Lovegrove, Walter




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1888  65  2399 (66) 9
1889  55  2417 (63) 0
1890  44  2435 (55) 0
1891  35  2453 (42) 47
1892  34  2463 (53) 0
1893  32  2473 (57) 4
1894  35  2468 (63) 0
1895  38  2463 (64) 3
1896  37  2459 (66) 13
1897  27  2480 (68) 0
1898  20  2502 (67) 17
1899  15  2502 (71) 1
1900  14  2508 (72) 0
1901  13  2514 (71) 0
1902  14  2520 (67) 6
1903  12  2530 (66) 2
1904  10  2538 (64) 9
1905  12  2529 (71) 0
1906  14  2519 (76) 0
1907  18  2509 (78) 0
1908  24  2499 (79) 0
1909  23  2490 (79) 0
1910  25  2480 (76) 0
1911  33  2470 (72) 0
1912  34  2460 (65) 12
1913  61  2419 (66) 4
1914  73  2396 (70) 0
1915  79  2372 (72) 2
1916  99  2350 (75) 1
1917  108  2338 (77) 0
1918  125  2325 (76) 0
1919  141  2313 (74) 0
1920  176  2300 (70) 0
1921  220  2287 (63) 1
1922  246  2279 (53) 16
1923  253  2281 (55) 11
1924  295  2268 (65) 0
1925  337  2256 (71) 0
1926  383  2243 (74) 0
1927  458  2231 (76) 0
1928  514  2219 (75) 8

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Lovegrove, Walter Romaine  
   Also known as: Dr. Walter Romaine Lovegrove
Born: 24 Oct. 1869
Died: 18 July 1956
 
References
Books
   Davies, Samuel Lipschütz, page 239
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 62
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 256
   Gaige, Chess Tournament Crosstables IV, page 602
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 217
Periodicals
   [SFCh], 18 Nov. 1893, page 11
   [SFCh], 30 July 1899, page 19
Web
   Donaldson, John.  [History of the MI Chess Room]
   Lawless, Kerry.  [ChessDryad Hall of Fame]
   Wright, Stephen.  [A Tale of Three Cities: the 1895 Pacific Cable Matches]
   [Chess in San Francisco (ACB, vol.1, no.7, 1904)]
   [Chess News from Everywhere (LCM, vol.1, no.3, 1905)]
   [A Short History of Chess in San Francisco]

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

Lovegrove, W.R. - Gossip, G.H.D. 1888         (f)     6   -   3
Lovegrove, W.R. - Redding, J.D. 1891         (f)     7   -   3
Lovegrove, W.R. - Judd, Max 1891         (c)     6   -   1
Showalter, J.W. - Lovegrove, W.R. 1891         (c)     18   -   12
Lovegrove, W.R. - Lipschutz, S. 1893         (f)     3   -   1
Lovegrove, W.R. - Griffith, R.B. 1902         (f)     2   -   1
Lasker, Em. - Lovegrove, W.R. 1902         (f)     0   -   1
Lovegrove, W.R. - Judd, Max 1904         (c)     5   -   3
Pillsbury, H.N. - Lovegrove, W.R. 1904         (f)     0   -   1
Lovegrove, W.R. - van Vliet, L. 1912         (c)     1   -   0
Lovegrove, W.R. - Taubenhaus, J. 1912         (c)     10   -   1
Marshall, F.J. - Lovegrove, W.R. 1913         (f)     2.5   -   0.5
Marshall, F.J. - Lovegrove, W.R. 1915         (f)     0.5   -   0.5
Kostic, B. - Lovegrove, W.R. 1915         (c)     1   -   0
Capablanca, J.R. - Lovegrove, W.R. 1916         (f)     1   -   0
Tartakover, S.G. - Lovegrove, W.R. 1922         (c)     1   -   1
Wolf, H. (1) - Lovegrove, W.R. 1922         (c)     3   -   1

Tournament data

San Francisco, California 1895 (1)     Whist Club - Mechanics Institute Match    
  Lovegrove, W.R. - Hallwegen, G.     1.5 - 0.5    
  Lovegrove, W.R. - Thompson, G.R.C.     1 - 0    
San Francisco, California 1896 (2)     Mechanics' Institute Tournament     11  /  13
San Francisco, California 1898     Mechanics Institute Club Championship     11.5  /  12
  Lovegrove, W.R. - Chilton, J.R.     3 - 2    
San Francisco, California and Los Angeles 1899     San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match    
  Lovegrove, W.R. - Rohrer, C.H.     1 - 0    
Seattle and San Francisco, California 1899 (2)     Seattle - San Francisco Cable Match    
  Lovegrove, W.R. - Dickey, W.A.     1 - 0    
San Francisco, California and Los Angeles 1902 (1)     San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match    
  Lovegrove, W.R. - Northrop, G.E.     1 - 0    
San Francisco, California and Los Angeles 1902 (2)     San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match    
  Lovegrove, W.R. - Wickersham, E.R.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Francisco, California 1903 (1)     Mechanics Institute - Labor Bureau Match    
  Lovegrove, W.R. - Hallwegen, G.     1 - 0    
  Lovegrove, W.R. - Thompson, G.R.C.     1 - 0    
San Francisco, California and Los Angeles 1913     San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match    
  Lovegrove, W.R. - Mlotkowski, S.     0 - 1    
San Francisco, California and Portland, Oregon 1921     San Francisco - Portland Telegraphic Match    
  Lovegrove, W.R. - Short, E.G.     1 - 0    
San Francisco, California 1922     1st California Championship     4.5  /  10
San Francisco, California 1923     24th Western Chess Association Tournament     6.5  /  11
San Francisco, California 1928     California Championship     4  /  8


Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025