Lambert, Charles




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1873  122  2258 (61) 11
1874  131  2245 (61) 6
1875  139  2237 (62) 0
1876  135  2230 (60) 14
1877  127  2230 (66) 0
1878  128  2230 (68) 0
1879  128  2230 (68) 0
1880  136  2230 (64) 0
1881  153  2230 (58) 5
1882  151  2250 (48) 11
1883  155  2257 (39) 32
1884  201  2227 (44) 10
1885  179  2252 (50) 7
1886  201  2239 (56) 1
1887  194  2245 (59) 0
1888  194  2251 (57) 2
1889  204  2239 (53) 2
1890  220  2241 (44) 20
1891  228  2229 (45) 10
1892  254  2214 (46) 9
1893  283  2187 (48) 8
1894  296  2179 (52) 1
1895  295  2189 (51) 7
1896  278  2192 (50) 8
1897  294  2183 (51) 10
1898  310  2180 (57) 0
1899  322  2176 (57) 0
1900  321  2173 (52) 13
1901  335  2179 (55) 1
1902  329  2194 (53) 15
1903  359  2176 (57) 15
1904  395  2167 (70) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Lambert, Charles James  
Born: 1850
Died: 1915
 
Notes:
Devon chess website says died 'c.1915'. Forster gives dates as 'c1851-?'.
 
References
Books
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 96, 962
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 237
   Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 153
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 197
Periodicals
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 12, Dec. 1873, page 364
   [ILN], vol. 59, no. 1682, 9 Dec. 1871, page 555
   [ILN], vol. 61, no. 1732, 16 Nov. 1872, page 479
   [NBSZ], vol. 8, no. 7, July 1871, page 228
Web
   Harding, Tim.  [The Pierce Brothers and the English Mechanic], page 3
   Jones, Robert H.  [No. 2: Charles James Lambert] (broken)
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Lambert, C.J. - Bowles, H.L. 1881         (c)     2.5   -   2.5

Tournament data

Bristol 1873 (2)     4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament    
  Lambert, C.J. - Wayte, W.     1 - 0          Wayte, W. gave odds of pawn and move
  Lambert, C.J. - de Soyres, J.     0 - 1    
Bristol 1873 (4)     4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Section B     5.5  /  9
London, England 1874 (4)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Lambert, C.J. - Beveridge (2)     1 - 1          Lambert, C.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Lambert, C.J. - Rippin, E.C.     2 - 0          Lambert, C.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Lambert, C.J. - Manning, J.A.     2 - 0          Lambert, C.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Lambert, C.J. - Rippin, G.H.     1 - 1          Lambert, C.J. gave odds of pawn and move
Cheltenham 1876 (2)     7th Counties Chess Association Meeting - 2nd Class     12  /  15
Manchester 1882 (2)     12th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class II     8.5  /  11
London, England 1883 (6)     Vizayanagaram Tournament     16.5  /  25
Birmingham 1883 (1)     13th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Section A     3.5  /  7
Bath 1884 (4)     14th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Division 2     3  /  10
Hereford 1885 (2)     15th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class IB     3.5  /  5
Hereford 1885 (6)     15th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament    
  Lambert, C.J. - Hill, W.E.     1 - 0          Lambert, C.J. gave odds of pawn and move
  Lambert, C.J. - Jacobs, H.L.     1 - 0    
London, England 1886 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Lambert, C.J. - Stevens, S.J.     0 - 1    
London, England 1888 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Lambert, C.J. - Chappell, W.T.     1 - 0    
London, England 1888 (2)     British Chess Club - Saint George's Club Match    
  Lambert, C.J. - Wainwright, G.E.     1 - 0    
London, England 1889 (3)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Lambert, C.J. - Mocatta, A.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1889 (4)     British Chess Club - Saint George's Club Match    
  Lambert, C.J. - Wainwright, G.E.     0 - 1    
London, England 1890 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Lambert, C.J. - Block, T.     0 - 1    
Cambridge 1890 (2)     Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Division 2     9  /  10
Manchester 1890 (3)     6th British Chess Association Tournament - Amateur Championship     7.5  /  11
London, England 1891 (3)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Lambert, C.J. - Vyse, W.E.     0.5 - 0.5    
Oxford 1891 (1)     Counties Chess Association - Class I, Division I     4.5  /  9
London, England 1892 (6)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Lambert, C.J. - Ward-Higgs, W.     0.5 - 0.5    
Brighton 1892 (1)     Counties Chess Association Tournament     4  /  8
Birmingham 1893     North and South Match    
  Lambert, C.J. - Jones, F.G.     0 - 1    
London, England 1893 (3)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Lambert, C.J. - Jones, Ed.O.     0.5 - 0.5    
Woodhall Spa 1893 (1)     Counties Chess Association - Class I, Section A     1.5  /  7
London, England 1894 (1)     North and South Match    
  Lambert, C.J. - Foster, F.E.     0 - 1    
Hastings 1895 (4)     7th British Amateur Championship - Section IV     3  /  7
Clifton 1896 (1)     Southern Counties Congress - Class I     3.5  /  8
Southampton 1897     Southern Counties' Chess Union Tournament     3.5  /  10
Bath 1900 (1)     Southern Counties Chess Union Tournament - Class I     5.5  /  13
Exeter 1901     Devon - Somerset Match    
  Lambert, C.J. - Sherrard, C.H.     0 - 1    
Plymouth 1902 (1)     Devon and Cornwall Tournament - Class I     6  /  6
Exeter 1902 (1)     Devon County Championship     8  /  9
Exeter 1902 (2)     North Devon - South Devon Match    
  Lambert, C.J. - Taylor, Th. (1)     1 - 0    
Exeter 1903     2nd Devon Congress - County Championship     6.5  /  7
Plymouth 1903 (1)     Southern Counties Chess Union Congress - Class I, Section A     2.5  /  8
Taunton 1904     Devon - Somerset Match    
  Lambert, C.J. - Moore, H.C.     0.5 - 0.5    

Player information updated: 12 Nov. 2024