Bigelow, Horace




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1920  307  2236 (55) 10
1921  354  2222 (47) 11
1922  452  2196 (44) 13
1923  609  2163 (43) 18
1924  683  2145 (47) 12
1925  761  2129 (52) 2
1926  847  2114 (52) 12
1927  900  2110 (57) 0
1928  925  2106 (57) 0
1929  957  2103 (52) 10
1930  968  2108 (47) 19
1931  1099  2095 (53) 1
1932  1116  2093 (53) 13
1933  1173  2085 (62) 0
1934  1235  2077 (68) 0
1935  1315  2069 (70) 8
1936  1326  2052 (80) 0
1937  1311  2034 (88) 0
1938  1360  2016 (94) 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     4  /  13
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: 24 Aug. 2025