Hookham, Henry




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1879  427  1920 (108) 15
1880  446  1929 (106) 0
1881  489  1938 (104) 0
1882  506  1946 (100) 0
1883  544  1955 (97) 0
1884  572  1964 (92) 0
1885  567  1972 (86) 0
1886  539  1981 (79) 0
1887  525  1990 (70) 9
1888  520  1995 (69) 0
1889  504  2001 (66) 5
1890  503  2015 (64) 4
1891  545  1999 (62) 9
1892  637  1967 (62) 8
1893  655  1960 (61) 9
1894  687  1942 (61) 10
1895  721  1919 (61) 11
1896  743  1902 (62) 13
1897  798  1873 (67) 10

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Hookham, Henry  
Born: 22 Oct. 1824
Died: 24 Nov. 1898
 
Notes:
Gaige says born 22?-10-1824. The Sunday Times of 19 Dec. 1858 (p.10) mentions a Hookham playing in London. Was this the New Zealand player of the 1880s and 1890s?
 
References
Books
   Bignold, Australian Chess Annual, page 99, 105, 111
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 178
   Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 212
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 216
Periodicals
   [CPC], vol. 2, no. 13, Jan. 1860, page 10
   [ST], no. 1861, 19 Dec. 1858, page 10

Tournament data

Christchurch 1879     1st New Zealand Championship     10  /  14
  Hookham, H. - Hay, D.R.     1 - 0    
Adelaide 1887 (1)     Australian Jubilee Congress - Major Tournament     3  /  9
Christchurch 1889     2nd New Zealand Championship     2.5  /  5
Dunedin 1890     3rd New Zealand Championship     3.5  /  4
  Hookham, H. - Barnes, R.J.     1 - 0    
Wellington 1891     4th New Zealand Championship     6  /  9
Auckland 1892     5th New Zealand Championship     3.5  /  8
Christchurch 1893     6th New Zealand Championship     6.5  /  9
Dunedin 1894     7th New Zealand Championship     6.5  /  10
Wellington 1895     8th New Zealand Championship     6.5  /  11
Wanganui 1896     9th New Zealand Championship     8  /  13
Christchurch 1897     10th New Zealand Championship     3.5  /  10


Player information updated: 5 May 2020