Cheney, George




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1900  712  1948 (80) 10
1901  745  1938 (84) 0
1902  759  1929 (86) 0
1903  776  1919 (86) 0
1904  822  1910 (85) 0
1905  863  1901 (83) 0
1906  876  1891 (80) 0
1907  898  1882 (75) 0
1908  907  1873 (67) 8
1909  1008  1862 (67) 0
1910  1002  1851 (64) 7
1911  1043  1843 (65) 7
1912  1003  1854 (69) 0
1913  1009  1866 (71) 0
1914  919  1877 (70) 0
1915  847  1889 (65) 7
1916  833  1889 (66) 10
1917  849  1876 (73) 0
1918  886  1863 (79) 0
1919  909  1850 (82) 0
1920  1006  1837 (84) 0
1921  1098  1825 (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