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Benner, George 
  
 
 
| Ratings 
 
 
  | Year | Rank | Edo | Dev. | Games |  
  | 1888 | 521 | 2010 | (120) | 1 |  
  | 1889 | 477 | 2031 | (116) | 0 |  
  | 1890 | 470 | 2051 | (112) | 1 |  
  | 1891 | 439 | 2069 | (108) | 1 |  
  | 1892 | 437 | 2089 | (105) | 0 |  
  | 1893 | 408 | 2109 | (101) | 2 |  
  | 1894 | 408 | 2112 | (101) | 1 |  
  | 1895 | 431 | 2104 | (102) | 2 |  
  | 1896 | 463 | 2089 | (107) | 0 |  
  | 1897 | 493 | 2074 | (111) | 1 |  
 
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |  | 
   | Name: Benner, George J. |  
   | Born: |  
   | Died: |  |  |  |  
   | References |  | 
| Books |  
   | Urcan, Julius Finn, page 17 |  
   | Walker, New Jersey Chess Association, page 6 |  | Periodicals |  
   | [BDE], 9 May 1894 |  
   | [CCC], vol. 2, no. 10, 10 Mar. 1888, page 71 |  
   | [NSC], 28 Feb. 1886 |  
   | [NYTr], 28 July 1895, page 15 |  |  | 
 
 Tournament data 
  | New York 1888 (2) | Columbia Club - Newark Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Benner, G.J. - Todd, J.H. | 0 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | New York 1890 (2) | Brooklyn Y.M.C.A. Club - Newark Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Benner, G.J. - Helms, C. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | New York 1891 (5) | New Jersey - Manhattan Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Benner, G.J. - Ferguson, R.W. | 0 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | New York 1893 (3) | Newark - New York City Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Benner, G.J. - Doyle, P.J. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Newark 1893 | Newark - New York City Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Benner, G.J. - Reitzer, A. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Newark 1894 | Brooklyn Club - Newark Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Benner, G.J. - Russell, G. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Newark 1895 (2) | Newark - Metropolitan Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Benner, G.J. - Meyer, M. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | New York 1895 (11) | Manhattan - Newark Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Benner, G.J. - Clapp, A.C. | 0 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | New York 1897 (8) | Cosmopolitan Club - Newark Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Benner, G.J. - Finn, J. | 0 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
 
| Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025 |  
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