Lovegrove, Walter
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1888 |
65 |
2400 | (66) | 9 |
| 1889 |
55 |
2418 | (63) | 0 |
| 1890 |
42 |
2436 | (56) | 0 |
| 1891 |
35 |
2454 | (42) | 47 |
| 1892 |
34 |
2464 | (53) | 0 |
| 1893 |
32 |
2475 | (57) | 4 |
| 1894 |
35 |
2470 | (63) | 0 |
| 1895 |
36 |
2465 | (64) | 3 |
| 1896 |
37 |
2461 | (66) | 13 |
| 1897 |
27 |
2483 | (68) | 0 |
| 1898 |
19 |
2505 | (68) | 17 |
| 1899 |
15 |
2506 | (71) | 1 |
| 1900 |
14 |
2512 | (72) | 0 |
| 1901 |
13 |
2518 | (71) | 0 |
| 1902 |
14 |
2524 | (67) | 6 |
| 1903 |
12 |
2534 | (66) | 2 |
| 1904 |
8 |
2543 | (64) | 9 |
| 1905 |
11 |
2534 | (71) | 0 |
| 1906 |
13 |
2525 | (76) | 0 |
| 1907 |
16 |
2516 | (78) | 0 |
| 1908 |
17 |
2507 | (80) | 0 |
| 1909 |
20 |
2498 | (79) | 0 |
| 1910 |
24 |
2489 | (77) | 0 |
| 1911 |
27 |
2479 | (73) | 0 |
| 1912 |
27 |
2470 | (66) | 12 |
| 1913 |
50 |
2432 | (67) | 4 |
| 1914 |
57 |
2411 | (72) | 0 |
| 1915 |
69 |
2390 | (74) | 1 |
| 1916 |
80 |
2367 | (77) | 1 |
| 1917 |
93 |
2353 | (78) | 0 |
| 1918 |
107 |
2339 | (77) | 0 |
| 1919 |
128 |
2325 | (75) | 0 |
| 1920 |
159 |
2311 | (70) | 0 |
| 1921 |
199 |
2297 | (63) | 1 |
| 1922 |
217 |
2288 | (53) | 16 |
| 1923 |
228 |
2289 | (55) | 11 |
| 1924 |
274 |
2276 | (65) | 0 |
| 1925 |
305 |
2263 | (71) | 0 |
| 1926 |
354 |
2250 | (74) | 0 |
| 1927 |
419 |
2237 | (76) | 0 |
| 1928 |
469 |
2224 | (75) | 8 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Lovegrove, Walter Romaine |
| Also known as: Dr. Walter Romaine Lovegrove |
| Born: 24 Oct. 1869 |
| Died: 18 July 1956 |
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| 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] |
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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 |
|
| 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 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 1896 (2) |
Mechanics' Institute Tournament |
11 | / | 13 |
| | | |
| San Francisco 1898 |
Mechanics Institute Club Championship |
11.5 | / | 12 |
| | | |
|
Lovegrove, W.R. - Chilton, J.R. |
3 - 2 |
| | | |
| San Francisco and Los Angeles 1899 |
San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Lovegrove, W.R. - Rohrer, C.H. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Seattle and San Francisco 1899 (2) |
Seattle - San Francisco Cable Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Lovegrove, W.R. - Dickey, W.A. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| San Francisco and Los Angeles 1902 (1) |
San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Lovegrove, W.R. - Northrop, G.E. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| San Francisco and Los Angeles 1902 (2) |
San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Lovegrove, W.R. - Wickersham, E.R. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| San Francisco 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 and Los Angeles 1913 |
San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Lovegrove, W.R. - Mlotkowski, S. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| San Francisco and Portland, Oregon 1921 |
San Francisco - Portland Telegraphic Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Lovegrove, W.R. - Short, E.G. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| San Francisco 1922 |
1st California Championship |
4.5 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| San Francisco 1923 |
24th Western Chess Association Tournament |
6.5 | / | 11 |
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| San Francisco 1928 |
California Championship |
4 | / | 8 |
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| Player information updated: 6 Oct. 2024 |
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