Pilkington, Richard




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1882  858  1638 (75) 11
1883  911  1637 (69) 26
1884  1041  1631 (74) 10
1885  920  1643 (83) 0
1886  921  1656 (92) 15

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Pilkington, Richard  
Born: 1834
Died: 11 July 1894
 
Notes:
Sergeant (p.191) has 'L. Pilkington' as president of the City of London Club in 1884, but this was Richard Pilkington.
 
References
Books
   Edgar, Liverpool Chess Club, page 64
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 967
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 330
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 212, 213
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 191
Periodicals
   [CML], vol. 6, no. 2, Oct. 1884, page 33
   [LW], 24 Jan. 1885, page 86

Tournament data

Manchester 1882 (2)     12th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class II     1  /  11
London, England 1883 (1)     City of London Club 4th Class - Oxford University Club Match    
  Pilkington, R. - Nash, S.H.     1 - 0    
London, England 1883 (6)     Vizayanagaram Tournament     1.5  /  25
London, England 1884 (2)     City of London Club 4th Class - Oxford University Club Match    
  Pilkington, R. - Nash, S.H.     0 - 1    
London, England 1884 (9)     Simpson's Divan Handicap - Section A     0  /  8      odds player in a knight class
London, England 1884 (12)     City of London Club 4th Class - Oxford University Club Match    
  Pilkington, R. - Newbolt, F.G.     0.5 - 0.5    
Llandudno 1886     Llandudno Tournament     8.5  /  15


Player information updated: 5 May 2020