Cheney, George




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1900  548  1921 (83) 10
1901  582  1908 (86) 0
1902  589  1895 (88) 0
1903  594  1881 (89) 0
1904  644  1868 (89) 0
1905  689  1855 (87) 0
1906  687  1842 (84) 0
1907  708  1829 (80) 0
1908  699  1816 (74) 8
1909  758  1798 (75) 0
1910  742  1781 (73) 7
1911  744  1764 (76) 7
1912  693  1760 (83) 0
1913  645  1756 (89) 0
1914  589  1753 (93) 0
1915  543  1749 (97) 0
1916  546  1746 (100) 0
1917  534  1742 (101) 0
1918  546  1738 (102) 0
1919  536  1735 (103) 0
1920  629  1731 (103) 0
1921  629  1728 (102) 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
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 69
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 75
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
Syracuse 1921     43rd New York State Chess Association Championship     1.5  /  7

Player information updated: 6 Feb. 2016