Bigelow, Horace




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1920  316  2239 (55) 10
1921  365  2225 (47) 11
1922  469  2198 (44) 13
1923  630  2165 (43) 18
1924  717  2146 (47) 12
1925  808  2128 (52) 2
1926  904  2112 (52) 12
1927  960  2107 (57) 0
1928  992  2102 (57) 0
1929  1019  2097 (52) 10
1930  1045  2100 (47) 19
1931  1190  2082 (53) 1
1932  1233  2075 (54) 12
1933  1273  2070 (63) 0
1934  1343  2065 (68) 0
1935  1392  2060 (71) 8
1936  1394  2043 (80) 0
1937  1364  2026 (88) 0
1938  1416  2008 (95) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Bigelow, Horace Ransom  
Born: 6 Mar. 1898
Died: 18 Apr. 1980
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 300
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 319
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 376
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 217
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 37
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 324
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 210, 346, 360
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 28
   Urcan, Julius Finn, page 221
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 348, 384

Tournament data

Bromley 1920 (3)     17th Kent County Chess Association Congress - Preliminary Section C     4  /  5
Bromley 1920 (8)     17th Kent County Chess Association Congress - Final Section B     3  /  5
Malvern 1921 (2)     14th British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open Tournament     7  /  11
New York 1922 (3)     Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Bigelow, H.R. - Beihoff, G.J.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1922 (6)     New York Tournament     2  /  5
New York 1922 (7)     Marshall Club Theme Tournament     1.5  /  7
New York 1923 (18)     Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Bigelow, H.R. - Marder, A.     0 - 1    
New York 1923 (19)     Marshall Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Bigelow, H.R. - Kupchik, A.     0 - 1    
New York 1923 (25)     9th American Chess Congress - Qualifying Tournament     1.5  /  3
Lake Hopatcong 1923     9th American Chess Congress     2.5  /  13
New York 1924 (2)     Dimock Theme Tournament     3  /  12
New York 1925 (2)     Marshall Club - Hungarian Club Match    
  Bigelow, H.R. - Steinberger, J.     1 - 0    
New York 1925 (3)     Stuyvesant Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Bigelow, H.R. - Wilenkin, M.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1926 (4)     Dimock Tournament - Section B     6  /  12
New York 1929 (4)     Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Bigelow, H.R. - Pinkus, A.S.     1 - 0    
Bradley Beach 1929     Bradley Beach Tournament     0.5  /  9
New York 1930 (1)     13th Marshall Club Championship     6.5  /  12
New York 1930 (11)     14th Marshall Club Championship - Preliminary Section A     1.5  /  7
New York 1931 (7)     Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match    
  Bigelow, H.R. - Tenner, O.     0 - 1    
New York 1931 (12)     Marshall Club - North Jersey Club Match    
  Bigelow, H.R. - de Planque, H.     1 - 0    
New York 1932 (2)     15th Marshall Club Championship     3  /  12
New York 1932 (8)     Marshall Club - Scandinavian Club Match    
  Bigelow, H.R. - Olsen, S.     0 - 1    
Binghamton 1935     57th New York State Chess Association Championship     4  /  8
New York 1938 (2)     Manhattann Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Bigelow, H.R. - Soudakoff, J.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 11 Jan. 2026