Hooke, George




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1882  161  2219 (61) 11
1883  173  2229 (57) 0
1884  176  2240 (48) 9
1885  133  2297 (41) 22
1886  111  2332 (43) 24
1887  120  2320 (55) 1
1888  131  2305 (61) 1
1889  157  2283 (66) 1
1890  176  2273 (69) 1
1891  172  2278 (72) 2
1892  172  2282 (75) 0
1893  163  2285 (76) 1
1894  159  2287 (78) 2
1895  168  2283 (81) 0
1896  168  2280 (82) 3
1897  190  2264 (87) 1
1898  217  2250 (93) 1
1899  241  2234 (99) 0
1900  260  2218 (105) 0
1901  292  2202 (109) 0
1902  333  2185 (113) 0
1903  373  2169 (117) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Hooke, George Archer  
Born: 28 Feb. 1857
Died: 8 Dec. 1934
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 178
   Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 149
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 243
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 193, 197
Periodicals
   [CML], vol. 5, no. 3, Nov. 1883, page 67
   [CML], vol. 6, no. 5, Jan. 1885, page 131
   [CPC], vol. 8, no. 214, 6 Aug. 1884, page 62
Web
   Loy, Jim.  [The King Hunt]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 5217. Blake v Hooke]

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

Hooke, G.A. - Wainwright, G.E. 1885         (f)     7.5   -   6.5

Tournament data

Manchester 1882 (2)     12th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class II     7.5  /  11
London, England 1884 (3)     City of London Club 3rd Class - Cambridge University Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Keynes, J.N.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1884 (10)     Simpson's Divan Handicap - Section B     2  /  8      odds player in pawn and move class
London, England 1885 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Plunkett, H.C.     0.5 - 0.5    
Hereford 1885 (1)     15th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class IA     4.5  /  6
Hereford 1885 (6)     15th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament    
  Hooke, G.A. - Jacobs, H.L.     0 - 1    
London, England 1886 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Wayte, W.     1 - 0    
London, England 1886 (7)     2nd British Chess Association Congress - Amateur Championship Tourney     13.5  /  18
London, England 1886 (9)     British Chess Club 2nd Class Tourney     3.5  /  5
London, England 1887 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Lewis, F.H.     1 - 0    
London, England 1888 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Ballard, W.R.     1 - 0    
London, England 1889 (3)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Gattie, W.M.     0 - 1    
London, England 1890 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Minchin, J.I.     0 - 1    
London, England 1891 (2)     British Chess Club - City of London Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Sonneborn, W.     1 - 0    
London, England 1891 (3)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Jackson, E.M.     0.5 - 0.5    
Birmingham 1893     North and South Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Hollins, F.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1894 (1)     North and South Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Marriott, A.R.     1 - 0    
London, England 1894 (5)     City of London Club - Metropolitan Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Lord, F.W.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1896 (1)     City of London Club - Metropolitan Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Bowles, C.W.     1 - 0    
London, England 1896 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Deighton, F.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1896 (3)     North of the Thames - South of the Thames Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Trenchard, H.W.     1 - 0    
London, England 1896 (5)     City of London Club - Athenaeum Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Ropes, A.R.     1 - 0    
London, England 1897 (2)     City of London Club - St. George's Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Gattie, W.M.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1898 (3)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Richardson, H.A.     1 - 0    
London, England and New York 1903     8th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Helms, H.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 22 Jul. 2022