Cheney, George




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1900  721  1945 (80) 10
1901  749  1936 (84) 0
1902  765  1926 (86) 0
1903  782  1917 (86) 0
1904  835  1907 (85) 0
1905  879  1897 (83) 0
1906  886  1888 (80) 0
1907  916  1878 (74) 0
1908  925  1868 (67) 8
1909  1032  1857 (67) 0
1910  1026  1846 (64) 7
1911  1061  1837 (65) 7
1912  1021  1847 (69) 0
1913  1034  1857 (71) 0
1914  954  1868 (69) 0
1915  884  1878 (65) 7
1916  877  1878 (65) 10
1917  889  1864 (73) 0
1918  914  1851 (79) 0
1919  940  1837 (82) 0
1920  1048  1824 (84) 0
1921  1139  1810 (85) 7

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Cheney, George Nelson  
Born: 26 Apr. 1862
Died: 5 Oct. 1951
 
Notes:
Gaige gives date of death as 5-10-1951; Hilbert gives 6-10-1951.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 302
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 69
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 75
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 46
Periodicals
   [BDE], vol. 60, no. 196, 17 July 1900, page 2

Tournament data

Murray Isle, Thousand Islands 1900 (2)     New York State Chess Association Midsummer Meeting - First class     6  /  10
Trenton Falls 1908 (2)     New York State Chess Association General Tournament     3.5  /  9
Rochester, New York 1910 (2)     New York State Chess Association - First Class Tournament     2.5  /  7
Trenton Falls 1911     24th New York State Chess Association Tournament     1  /  7
Utica 1915 (2)     New York State Chess Association Congress - General Tournament A     3.5  /  7
Buffalo 1916     38th New York State Chess Association Championship     4  /  10
Syracuse 1921     43rd New York State Chess Association Championship     1.5  /  7

Player information updated: 17 Jun. 2020