Blackmore, Richard


Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1875  579  1848 (137) 4

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Blackmore, Richard Doddridge  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Is this the Blackmore who played a correspondence game with Fenton finishing in Jan. 1874 (see the Illustrated London News of 10 Jan. 1874, p.43)?
 
References
Books
   Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 176
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 572
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 228
Periodicals
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 10, Nov. 1874, page 241
   [Fld], 31 Jan. 1874
   [Fld], 24 Oct. 1874
   [ILN], vol. 64, no. 1794, 10 Jan. 1874, page 43

Tournament data

London, England 1875 (7)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Blackmore, R.D. - Godfrey     1 - 0          Blackmore, R.D. gave odds of pawn and move
  Blackmore, R.D. - Beveridge (2)     0.5 - 2.5          Blackmore, R.D. gave odds of pawn and move

Player information updated: 3 Apr. 2022