Archdall, Hewan




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1872  109  2270 (60) 9
1873  105  2276 (49) 12
1874  121  2258 (44) 27
1875  130  2248 (49) 19
1876  130  2238 (64) 0
1877  129  2228 (76) 0
1878  139  2218 (85) 0
1879  148  2208 (93) 0
1880  175  2198 (100) 0
1881  207  2188 (105) 0
1882  230  2178 (110) 0
1883  258  2168 (115) 0
1884  283  2158 (119) 0
1885  299  2148 (123) 0
1886  310  2138 (126) 0
1887  336  2128 (129) 0
1888  343  2118 (131) 0
1889  352  2108 (133) 0
1890  386  2098 (136) 0
1891  401  2088 (137) 0
1892  443  2078 (139) 0
1893  470  2068 (140) 0
1894  498  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