Kennedy, Hugh

Ratings
Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
1844 |
31 |
2339 | (73) | 5 |
1845 |
30 |
2356 | (67) | 0 |
1846 |
31 |
2372 | (57) | 19 |
1847 |
27 |
2393 | (58) | 17 |
1848 |
23 |
2415 | (55) | 11 |
1849 |
33 |
2397 | (54) | 14 |
1850 |
32 |
2399 | (57) | 0 |
1851 |
38 |
2400 | (54) | 19 |
1852 |
38 |
2387 | (61) | 0 |
1853 |
43 |
2374 | (64) | 8 |
1854 |
45 |
2366 | (73) | 0 |
1855 |
47 |
2358 | (80) | 0 |
1856 |
51 |
2350 | (85) | 0 |
1857 |
55 |
2342 | (88) | 0 |
1858 |
58 |
2334 | (91) | 0 |
1859 |
69 |
2326 | (92) | 0 |
1860 |
72 |
2317 | (92) | 0 |
1861 |
77 |
2309 | (92) | 1 |
1862 |
74 |
2310 | (92) | 1 |
1863 |
65 |
2316 | (92) | 0 |
1864 |
64 |
2322 | (92) | 0 |
1865 |
58 |
2328 | (91) | 4 |
1866 |
60 |
2318 | (96) | 0 |
1867 |
63 |
2307 | (101) | 1 |
1868 |
68 |
2291 | (106) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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Biographical data |
Name: Kennedy, Hugh Alexander |
Also known as: Captain Kennedy |
Born: 1809 |
Died: 22 Oct. 1878 |
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Notes: |
Burt (The Bristol Chess Club) says Kennedy died in 1879. The Illustrated London News of 9 Nov. 1878 gives his obituary. Gaige says he died 22-10-1878. An early obituary appeared in teh 19 June 1875 issue of the Field. Called 'Major Kennedy' in the Illustrated London News of 12 Apr. 1845 (p.233), but I haven't seen this elsewhere. |
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References |
Books |
Burt, Bristol Chess Club, page 6, 24 |
Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 84 |
Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 530 |
Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 209 |
Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 321, 339 |
Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 197 |
Löwenthal and Medley, Chess Congress of 1862, page xl |
Löwenthal and Medley, Transactions of the BCA, 1868-1869, page 1 |
Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 59, 175 |
Periodicals |
[BLL], 13 Apr. 1845, page 4 |
[CPC], vol. 1, Apr. 1853, page 124 |
[CPC], vol. 1, Nov. 1859, page cover |
[CPC], vol. 3, June 1861, page 165 |
[CPM], vol. 2, July 1864, page 217 |
[CPQC], vol. 2, June 1871, page 277 |
[Era], vol. 25, 4 Jan. 1863, page 6 |
[Fld], 19 June 1875 |
[ILN], vol. 6, 12 Apr. 1845, page 233 |
[ILN], vol. 18, 22 Feb. 1851, page 163 |
[ILN], vol. 40, 22 Feb. 1862, page 204 |
[ILN], vol. 73, 9 Nov. 1878, page 451 |
Web |
Burt, John. [The Bristol Chess Club] |
Sarah. [Paul Meets Anderssen] |
Sarah. [Paul Morphy's Contenders] |
Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dell'800] |
Spinrad, Jeremy P. [Early World Rankings], page 7 |
Winter, Edward. [Napoleon Bonaparte and Chess] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Staunton, H. - Kennedy, H.A. 1844 |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 1.5 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
Williams, E. (1) - Kennedy, H.A. 1846 (1) |
(f) |
4 | - | 2 |
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Williams, E. (1) - Kennedy, H.A. 1846 (2) |
(f) |
4 | - | 5 |
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Kennedy, H.A. - Harrwitz, D. 1846 |
(c) |
1 | - | 3 |
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Kennedy, H.A. - Weil, G. 1847 |
(f) |
11.5 | - | 5.5 |
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Kennedy, H.A. - Lowe, E. 1848 |
(f) |
4 | - | 3 |
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Kennedy, H.A. - Harrwitz, D. 1848 |
(c) |
2.5 | - | 1.5 |
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Lowe, E. - Kennedy, H.A. 1849 |
(f) |
7.5 | - | 6.5 |
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Journoud, P. - Kennedy, H.A. 1853 |
(c) |
4.5 | - | 3.5 |
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Kolisch, I. - Kennedy, H.A. 1861 |
(s) |
1 | - | 0 |
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Dubois, S. - Kennedy, H.A. 1862 |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
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Kennedy, H.A. - Berry, W. 1867 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
Kennedy, H.A. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
Tournament data
London 1851 (1) |
The International Chess Tournament |
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Kennedy, H.A. - Mayet, C. |
2 - 0 |
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Kennedy, H.A. - Wyvill, M. |
3.5 - 4.5 |
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Kennedy, H.A. - Mucklow, J. |
4 - 0 |
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Kennedy, H.A. - Szen, J. |
0.5 - 4.5 |
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Bath 1865 |
Bristol - Bath Club Match |
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Kennedy, H.A. - Berry, W. |
2 - 0 |
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Kennedy, H.A. gave odds of a knight |
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Kennedy, H.A. - Burt, J.N. (1) |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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Kennedy, H.A. gave odds of a knight |
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Kennedy, H.A. - Isaacs, H.M. |
0 - 1 |
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Kennedy, H.A. gave odds of a knight |
London and Bristol 1868 |
Westminster - Bristol Telegraph Match |
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Kennedy, H.A. - de Vere, C.V. |
0 - 1 |
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Player information updated: 25 Mar. 2017 |
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