Driver, Philip




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1905  755  1974 (66) 10
1906  745  1992 (60) 9
1907  744  2003 (59) 6
1908  736  2007 (62) 2
1909  776  2021 (63) 1
1910  752  2030 (62) 1
1911  771  2028 (59) 15
1912  763  2030 (68) 2
1913  762  2027 (76) 1
1914  722  2028 (83) 0
1915  687  2030 (89) 1
1916  685  2024 (96) 0
1917  685  2019 (101) 0
1918  708  2013 (106) 0
1919  725  2008 (110) 0
1920  809  2002 (113) 0
1921  884  1996 (116) 0
1922  900  1991 (119) 0
1923  1003  1985 (121) 0
1924  1069  1980 (122) 0
1925  1131  1974 (124) 0
1926  1184  1969 (125) 0
1927  1231  1963 (126) 0
1928  1215  1957 (126) 0
1929  1239  1952 (127) 0
1930  1284  1946 (127) 0
1931  1323  1941 (126) 0
1932  1349  1935 (126) 0
1933  1354  1930 (125) 0
1934  1411  1924 (124) 1
1935  1383  1927 (125) 1
1936  1252  1933 (127) 0
1937  1126  1940 (130) 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
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    


Player information updated: 18 Mar. 2024