Archdall, Hewan




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1872  114  2274 (61) 9
1873  107  2281 (49) 12
1874  120  2264 (44) 27
1875  134  2253 (49) 19
1876  135  2243 (64) 0
1877  134  2233 (76) 0
1878  145  2223 (85) 0
1879  158  2213 (93) 0
1880  182  2203 (100) 0
1881  215  2192 (105) 0
1882  234  2182 (110) 0
1883  260  2172 (115) 0
1884  291  2162 (119) 0
1885  304  2152 (123) 0
1886  315  2142 (126) 0
1887  338  2132 (129) 0
1888  358  2121 (131) 0
1889  356  2111 (134) 0
1890  392  2101 (136) 0
1891  407  2091 (137) 0
1892  456  2081 (139) 0
1893  491  2071 (140) 0
1894  531  2061 (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