Driver, Philip




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1905  790  1980 (62) 10
1906  767  2001 (54) 9
1907  752  2020 (49) 19
1908  763  2019 (56) 2
1909  800  2031 (59) 1
1910  785  2038 (59) 1
1911  811  2034 (55) 16
1912  799  2032 (64) 2
1913  827  2026 (72) 1
1914  809  2026 (78) 0
1915  762  2026 (82) 1
1916  771  2015 (87) 1
1917  774  2012 (92) 0
1918  780  2010 (96) 0
1919  784  2007 (99) 0
1920  880  2004 (102) 0
1921  942  2002 (103) 0
1922  977  1999 (104) 0
1923  1071  1997 (105) 0
1924  1118  1994 (104) 0
1925  1199  1991 (104) 1
1926  1271  1985 (104) 1
1927  1298  1983 (107) 0
1928  1300  1982 (108) 0
1929  1293  1980 (109) 0
1930  1344  1979 (110) 0
1931  1435  1977 (110) 0
1932  1455  1976 (110) 0
1933  1438  1974 (109) 0
1934  1522  1973 (107) 1
1935  1530  1980 (108) 1
1936  1442  1990 (110) 0
1937  1339  2000 (111) 1
1938  1333  1998 (115) 0
1939  1188  1995 (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 (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    
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: 31 Jan. 2025