Gastineau, Henry




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1874  758  1586 (105) 4
1875  797  1600 (103) 9
1876  791  1590 (107) 0
1877  705  1580 (110) 0
1878  694  1570 (113) 0
1879  699  1561 (115) 2
1880  734  1558 (120) 0
1881  800  1555 (125) 0
1882  915  1552 (129) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Gastineau, Henry Francis  
Born: 1815
Died: 1904
 
References
Books
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 60, 959
   Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 177, 213
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 92, 94, 575
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 214
   Renette and Zavatarelli, Neumann, Hirschfeld and Suhle, page 128, 372
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 122, 126, 195, 214
Periodicals
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 1, Feb. 1874, page 23
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 11, Dec. 1874, page 272
   [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 1, Feb. 1875, page 2
   [Fld], 31 Jan. 1874
   [ILN], vol. 63, no. 1782, 25 Oct. 1873, page 399
   [ILN], vol. 66, no. 1854, 20 Feb. 1875, page 187
   [ILN], vol. 70, no. 1963, 24 Feb. 1877, page 191
   [Str], vol. 6, no. 6, 15 June 1873, page 168
Web
   Harding, Tim.  [The First Oxford-Cambridge University Match], page 14
   Jones, Robert H.  [No 9. Carslake Winter-Wood] (broken)
   McAlister, David and Forster, Richard.  [Porterfield Rynd 1846-1917]

Tournament data

London, England 1874 (4)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Gastineau, H.F. - Mainland, J.F.     0 - 2          Mainland, J.F. gave odds of pawn and move
  Gastineau, H.F. - Rippin, G.H.     0 - 2          Rippin, G.H. gave odds of pawn and two moves
London, England 1875 (5)     City of London Club Old Members - New Members Match    
  Gastineau, H.F. - Murton, C.     1 - 0    
London, England 1875 (7)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Gastineau, H.F. - Conyers (1)     2 - 1          Conyers (1) gave odds of the move
  Gastineau, H.F. - Stow, A.T.     0 - 1          Stow, A.T. gave odds of pawn and move
London, England 1875 (12)     City of London Club Rook Class - North London Club Match    
  Gastineau, H.F. - Haskew     1 - 1    
London, England 1875 (15)     City of London Club Junior Handicap    
  Gastineau, H.F. - Block, T.     1 - 0          Block, T. gave odds of the move
  Gastineau, H.F. - Stevens, S.J.     0 - 1          Stevens, S.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves
London, England 1879 (2)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Gastineau, H.F. - Vyse, W.E.     0 - 1          Vyse, W.E. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Gastineau, H.F. - Down, M.J.     0 - 1          Gastineau, H.F. gave odds of pawn and move
London, England 1882 (8)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Gastineau, H.F. - Maczuski, A.L.     0 - 1          Maczuski, A.L. gave odds of a rook


Player information updated: 20 Sept. 2025