Erskine, Henry




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1881  271  2125 (71) 13
1882  276  2128 (69) 2
1883  297  2135 (65) 2
1884  305  2145 (60) 4
1885  293  2152 (52) 36
1886  310  2142 (62) 0
1887  330  2132 (68) 0
1888  338  2122 (72) 0
1889  346  2112 (73) 0
1890  382  2102 (72) 0
1891  393  2092 (68) 8
1892  416  2091 (74) 0
1893  432  2090 (78) 0
1894  433  2090 (80) 0
1895  446  2089 (81) 0
1896  444  2089 (80) 0
1897  448  2088 (77) 0
1898  470  2087 (72) 0
1899  475  2087 (65) 10
1900  462  2101 (69) 0
1901  446  2115 (71) 0
1902  439  2129 (70) 0
1903  420  2143 (66) 0
1904  420  2157 (60) 16

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Erskine, Henry  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Full name from personal correspondence from Tim Harding.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 224
   Rowland, Pollock Memories, page 55
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 321
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 3, no. 4, Apr. 1883, page 145
   [BCM], vol. 11, no. 9, Sep. 1891, page 405
   [LW], 25 Feb. 1882
   [LW], 24 Mar. 1883, page 230
Web
   Harding, Tim.  [Early Games of Chess by Telephone], page 8
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Bowley, A.A. - Erskine, H. 1881         (f)     7.5   -   5.5
Erskine, H. - Butler, H.W. 1885 (1)         (f)     9.5   -   8.5
Erskine, H. - Butler, H.W. 1885 (2)         (f)     3.5   -   7.5

Tournament data

Chichester 1882     Brighton Club - Chichester Club Match    
  Erskine, H. - Moore (2)     1 - 1    
Brighton 1883     Brighton - Rest of Sussex Match    
  Erskine, H. - Womersley, F.W.     1 - 1    
London, England 1884 (1)     Surrey - Sussex County Match    
  Erskine, H. - Carr, G.S.     1.5 - 0.5    
Havant 1884     Brighton - Southampton Club Match    
  Erskine, H. - Sloper, G.R.     2 - 0    
London, England 1885 (1)     Surrey - Sussex County Match    
  Erskine, H. - Gover, F.F.     1 - 1    
Brighton 1885 (1)     Brighton - Rest of Sussex Match    
  Erskine, H. - McArthur, W. (1)     0.5 - 1.5    
London, England 1885 (6)     Universities - Brighton Club Match    
  Erskine, H. - Wainwright, G.E.     1 - 1    
Brighton 1885 (2)     Surrey - Sussex County Match    
  Erskine, H. - Burroughs, F.C.     1 - 0    
Oxford 1891 (2)     Counties Chess Association - Class I, Division II     5  /  7
  Erskine, H. - Rumboll, A.     0 - 1    
London, England 1899 (2)     London Minor Tournament     3  /  11
London, England 1904 (2)     14th City of London Club Championship     7  /  15
London, England 1904 (3)     City of London Club - Manchester Club Match    
  Erskine, H. - Brodsky, A.D.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 31 Jul. 2016