Cheney, George




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1900  596  1940 (82) 10
1901  626  1929 (85) 0
1902  632  1919 (87) 0
1903  647  1908 (88) 0
1904  708  1898 (87) 0
1905  737  1887 (85) 0
1906  747  1876 (82) 0
1907  762  1866 (77) 0
1908  770  1855 (70) 8
1909  845  1844 (70) 0
1910  820  1832 (67) 7
1911  877  1824 (68) 7
1912  808  1835 (72) 0
1913  809  1846 (73) 0
1914  733  1857 (72) 0
1915  674  1869 (68) 7
1916  672  1867 (69) 10
1917  691  1850 (76) 0
1918  702  1834 (82) 0
1919  696  1818 (85) 0
1920  798  1801 (88) 0
1921  816  1785 (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