Kennedy, Hugh
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1844 |
28 |
2367 | (68) | 5 |
| 1845 |
26 |
2389 | (60) | 6 |
| 1846 |
32 |
2388 | (54) | 19 |
| 1847 |
27 |
2401 | (57) | 17 |
| 1848 |
24 |
2415 | (54) | 11 |
| 1849 |
33 |
2395 | (53) | 14 |
| 1850 |
34 |
2396 | (56) | 0 |
| 1851 |
40 |
2397 | (53) | 19 |
| 1852 |
40 |
2385 | (60) | 0 |
| 1853 |
49 |
2374 | (63) | 8 |
| 1854 |
52 |
2365 | (72) | 0 |
| 1855 |
51 |
2356 | (79) | 0 |
| 1856 |
57 |
2348 | (84) | 0 |
| 1857 |
60 |
2339 | (88) | 0 |
| 1858 |
64 |
2330 | (90) | 0 |
| 1859 |
75 |
2322 | (92) | 0 |
| 1860 |
78 |
2313 | (92) | 0 |
| 1861 |
88 |
2304 | (91) | 1 |
| 1862 |
83 |
2305 | (91) | 1 |
| 1863 |
75 |
2310 | (92) | 0 |
| 1864 |
69 |
2316 | (92) | 0 |
| 1865 |
66 |
2321 | (91) | 4 |
| 1866 |
66 |
2311 | (96) | 0 |
| 1867 |
72 |
2300 | (101) | 1 |
| 1868 |
78 |
2284 | (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 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 87, 90, 576 |
| 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 |
| Zavatarelli, Ignatz Kolisch, page 117 |
| Periodicals |
| [BLL], 13 Apr. 1845, page 4 |
| [CPC], vol. 1, no. 4, Apr. 1853, page 124 |
| [CPC], vol. 1, no. 11, Nov. 1859, page cover |
| [CPC], vol. 3, no. 30, June 1861, page 165 |
| [CPC], vol. 3, no. 3, June 1872, page 88 |
| [CPM], vol. 2, no. 7, July 1864, page 217 |
| [CPQC], vol. 2, no. 9, June 1871, page 277 |
| [Era], vol. 25, no. 1267, 4 Jan. 1863, page 6 |
| [Fld], 19 June 1875 |
| [ILN], vol. 6, no. 154, 12 Apr. 1845, page 233 |
| [ILN], vol. 18, no. 471, 22 Feb. 1851, page 163 |
| [ILN], vol. 40, no. 1132, 22 Feb. 1862, page 204 |
| [ILN], vol. 73, no. 2054, 9 Nov. 1878, page 451 |
| [WP], vol. 5, no. 1, 1 May 1872, page 5 |
| 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 |
| Buckle, H.T. - Kennedy, H.A. 1845 |
(s) |
3 | - | 3 |
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| 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, England 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, England 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: 6 Mar. 2021 |
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