Driver, Philip




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1905  795  1980 (62) 10
1906  768  2001 (54) 9
1907  761  2021 (49) 19
1908  767  2021 (56) 2
1909  796  2032 (59) 1
1910  779  2040 (59) 1
1911  802  2036 (55) 16
1912  789  2036 (64) 2
1913  809  2032 (71) 1
1914  788  2033 (78) 0
1915  738  2035 (82) 1
1916  747  2026 (86) 1
1917  739  2025 (91) 0
1918  747  2025 (95) 0
1919  750  2025 (98) 0
1920  821  2025 (100) 0
1921  899  2024 (101) 0
1922  925  2024 (102) 0
1923  1011  2024 (102) 0
1924  1052  2023 (101) 0
1925  1098  2023 (100) 1
1926  1170  2019 (100) 1
1927  1195  2022 (102) 0
1928  1209  2024 (103) 0
1929  1194  2026 (104) 0
1930  1234  2028 (104) 0
1931  1294  2030 (103) 0
1932  1314  2032 (101) 1
1933  1327  2027 (101) 0
1934  1389  2023 (101) 1
1935  1418  2026 (102) 1
1936  1331  2034 (105) 0
1937  1236  2042 (107) 1
1938  1248  2037 (111) 0
1939  1118  2033 (115) 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. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of 5 May 1932 (p.28) has 'S.P. Driver'. 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
Periodicals
   [BDE], vol. 91, no. 125, 5 May 1932, page 28

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 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Driver, P.B. - Pulvermacher, A.     0.5 - 0.5    
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    
New York 1916 (6)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Driver, P.B. - Raubitschek, Ru.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1925     Manhattan - Philadelphia Decoration Day Match    
  Driver, P.B. - Katz, S.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1926 (1)     Manhattan Club - Franklin Club Match    
  Driver, P.B. - Berman, E.     0 - 1    
New York 1932 (13)     Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match    
  Driver, P.B. - Newman, J.R.     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 (3)     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: 17 Jul. 2025