Driver, Philip




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1905  762  1981 (62) 10
1906  743  2001 (54) 9
1907  728  2020 (49) 19
1908  741  2017 (56) 2
1909  789  2025 (59) 1
1910  771  2030 (59) 1
1911  807  2022 (57) 15
1912  793  2023 (65) 2
1913  807  2019 (73) 1
1914  761  2020 (79) 0
1915  727  2022 (83) 1
1916  741  2011 (88) 1
1917  735  2008 (92) 0
1918  741  2006 (96) 0
1919  750  2003 (100) 0
1920  837  2001 (102) 0
1921  902  1998 (104) 0
1922  935  1995 (105) 0
1923  1022  1993 (105) 0
1924  1080  1990 (105) 0
1925  1146  1988 (104) 1
1926  1205  1981 (105) 1
1927  1242  1979 (107) 0
1928  1229  1977 (108) 0
1929  1231  1976 (110) 0
1930  1287  1974 (110) 0
1931  1354  1972 (110) 0
1932  1369  1970 (110) 0
1933  1372  1969 (109) 0
1934  1455  1967 (107) 1
1935  1459  1974 (108) 1
1936  1354  1984 (110) 0
1937  1277  1994 (111) 1
1938  1263  1992 (115) 0
1939  1119  1989 (118) 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    
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    
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: 12 Nov. 2024