Cheney, George




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1900  619  1941 (82) 10
1901  643  1930 (85) 0
1902  647  1920 (87) 0
1903  663  1909 (88) 0
1904  724  1899 (87) 0
1905  764  1888 (85) 0
1906  772  1878 (82) 0
1907  800  1868 (77) 0
1908  796  1857 (70) 8
1909  883  1846 (70) 0
1910  846  1835 (67) 7
1911  914  1826 (68) 7
1912  847  1838 (72) 0
1913  835  1850 (73) 0
1914  758  1861 (72) 0
1915  697  1873 (69) 7
1916  699  1872 (69) 10
1917  711  1856 (77) 0
1918  725  1840 (82) 0
1919  716  1824 (86) 0
1920  818  1808 (88) 0
1921  841  1792 (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, 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