Ranken, Charles
Ratings
Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
1851 |
33 |
2436 | (79) | 12 |
1852 |
34 |
2420 | (84) | 0 |
1853 |
43 |
2404 | (88) | 0 |
1854 |
44 |
2387 | (90) | 1 |
1855 |
44 |
2381 | (94) | 0 |
1856 |
46 |
2374 | (98) | 0 |
1857 |
50 |
2368 | (100) | 0 |
1858 |
55 |
2362 | (101) | 0 |
1859 |
63 |
2355 | (102) | 0 |
1860 |
75 |
2349 | (103) | 0 |
1861 |
76 |
2342 | (102) | 0 |
1862 |
79 |
2336 | (101) | 0 |
1863 |
76 |
2330 | (99) | 0 |
1864 |
80 |
2323 | (97) | 0 |
1865 |
83 |
2317 | (93) | 0 |
1866 |
85 |
2310 | (89) | 0 |
1867 |
89 |
2304 | (83) | 0 |
1868 |
91 |
2298 | (76) | 0 |
1869 |
98 |
2291 | (67) | 4 |
1870 |
91 |
2294 | (62) | 0 |
1871 |
93 |
2297 | (53) | 9 |
1872 |
77 |
2329 | (48) | 10 |
1873 |
79 |
2325 | (44) | 14 |
1874 |
85 |
2311 | (42) | 16 |
1875 |
121 |
2262 | (42) | 18 |
1876 |
153 |
2209 | (44) | 11 |
1877 |
148 |
2206 | (46) | 7 |
1878 |
121 |
2237 | (44) | 17 |
1879 |
110 |
2253 | (50) | 0 |
1880 |
109 |
2269 | (48) | 6 |
1881 |
118 |
2275 | (44) | 12 |
1882 |
140 |
2259 | (41) | 13 |
1883 |
141 |
2274 | (38) | 32 |
1884 |
178 |
2246 | (46) | 6 |
1885 |
192 |
2235 | (50) | 12 |
1886 |
209 |
2221 | (59) | 0 |
1887 |
224 |
2208 | (63) | 3 |
1888 |
240 |
2195 | (69) | 2 |
1889 |
240 |
2192 | (74) | 0 |
1890 |
262 |
2188 | (78) | 0 |
1891 |
266 |
2184 | (79) | 0 |
1892 |
290 |
2180 | (79) | 0 |
1893 |
293 |
2176 | (77) | 1 |
1894 |
301 |
2172 | (76) | 2 |
1895 |
310 |
2168 | (76) | 7 |
Rating table notes
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Biographical data |
Name: Ranken, Charles Edward |
Born: 5 Jan. 1828 |
Died: 12 Apr. 1905 |
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References |
Books |
Chess Association, Manchester 1857 Report, page 39, 41 |
Forster, Amos Burn, page 113, 967 |
Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 347 |
Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 270 |
Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 105, 144 |
Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 113, 224, 579 |
Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 275, 327 |
Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 332 |
Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 75, 151, 195, 246 |
Staunton, The Chess Tournament, page lxx |
Tomlinson, Chess Player's Annual 1856, page 134 |
Townsend, Notes on Staunton, page 155 |
Periodicals |
[BCM], vol. 17, no. 7, July 1897, page 247 |
[BCR], vol. 1, no. 11, Nov. 1853, page 337 |
[CPC], vol. 11, no. 2, Feb. 1850, page 55 |
[CPC], vol. 1, no. 2, Feb. 1853, page 60 |
[CPC], vol. 1, no. 4, Apr. 1853, page 125 |
[CPC], vol. 3, no. 3, June 1872, page 89 |
[CPC], vol. 4, no. 9, June 1875, page 284 |
[CPQC], vol. 1, no. 10, Dec. 1869, page 315 |
[Fld], 3 June 1876 |
[ILN], vol. 24, no. 686, 3 June 1854, page 526 |
[ILN], vol. 27, no. 752, 14 July 1855, page 43 |
[ILN], vol. 34, no. 971, 30 Apr. 1859, page 430 |
[ILN], vol. 47, no. 1337, 7 Oct. 1865, page 347 |
[ILN], vol. 54, no. 1528, 6 Mar. 1869, page 249 |
[ILN], vol. 54, no. 1537, 8 May 1869, page 482 |
Web |
Harding, Tim. [The First Oxford-Cambridge University Match], page 2 |
Hilbert, John S. [Irregular Regularity, Or, The Fifth Series], page 2 |
Hilbert, John S. [The Reverend Charles Edward Ranken and Mid-Victorian Correspondence Chess] |
Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dell'800] |
Spinrad, Jeremy P. [Early World Rankings], page 7 |
Winter, Edward. [CN 4879. Census information] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
London, England 1851 (2) |
Provincial Tournament |
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Ranken, C.E. - Robertson, Ja.A. |
2 - 0 |
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Ranken, C.E. - Deacon, F.H. |
2 - 0 |
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Ranken, C.E. - Hodges, W. |
2.5 - 1.5 |
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Ranken, C.E. - Boden, S.S. |
1 - 2 |
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York 1869 (1) |
Yorkshire Chess Association - 1st Class Tournament |
1.5 | / | 3 |
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York 1869 (2) |
Yorkshire Chess Association - Handicap Tournament |
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Ranken, C.E. - Fisher, B.W. |
0 - 1 |
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Ranken, C.E. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
Malvern 1871 (1) |
2nd Counties Chess Association Meeting, 3rd British Chess Association Challenge Cup |
4.5 | / | 9 |
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Malvern 1872 (1) |
3rd Counties Chess Association Meeting - 1st Class |
8 | / | 10 |
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Worcester, England 1873 |
Birmingham - Worcester Club Match |
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Ranken, C.E. - Halford, J. |
1 - 0 |
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Birmingham 1873 (1) |
Birmingham - Worcester Club Match |
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Ranken, C.E. - Yarranton, T.C. |
2 - 0 |
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Bristol 1873 (2) |
4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
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Ranken, C.E. - Tribe, W. |
1 - 0 |
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Ranken, C.E. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Ranken, C.E. - Boorne, C. |
1 - 0 |
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Ranken, C.E. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Ranken, C.E. - de Soyres, J. |
0 - 1 |
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Ranken, C.E. gave odds of pawn and move |
Bristol 1873 (3) |
4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Section A |
3.5 | / | 7 |
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Oxford 1873 |
Bristol and Clifton Club - Oxford University Club Match |
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Ranken, C.E. - Minchin, J.I. |
1 - 0 |
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Worcester, England 1874 |
Worcester - Cheltenham Club Match |
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Ranken, C.E. - Coates, W. |
2 - 0 |
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Birmingham 1874 (1) |
Birmingham - Cheltenham Club Match |
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Ranken, C.E. - Halford, J. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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Birmingham 1874 (2) |
5th Counties Chess Association Meeting - 1st Class |
6.5 | / | 10 |
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Birmingham 1874 (4) |
5th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap |
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Ranken, C.E. - Thorold, E. |
1 - 0 |
