Clarke, Francis




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1901  910  1862 (104) 1
1902  900  1859 (98) 4
1903  866  1879 (97) 0
1904  877  1900 (95) 0
1905  864  1920 (92) 0
1906  844  1941 (88) 0
1907  843  1962 (84) 0
1908  812  1982 (77) 10

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Clarke, Francis William  
Born: 26 May 1879
Died: 11 Jan. 1935
 
Notes:
I am guessing that this is not the F.W. Clarke who played for Bury St. Edmunds in 1874.
 
References
Books
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 300, 351
Web
   Saunders, John.  [Varsity Oxford-Cambridge Match: Pen Pictures of Players]

Tournament data

London, England 1901 (1)     29th Oxford - Cambridge University Match    
  Clarke, F.W. (2) - von Ernsthausen, A.C.     1 - 0    
London, England 1902 (1)     Metropolitan Club - Universities Match    
  Clarke, F.W. (2) - Eastwood, J.H.     0 - 1    
London, England 1902 (2)     British Chess Club - Universities Match    
  Clarke, F.W. (2) - Anderson, D.L.     1 - 0    
London, England 1902 (3)     City of London Club - Universities Match    
  Clarke, F.W. (2) - Lorch, C.H.     0 - 1    
London, England 1902 (4)     30th Oxford - Cambridge University Match    
  Clarke, F.W. (2) - Davidson, H.F.     0 - 1    
London, England and New York (?) 1902     4th Anglo-American Universities Cable Match    
  Clarke, F.W. (2) - Hunt, J.B.     0 - 1    
Tunbridge Wells 1908 (4)     5th British Chess Federation Congress - First Class, Section B     5.5  /  10

Player information updated: 19 Aug. 2022