Driver, Philip
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1905 |
807 |
1981 | (62) | 10 |
| 1906 |
782 |
2002 | (54) | 9 |
| 1907 |
779 |
2022 | (49) | 19 |
| 1908 |
784 |
2021 | (56) | 2 |
| 1909 |
820 |
2033 | (59) | 1 |
| 1910 |
794 |
2040 | (59) | 1 |
| 1911 |
820 |
2036 | (55) | 16 |
| 1912 |
814 |
2035 | (64) | 2 |
| 1913 |
845 |
2030 | (71) | 1 |
| 1914 |
814 |
2030 | (78) | 0 |
| 1915 |
760 |
2031 | (82) | 1 |
| 1916 |
776 |
2021 | (86) | 1 |
| 1917 |
775 |
2019 | (91) | 0 |
| 1918 |
780 |
2018 | (95) | 0 |
| 1919 |
789 |
2016 | (98) | 0 |
| 1920 |
865 |
2015 | (100) | 0 |
| 1921 |
948 |
2013 | (101) | 0 |
| 1922 |
996 |
2012 | (102) | 0 |
| 1923 |
1094 |
2010 | (102) | 0 |
| 1924 |
1124 |
2009 | (101) | 0 |
| 1925 |
1199 |
2007 | (100) | 1 |
| 1926 |
1276 |
2002 | (100) | 1 |
| 1927 |
1298 |
2002 | (102) | 0 |
| 1928 |
1320 |
2002 | (102) | 0 |
| 1929 |
1321 |
2002 | (102) | 0 |
| 1930 |
1366 |
2002 | (101) | 0 |
| 1931 |
1436 |
2002 | (100) | 0 |
| 1932 |
1479 |
2001 | (98) | 1 |
| 1933 |
1491 |
1993 | (97) | 0 |
| 1934 |
1589 |
1984 | (96) | 2 |
| 1935 |
1604 |
1990 | (98) | 1 |
| 1936 |
1534 |
2000 | (102) | 0 |
| 1937 |
1430 |
2010 | (104) | 1 |
| 1938 |
1444 |
2006 | (109) | 0 |
| 1939 |
1338 |
2003 | (113) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Driver, Philip Brognard |
| Born: 24 June 1879 |
| Died: 22 Aug. 1956 |
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| 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. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of 12 Jun. 1930 (p.30). has 'P.B. Driver Jr.'; could this be a younger P.B. Driver? |
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| 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. 90, no. 162, 12 June 1930, page 30 |
| [BDE], vol. 91, no. 125, 5 May 1932, page 28 |
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Tournament data
| Philadelphia 1905 (2) |
20th Franklin Chess Club Championship |
1 | / | 10 |
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| Philadelphia 1906 |
21st Franklin Chess Club Championship |
4 | / | 11 |
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| Philadelphia 1907 (3) |
22nd Franklin Chess Club Championship |
5.5 | / | 13 |
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| Saint Lawrence River 1907 (2) |
20th New York State Chess Association General Tournament |
4 | / | 7 |
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| New York 1908 (4) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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Driver, P.B. - Delmar, E. (1) |
0 - 1 |
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| Philadelphia 1908 (4) |
Rex Club - Reichhelm Club Match |
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Driver, P.B. - Eschner, M.R. |
0 - 1 |
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| Philadelphia 1909 (4) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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Driver, P.B. - Koehler, G.H. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1910 (4) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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Driver, P.B. - Field, O.W. |
1 - 0 |
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| Philadelphia 1911 (1) |
Pennsylvania State Chess Association Championship |
0 | / | 1 |
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| Philadelphia 1911 (4) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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Driver, P.B. - Pulvermacher, A. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Philadelphia 1911 (6) |
26th Franklin Club Championship |
3.5 | / | 14 |
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| Philadelphia 1912 (7) |
Franklin Chess Club Championship |
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Driver, P.B. - Mlotkowski, S. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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| Philadelphia 1913 |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Driver, P.B. - Rosenbaum, H.W. |
0 - 1 |
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| Philadelphia 1915 |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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Driver, P.B. - de Visser, W.M. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1916 (6) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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Driver, P.B. - Raubitschek, Ru. |
0 - 1 |
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| Philadelphia 1925 |
Manhattan - Philadelphia Decoration Day Match |
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Driver, P.B. - Katz, S. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1926 (1) |
Manhattan Club - Franklin Club Match |
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Driver, P.B. - Berman, E. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1930 (10) |
Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match |
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Driver, P.B. - Cohen, Myr. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1932 (13) |
Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match |
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Driver, P.B. - Newman, J.R. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1934 (1) |
Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match |
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Driver, P.B. - Newman, J.R. |
0 - 1 |
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| Philadelphia 1934 |
Marshall Club - Mercantile Library Club Match |
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Driver, P.B. - Byrne, C.J. |
0 - 1 |
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| Philadelphia 1935 |
Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match |
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Driver, P.B. - Fischer, J. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1937 (3) |
Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match |
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Driver, P.B. - Phillips, H.M. |
1 - 0 |
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| Philadelphia 1939 |
Manhattan Club - Philadelphia Match |
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Driver, P.B. - Soudakoff, J. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Player information updated: 11 Jan. 2026 |
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