Clarke, Ernest




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1898  795  1913 (90) 9
1899  791  1930 (94) 0
1900  778  1947 (97) 0
1901  751  1964 (100) 0
1902  738  1981 (102) 0
1903  703  1998 (103) 0
1904  717  2015 (103) 0
1905  706  2032 (103) 0
1906  679  2050 (102) 0
1907  657  2067 (101) 0
1908  634  2084 (99) 0
1909  625  2101 (96) 0
1910  580  2118 (92) 0
1911  578  2135 (87) 0
1912  529  2152 (81) 0
1913  496  2169 (73) 10
1914  474  2169 (77) 0
1915  441  2170 (80) 1
1916  434  2171 (82) 1
1917  423  2179 (84) 0
1918  403  2187 (85) 0
1919  384  2195 (85) 0
1920  378  2203 (84) 0
1921  387  2211 (80) 0
1922  374  2219 (76) 10

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Clarke, Ernest J.  
Born: 17 Nov. 1877
Died: 16 Dec. 1948
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 72
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 285, 289
   Hilbert, Napier, page 64
   Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 23, 168, 267
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 355
Periodicals
   [ACB], vol. 10, no. 11, Nov. 1913, page 252
   [SFCa], vol. 113, no. 148, 27 Apr. 1913, page 63
Web
   Donaldson, John.  [History of the MI Chess Room]

Tournament data

New York 1898 (4)     Brooklyn Club Championship     4  /  11
San Francisco, California and Los Angeles 1913     San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match    
  Clarke, E.J. - Waterman, W.S.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Francisco, California 1913     San Francisco Invitation Tournament     4.5  /  7
  Clarke, E.J. - Hallwegen, G.     0.5 - 0.5    
  Clarke, E.J. - Fink, A.J.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Francisco, California and Los Angeles 1915     San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match    
  Clarke, E.J. - Waterman, C.W.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Francisco, California and Los Angeles 1916     San Francisco - Southern California Telegraphic Match    
  Clarke, E.J. - Griffith, R.B.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Francisco, California and Portland, Oregon 1921     San Francisco - Portland Telegraphic Match    
  Clarke, E.J. - van Zante, J.     1 - 0    
San Francisco, California 1922     1st California Championship     6  /  10

Player information updated: 22 Jul. 2021