Davy, Henry




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1864  228  2062 (95) 2
1865  234  2075 (90) 8
1866  262  2062 (94) 0
1867  268  2049 (97) 0
1868  283  2037 (99) 0
1869  296  2024 (100) 0
1870  314  2011 (101) 0
1871  356  1998 (101) 0
1872  382  1985 (100) 1
1873  405  1974 (100) 0
1874  433  1963 (99) 0
1875  475  1951 (98) 2
1876  466  1941 (100) 0
1877  456  1930 (102) 0
1878  465  1920 (103) 0
1879  470  1910 (104) 0
1880  517  1899 (104) 0
1881  588  1889 (103) 0
1882  648  1879 (102) 0
1883  705  1868 (100) 2
1884  795  1859 (100) 0
1885  770  1850 (99) 0
1886  788  1841 (97) 4
1887  763  1832 (104) 0
1888  783  1823 (109) 0
1889  782  1814 (114) 0
1890  820  1804 (118) 0
1891  826  1795 (122) 0
1892  888  1786 (125) 0
1893  937  1777 (128) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Davy, Henry  
Born: 23 Aug. 1832
Died: 31 July 1895
 
Notes:
Stave Mann says he was either born or baptised on 23 Aug. 1832. I will use it as the birth date, though this might be wrong.
 
References
Periodicals
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 10, Nov. 1874, page 234
   [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 2, Mar. 1875, page 34
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 2, Apr. 1872, page 60
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 8, Apr. 1873, page 253
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 6, Dec. 1874, page 184
   [CPM], vol. 3, no. 7, 1 July 1867, page 217
   [Fld], 22 Feb. 1873
   [HCM], vol. 1, no. 7, Apr. 1873, page 134
   [HCM], vol. 3, no. 8, May 1875, page 162
   [Str], vol. 6, no. 3, 15 Mar. 1873, page 84
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1865: Sheffield Athenaeum Club Tournament]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1873: Blackburne Visits Sheffield]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - Arthur Davy]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - Henry Davy and Harry Davy]

Tournament data

Huddersfield and Sheffield 1864     Huddersfield - Sheffield Club Match    
  Davy, He. - Finlinson, J.H.S.     0.5 - 1.5    
Sheffield 1865     Sheffield Athenaeum Club Tournament    
  Davy, He. - Cockayne, B.     2 - 0          Davy, He. gave odds of pawn and move
  Davy, He. - Cocking, G.B.     2 - 0    
  Davy, He. - Cockayne, W.     2 - 0    
  Davy, He. - Mort, H.L.     0 - 2          Mort, H.L. gave odds of pawn and move
Sheffield 1872     Sheffield Athenaeum Club Tournament     10  /  14
Sheffield 1875 (4)     West Yorkshire Chess Association - 4th Class    
  Davy, He. - Dunne, F.     1 - 0    
  Davy, He. - Dyson, E.C.     0 - 1    
Sheffield 1883 (1)     Sheffield Athenaeum - Rest of Sheffield and District Match    
  Davy, He. - Carr-Smith, J.     1.5 - 0.5    
Sheffield 1886 (1)     Sheffield and District - Leeds Woodhouse Cup Match    
  Davy, He. - White, Ja.     0.5 - 1.5    
Sheffield 1886 (2)     Sheffield and District - Bradford Woodhouse Cup Match    
  Davy, He. - Macmaster, R.M.     0.5 - 1.5    
Sheffield 1893     Nottingham Club - Sheffield Athenaeum Club Match    
  Davy, He. - Derbyshire, J.N.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 14 May 2025