Chapman, Charles




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1877  540  1801 (90) 12
1878  535  1802 (96) 1
1879  532  1802 (101) 1
1880  576  1800 (105) 0
1881  637  1799 (109) 0
1882  698  1798 (113) 0
1883  766  1797 (116) 0
1884  847  1796 (118) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Chapman, Charles  
   Also known as: Rev. C. Chapman
Born: 25 Nov. 1855
Died: 11 May 1901
 
Notes:
Born Syndey, Australia; father's name also Charles. There was a C. Chapman on the committee of the Orange School of Arts Chess Club (Orange, New South Wales, I presume) in 1896. Could this be the father?
 
References
Books
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 345
Periodicals
   [ILN], vol. 69, no. 1954, 23 Dec. 1876, page 614
   [ILN], vol. 72, no. 2025, 20 Apr. 1878, page 375
   [WP], vol. 9, no. 12, 2 Apr. 1877, page 225
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1884: Bradford Exchange v Cumberland CA]
   Saunders, John.  [Varsity Oxford-Cambridge Match: Pen Pictures of Players]

Tournament data

Cambridge 1877     Cambridge University Club Tournament     5  /  12
London, England 1878 (1)     6th Oxford - Cambridge University Match    
  Chapman, C. (1) - Taylor, C. (1)     1 - 0    
London, England 1879 (4)     7th Oxford - Cambridge University Match    
  Chapman, C. (1) - Hunt, R.G.     1 - 0    
Carlisle 1884     Bradford Exchange - Cumberland Chess Association Match    
  Chapman, C. (1) - Fieldsend, T.     0.5 - 1.5    

Player information updated: 1 Feb. 2023