Cheney, George




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1900  618  1937 (82) 10
1901  643  1927 (85) 0
1902  646  1916 (87) 0
1903  662  1906 (88) 0
1904  725  1895 (87) 0
1905  768  1885 (85) 0
1906  772  1875 (82) 0
1907  801  1864 (77) 0
1908  797  1854 (70) 8
1909  884  1842 (70) 0
1910  848  1831 (67) 7
1911  919  1823 (68) 7
1912  856  1835 (72) 0
1913  845  1846 (73) 0
1914  770  1858 (72) 0
1915  700  1870 (68) 7
1916  705  1868 (69) 10
1917  714  1853 (77) 0
1918  729  1837 (82) 0
1919  723  1821 (86) 0
1920  824  1805 (88) 0
1921  893  1789 (89) 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