Cheney, George




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1900  776  1946 (80) 10
1901  789  1935 (84) 0
1902  805  1925 (86) 0
1903  818  1914 (86) 0
1904  867  1904 (85) 0
1905  915  1893 (83) 0
1906  924  1883 (80) 0
1907  955  1872 (75) 0
1908  963  1862 (67) 8
1909  1067  1851 (67) 0
1910  1061  1840 (64) 7
1911  1092  1830 (65) 7
1912  1045  1840 (69) 0
1913  1063  1850 (71) 0
1914  999  1860 (69) 0
1915  931  1869 (65) 7
1916  918  1870 (65) 10
1917  929  1857 (73) 0
1918  950  1844 (78) 0
1919  976  1831 (82) 0
1920  1078  1818 (84) 0
1921  1170  1805 (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