Driver, Philip




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1905  754  1983 (62) 10
1906  738  2004 (54) 9
1907  725  2023 (49) 19
1908  736  2021 (56) 2
1909  775  2029 (60) 1
1910  750  2035 (60) 1
1911  784  2029 (57) 15
1912  767  2032 (67) 2
1913  771  2029 (75) 1
1914  727  2032 (82) 0
1915  685  2034 (88) 1
1916  681  2030 (94) 0
1917  686  2026 (100) 0
1918  702  2022 (104) 0
1919  711  2018 (108) 0
1920  782  2014 (111) 0
1921  856  2010 (114) 0
1922  880  2006 (116) 0
1923  974  2002 (118) 0
1924  1045  1998 (119) 0
1925  1100  1994 (120) 0
1926  1154  1990 (121) 0
1927  1200  1986 (121) 0
1928  1192  1982 (121) 0
1929  1204  1978 (121) 0
1930  1260  1974 (120) 0
1931  1328  1970 (119) 0
1932  1357  1966 (118) 0
1933  1359  1962 (116) 0
1934  1450  1958 (114) 1
1935  1431  1964 (114) 1
1936  1311  1976 (116) 0
1937  1204  1987 (116) 1
1938  1179  1985 (120) 0
1939  997  1983 (122) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Driver, Philip Brognard  
Born: 24 June 1879
Died: 22 Aug. 1956
 
Notes:
Gaige (Chess Tournament Crosstables) has 'Driver, P.C.' at Philadelphia 1904-1905 and 'Driver, B.P.' at Philadelphia 1911. I presume these are all meant to be Philip Brognard Driver.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 303
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 380
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 150
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 98
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 268, 307, 340
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 280
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 60
   Urcan, Julius Finn, page 170, 187

Tournament data

Philadelphia 1905 (2)     20th Franklin Chess Club Championship     1  /  10
Philadelphia 1906     21st Franklin Chess Club Championship     4  /  11
Philadelphia 1907 (3)     22nd Franklin Chess Club Championship     5.5  /  13
Saint Lawrence River 1907 (2)     20th New York State Chess Association General Tournament     4  /  7
New York 1908 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Driver, P.B. - Delmar, E. (1)     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1908 (4)     Rex Club - Reichhelm Club Match    
  Driver, P.B. - Eschner, M.R.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1909 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Driver, P.B. - Koehler, G.H.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1910 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Driver, P.B. - Field, O.W.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1911 (1)     Pennsylvania State Chess Association Championship     0  /  1
Philadelphia 1911 (6)     26th Franklin Club Championship     3.5  /  14
Philadelphia 1912 (7)     Franklin Chess Club Championship    
  Driver, P.B. - Mlotkowski, S.     0.5 - 1.5    
Philadelphia 1913     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Driver, P.B. - Rosenbaum, H.W.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1915     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Driver, P.B. - de Visser, W.M.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1934     Marshall Club - Mercantile Library Club Match    
  Driver, P.B. - Byrne, C.J.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1935     Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match    
  Driver, P.B. - Fischer, J.     0 - 1    
New York 1937 (2)     Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match    
  Driver, P.B. - Phillips, H.M.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1939     Manhattan Club - Philadelphia Match    
  Driver, P.B. - Soudakoff, J.     0.5 - 0.5    


Player information updated: 6 Aug. 2024