Tinsley, Samuel
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1878 |
370 |
2013 | (126) | 1 |
| 1879 |
337 |
2037 | (123) | 0 |
| 1880 |
334 |
2061 | (119) | 0 |
| 1881 |
336 |
2085 | (115) | 0 |
| 1882 |
303 |
2109 | (110) | 0 |
| 1883 |
307 |
2133 | (105) | 0 |
| 1884 |
297 |
2157 | (99) | 0 |
| 1885 |
259 |
2182 | (92) | 0 |
| 1886 |
234 |
2206 | (84) | 1 |
| 1887 |
208 |
2244 | (76) | 0 |
| 1888 |
169 |
2282 | (67) | 1 |
| 1889 |
107 |
2341 | (55) | 0 |
| 1890 |
73 |
2399 | (38) | 37 |
| 1891 |
79 |
2387 | (38) | 28 |
| 1892 |
75 |
2389 | (49) | 0 |
| 1893 |
68 |
2391 | (50) | 5 |
| 1894 |
74 |
2384 | (51) | 0 |
| 1895 |
83 |
2377 | (45) | 21 |
| 1896 |
98 |
2354 | (53) | 2 |
| 1897 |
103 |
2339 | (57) | 0 |
| 1898 |
119 |
2323 | (57) | 0 |
| 1899 |
144 |
2308 | (51) | 27 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Tinsley, Samuel |
| Also known as: Old Sam |
| Born: 13 Jan. 1847 |
| Died: 26 Feb. 1903 |
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| References |
| Books |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 294 |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 98 |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 438, 970 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 426 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 506, 581 |
| Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 424 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 14, 241 |
| Winter, Chess Explorations, page 272 |
| Winter, A Chess Omnibus, page 227 |
| Web |
| Harding, Tim. [It's all Down in Black and White], page 4 |
| Sarah. [Hastings 1895] |
| Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dell'800] |
| Winter, Edward. [CN 3799. Najdorf and Tinsley] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
| London, England 1878 (2) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Tinsley, S. - Long, H.D. |
0 - 1 |
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Long, H.D. gave odds of pawn and move |
| London, England 1886 (1) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Tinsley, S. - Minchin, J.I. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1888 (1) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Tinsley, S. - Warner, J.H. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1890 (4) |
Simpson's Divan Handicap |
13 | / | 18 |
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| Manchester 1890 (1) |
6th British Chess Association Tournament - Master Section |
11 | / | 19 |
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| London, England 1891 (7) |
Simpson's Divan Level Tourney - Summer |
3 | / | 9 |
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| London, England 1891 (8) |
Simpson's Divan Level Tourney |
5.5 | / | 9 |
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| London, England 1893 (1) |
Black and White Tourney |
3 | / | 5 |
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| Hastings 1895 (7) |
Hastings International Congress - Master's Tournament |
7.5 | / | 21 |
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| London, England and New York 1896 |
1st Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Tinsley, S. - Barry, J.F. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1896 (4) |
Divan Chess Association - City of London Club Match |
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Tinsley, S. - Ballard, W.R. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1899 (3) |
London Major Tournament |
6 | / | 27 |
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| Player information updated: 20 Sept. 2025 |
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