Davy, Henry




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1864  225  2058 (95) 2
1865  231  2071 (90) 8
1866  259  2058 (94) 0
1867  266  2045 (97) 0
1868  280  2032 (99) 0
1869  292  2020 (100) 0
1870  313  2007 (101) 0
1871  356  1994 (101) 0
1872  382  1981 (100) 1
1873  406  1970 (100) 0
1874  434  1958 (99) 0
1875  473  1947 (98) 2
1876  467  1937 (100) 0
1877  455  1926 (102) 0
1878  463  1916 (103) 0
1879  468  1905 (104) 0
1880  513  1895 (104) 0
1881  586  1885 (103) 0
1882  647  1874 (102) 0
1883  702  1864 (100) 2
1884  792  1855 (100) 0
1885  764  1846 (99) 0
1886  779  1837 (97) 4
1887  756  1828 (104) 0
1888  775  1819 (109) 0
1889  768  1809 (114) 0
1890  814  1800 (118) 0
1891  820  1791 (122) 0
1892  886  1782 (125) 0
1893  924  1773 (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