11
1922  266  2265 (65) 0
1923  294  2260 (72) 0
1924  315  2255 (78) 0
1925  349  2250 (81) 1
1926  347  2255 (85) 1
1927  397  2247 (89) 0
1928  436  2239 (93) 0
1929  459  2232 (95) 0
1930  503  2224 (97) 0
1931  557  2216 (98) 0
1932  586  2208 (98) 0
1933  639  2200 (97) 1
1934  705  2189 (97) 1
1935  843  2166 (100) 1
1936  881  2149 (104) 0
1937  917  2131 (108) 1
1938  966  2118 (113) 0
1939  909  2105 (118) 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 (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
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    
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 (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: 31 Jan. 2025