Clarke, Ernest




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1898  789  1912 (90) 9
1899  785  1929 (94) 0
1900  775  1947 (97) 0
1901  751  1964 (100) 0
1902  735  1981 (102) 0
1903  695  1999 (103) 0
1904  714  2016 (103) 0
1905  696  2033 (103) 0
1906  669  2050 (102) 0
1907  646  2068 (101) 0
1908  624  2085 (99) 0
1909  624  2102 (96) 0
1910  581  2119 (92) 0
1911  579  2137 (87) 0
1912  526  2154 (81) 0
1913  495  2171 (73) 10
1914  471  2172 (77) 0
1915  436  2172 (80) 1
1916  429  2173 (82) 1
1917  407  2181 (84) 0
1918  393  2189 (85) 0
1919  379  2198 (85) 0
1920  373  2206 (84) 0
1921  373  2214 (80) 0
1922  362  2222 (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 and Los Angeles 1913     San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match    
  Clarke, E.J. - Waterman, W.S.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Francisco 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 and Los Angeles 1915     San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match    
  Clarke, E.J. - Waterman, C.W.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Francisco and Los Angeles 1916     San Francisco - Southern California Telegraphic Match    
  Clarke, E.J. - Griffith, R.B.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Francisco and Portland, Oregon 1921     San Francisco - Portland Telegraphic Match    
  Clarke, E.J. - van Zante, J.     1 - 0    
San Francisco 1922     1st California Championship     6  /  10

Player information updated: 22 Jul. 2021