Cheney, George




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1900  645  1962 (81) 10
1901  673  1953 (85) 0
1902  684  1944 (86) 0
1903  698  1935 (87) 0
1904  751  1926 (86) 0
1905  792  1916 (84) 0
1906  816  1907 (81) 0
1907  842  1898 (76) 0
1908  832  1889 (68) 8
1909  920  1879 (68) 0
1910  905  1869 (65) 7
1911  966  1862 (66) 7
1912  927  1874 (70) 0
1913  923  1887 (72) 0
1914  845  1899 (70) 0
1915  778  1911 (66) 7
1916  764  1911 (66) 10
1917  775  1899 (74) 0
1918  814  1886 (79) 0
1919  827  1873 (83) 0
1920  916  1861 (85) 0
1921  991  1848 (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