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Ranken, C.E. - Berry, W. |
1 - 0 |
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Ranken, C.E. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Ranken, C.E. - Wayte, W. |
0 - 1 |
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Cheltenham 1875 |
Cheltenham - Clifton Club Match |
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Ranken, C.E. - Minchin, J.I. |
1 - 0 |
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Worcester, England 1875 |
Worcester Club Handicap |
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Ranken, C.E. - Newman, G. |
1 - 2 |
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Ranken, C.E. gave odds of a knight |
Glasgow 1875 (1) |
6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Scotland - England Match |
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Ranken, C.E. - Spens, W.C. |
1 - 0 |
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Glasgow 1875 (2) |
6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Provincial Champion's Cup |
4.5 | / | 11 |
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Glasgow 1875 (3) |
6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
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Ranken, C.E. - Coker, J. |
1 - 0 |
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Ranken, C.E. gave odds of a pawn for the move |
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Ranken, C.E. - Blackburne, J.H. |
0 - 1 |
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Blackburne, J.H. gave odds of a pawn for the move |
Oxford 1876 |
Oxford University Club - Birmingham Club Match |
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Ranken, C.E. - Halford, J. |
0 - 1 |
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Birmingham 1876 |
Oxford University Club - Birmingham Club Match |
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Ranken, C.E. - Ryder, J.F. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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Cheltenham 1876 (3) |
7th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Provincial Champion's Cup |
2 | / | 9 |
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Birmingham 1877 (1) |
Counties Chess Association - 1st Class |
2.5 | / | 11 |
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Grantham 1878 (1) |
2nd Lincoln County Chess Association Meeting - 1st Class |
3 | / | 6 |
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London, England 1878 (3) |
9th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I |
7.5 | / | 12 |
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Boston, England 1880 |
10th Counties Chess Association Meeting |
4 | / | 6 |
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London, England 1881 (1) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Ranken, C.E. - Lord, F.W. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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Stafford 1881 |
Birmingham - Manchester Athenaeum Club Match |
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Ranken, C.E. - Jones, H. (1) |
0 - 2 |
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Leamington 1881 |
11th Counties Chess Association Meeting |
8 | / | 9 |
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Oxford 1882 (3) |
Oxford University Club - Oxford Old Members Match |
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Ranken, C.E. - Wainwright, G.E. |
0 - 2 |
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Birmingham 1882 |
Bristol and Clifton - Birmingham Club Match |
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Ranken, C.E. - Tibbits, N. |
0 - 1 |
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Nottingham 1882 (4) |
Nottingham - Birmingham Club Match |
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Ranken, C.E. - Hamel, S. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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Manchester 1882 (1) |
12th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I |
5.5 | / | 9 |
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London, England 1883 (6) |
Vizayanagaram Tournament |
17.5 | / | 25 |
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Birmingham 1883 (1) |
13th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Section A |
3.5 | / | 7 |
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Bath 1884 (2) |
14th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Division 1 |
1.5 | / | 6 |
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London, England 1885 (2) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Ranken, C.E. - Lord, F.W. |
0 - 1 |
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Hereford 1885 (6) |
15th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
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Ranken, C.E. - Burt, J.N. (1) |
0 - 1 |
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Ranken, C.E. gave odds of pawn and move |
Hereford 1885 (7) |
15th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Master Tournament |
3 | / | 10 |
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Oxford 1887 |
Oxford University Club, Old v Present Members Match |
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Ranken, C.E. - Barnett, R.W. |
1 - 1 |
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London, England 1887 (2) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Ranken, C.E. - Chappell, W.T. |
1 - 0 |
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London, England 1888 (1) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Ranken, C.E. - Heppell, J.T. |
0 - 1 |
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London, England 1888 (2) |
British Chess Club - Saint George's Club Match |
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Ranken, C.E. - Campbell, Jos.G. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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Birmingham 1893 |
North and South Match |
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Ranken, C.E. - Gunston, W.H. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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London, England 1894 (1) |
North and South Match |
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Ranken, C.E. - Blake, J.H. |
0 - 1 |
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London, England 1894 (2) |
Oxford Past - Cambridge Past Match |
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Ranken, C.E. - Donisthorpe, W. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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Hastings 1895 (4) |
7th British Amateur Championship - Section IV |
2.5 | / | 7 |
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Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023 |
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