Sime, David




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1863  267  1952 (89) 9
1864  280  1950 (91) 0
1865  304  1948 (92) 0
1866  336  1946 (93) 3
1867  323  1948 (95) 1
1868  330  1956 (99) 0
1869  332  1963 (102) 0
1870  352  1971 (105) 0
1871  370  1978 (107) 3

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Sime, David  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Name given as 'D. Sine' in the Illustrated London News of 30 Jan. 1869 (p.123).
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 232
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 57
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 156
Periodicals
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 6, June 1866, page 191
   [CPM], vol. 3, no. 8, 1 Aug. 1867, page 252
   [CPM], vol. 3, no. 10, 1 Oct. 1867, page 307
   [DCA], 13 Dec. 1862
   [DCA], no. 4403, 14 Sep. 1867, page 2
   [Era], vol. 30, no. 1515, 6 Oct. 1867, page 5
   [ILN], vol. 54, no. 1523, 30 Jan. 1869, page 123
   [ILN], vol. 58, no. 1653, 3 June 1871, page 555
   [SZ], vol. 25, no. 7, July 1870, page 196
   [WP], vol. 4, no. 2, 1 June 1871, page 19

Tournament data

Dundee 1863 (1)     Dundee Club Tournament - Section 1     4  /  9
Glasgow and Dundee 1866     Dundee - Glasgow Club Match    
  Sime, D. - Ross, A. (1)     1.5 - 1.5    
Dundee 1867 (3)     Dundee Handicap Tournament    
  Sime, D. - Fraser, Ja.C.     0 - 1          Fraser, Ja.C. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Edinburgh 1871     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Sime, D. - Scott, W. (3)     2.5 - 0.5    

Player information updated: 8 Sept. 2024