Archdall, Hewan




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1872  111  2272 (60) 9
1873  106  2277 (49) 12
1874  123  2260 (44) 27
1875  132  2249 (49) 19
1876  130  2239 (64) 0
1877  130  2229 (76) 0
1878  139  2219 (85) 0
1879  150  2209 (93) 0
1880  177  2199 (100) 0
1881  211  2189 (105) 0
1882  231  2179 (110) 0
1883  261  2168 (115) 0
1884  284  2158 (119) 0
1885  299  2148 (123) 0
1886  313  2138 (126) 0
1887  338  2128 (129) 0
1888  353  2118 (131) 0
1889  354  2108 (134) 0
1890  391  2098 (136) 0
1891  405  2088 (137) 0
1892  455  2078 (139) 0
1893  485  2068 (140) 0
1894  523  2058 (142) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Archdall, Thomas Hewan  
   Also known as: Rev. H. Archdall; Archdale
Born: 12 Apr. 1843
Died: 23 June 1924
 
Notes:
The Illustrated London News, 24 Oct. 1874, p.403, has Rev. T.H. Archdall, but in the 15 Aug. 1874 issue, p.164, it has Rev. H. Archdale. Harding gives T.H. Archdall, but in personal communication he says that Archdall changed the spelling of his surname at some point to 'Archdale'. Sergeant (p.161) has 'Rev. J.H. Archdall'. Forster (p.86) gives his date of birth as 1844; Harding (personal communication) gives date of birth as 1843 and date of death as 1924.
 
References
Books
   Edgar, Liverpool Chess Club, page 39
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 56, 86, 954
   Harding, Doctoral thesis, page 176
   Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 266
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 113, 209, 571
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 161
Periodicals
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 11, Dec. 1874, page 284
   [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 6, July 1875, page 182
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 11, Oct. 1873, page 346
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 10, Aug. 1875, page 312
   [ILN], vol. 65, no. 1835, 24 Oct. 1874, page 403
   [ILN], vol. 71, no. 2002, 24 Nov. 1877, page 511
   [WP], vol. 8, no. 11, 1 Mar. 1876, page 216
Web
   Harding, Tim.  [Chess Book Heaven at the Royal Dutch Library], page 4
   Hilbert, John S.  [The Reverend Charles Edward Ranken and Mid-Victorian Correspondence Chess]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - Rev. Thomas Hewan Archdall]
   Sericano, C.  [Glasgow 1875]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Archdall, T.H. - Murray, A.K. 1875         (f)     3.5   -   1.5

Tournament data

Malvern 1872 (2)     3rd Counties Chess Association Meeting - 2nd Class     8  /  9
Bristol 1873 (2)     4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament    
  Archdall, T.H. - Coker, J.     0 - 1    
  Archdall, T.H. - Fawn, J.     1 - 0          Archdall, T.H. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Archdall, T.H. - Fisher, B.W.     0 - 1    
Bristol 1873 (4)     4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Section B     6.5  /  9
Bristol and Lincoln 1873     4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Section A/B play-offs    
  Archdall, T.H. - Wayte, W.     0.5 - 0.5    
Liverpool 1874     Liverpool Club Handicap     8.5  /  15      odds player in pawn and two moves class
Manchester 1874 (2)     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Archdall, T.H. - Wood, E.H.     1.5 - 0.5    
Birmingham 1874 (2)     5th Counties Chess Association Meeting - 1st Class     6.5  /  9
Birmingham 1874 (4)     5th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap    
  Archdall, T.H. - Fry, H.A.     0 - 1          Archdall, T.H. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Glasgow 1875 (1)     6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Scotland - England Match    
  Archdall, T.H. - Moffat, R.S.     1 - 0    
Glasgow 1875 (2)     6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Provincial Champion's Cup     6  /  11
Glasgow 1875 (3)     6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament    
  Archdall, T.H. - Steegman, J.     1 - 0          Archdall, T.H. gave odds of pawn and move
  Archdall, T.H. - Burn, A.     0 - 1          Burn, A. gave odds of a pawn for the move
London, England 1894 (1)     North and South Match    
  Archdall, T.H. - Lowe, H.F.     0.5 - 0.5    

Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023