Selkirk, George


Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1865  208  2100 (140) 2
1866  234  2085 (141) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Selkirk, George Hornsby  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
The Chess Players' Quarterly Chronicle of Dec. 1870 (vol.2, p.188) has 'G.C. Selkirk'. The Canadian Illustrated News of 29 Nov. 1873 (p.346) has a game by a player named 'Selkirk'. Is this George Hornsby Selkirk?
 
References
Books
   Burt, Bristol Chess Club, page 11, ii
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 175
   Winter, Chess Facts and Fables, page 228
Periodicals
   [CIN], vol. 8, no. 22, 29 Nov. 1873, page 346
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 34, Oct. 1861, page 290
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 39, Mar. 1862, page 68
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 1, Feb. 1872, page 26
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 10, Oct. 1864, page 290
   [CPM], vol. 1, no. 2, Feb. 1865, page 37
   [CPM], vol. 1, no. 4, Apr. 1865, page 122
   [CPM], vol. 1, no. 6, June 1865, page 182
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 4, Apr. 1866, page 119
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 3, 18 July 1868, page 87
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 8, Aug. 1869, page 244
   [CPQC], vol. 2, no. 6, Dec. 1870, page 188
   [Era], vol. 23, no. 1187, 23 June 1861, page 14
   [Era], vol. 24, no. 1200, 22 Sep. 1861, page 15
   [Era], vol. 26, no. 1355, 11 Sep. 1864, page 5
   [Era], vol. 27, no. 1390, 14 May 1865, page 14
   [WP], vol. 2, no. 1, May 1869, page 3
Web
   Burt, John.  [The Bristol Chess Club]
   Winter, Edward.  [The Knight Challenge]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Lowenthal, J.J. - Selkirk, G.H. 1866         (c)     1   -   0      Lowenthal, J.J. gave odds of a knight

Tournament data

Bath and Bristol 1865     Bath and Bristol Handicap     2  /  2      odds player in a knight class
Bristol 1871     Bristol - Bath Team Match    
  Selkirk, G.H. - Watson, Ms. (1)     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 25 Jun. 2019