Selover, Benjamin




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1897  773  1930 (101) 15
1898  756  1950 (99) 0
1899  742  1970 (95) 1
1900  716  1995 (93) 1
1901  679  2018 (91) 3
1902  691  2022 (94) 0
1903  693  2026 (95) 0
1904  718  2030 (96) 0
1905  736  2034 (96) 0
1906  730  2038 (94) 0
1907  745  2042 (93) 0
1908  744  2046 (90) 0
1909  794  2050 (86) 1
1910  749  2063 (82) 0
1911  734  2077 (76) 9
1912  741  2067 (84) 0
1913  777  2058 (90) 0
1914  777  2049 (95) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Selover, Benjamin C.  
   Also known as: Benjamin C. Selover, Jr.
Born:
Died:
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 161
   Gaige, Chess Tournament Crosstables III, page 371
   Hilbert, Napier, page 77, 84

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Selover, B.C. - Tyler, E.W. 1897         (f)     8   -   4

Tournament data

New York 1897 (4)     19th New York State Chess Association Meeting - General Tournament     0  /  3
New York 1899 (3)     Brooklyn Club - Cosmpolitan Club Match    
  Selover, B.C. - Kaufman, K.     1 - 0    
New York 1899 (4)     Brooklyn Club - Cosmopolitan Club Match    
  Selover, B.C. - Weeks, C.P.     0 - 1    
New York and Chicago 1900     Brooklyn Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match    
  Selover, B.C. - Heller, J.W.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1901 (4)     New York State Chess Association - General Tournament    
  Selover, B.C. - Koch, W.W.     1 - 0    
  Selover, B.C. - McMartin, A.     1 - 0    
  Selover, B.C. - Jaffe, C.     0 - 1    
New York and Boston, Massachusetts 1902     Brooklyn - Boston Telegraphic Match    
  Selover, B.C. - Buck, A.E.     1 - 0    
New York 1909 (2)     Brooklyn Club - Rice Club Match    
  Selover, B.C. - Berenstein, B.     1 - 0    
New York 1909 (3)     Brooklyn Club - Rice Club Match    
  Selover, B.C. - Lipschutz, P.     0 - 1    
New York 1911 (2)     25th Brooklyn Club Championship     4  /  9
New York and Washington 1914     Brooklyn Club - Capital City Club Match    
  Selover, B.C. - Lovell, R.F.     0 - 1    
New York 1914 (10)     Manhattan Chess Club - Brooklyn Chess Club Match    
  Selover, B.C. - Armstrong, C.E.     1 - 0    
New York 1919 (1)     Marshall's Chess Club - Brooklyn Club Match    
  Selover, B.C. - Sweitzer, G.C.     1 - 0    


Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026