Newman, Richard




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1929  727  2160 (59) 11
1930  675  2180 (55) 0
1931  643  2201 (45) 15
1932  622  2206 (44) 16
1933  742  2182 (51) 0
1934  871  2159 (50) 0
1935  1019  2136 (41) 18
1936  877  2155 (38) 20
1937  842  2155 (40) 15
1938  925  2138 (42) 11
1939  848  2140 (44) 19
1940  721  2152 (57) 0
1941  639  2164 (64) 0
1942  556  2176 (67) 0
1943  497  2188 (68) 0
1944  451  2200 (66) 0
1945  439  2212 (60) 0
1946  398  2224 (50) 11
1947  314  2235 (48) 23

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Newman, Richard Hilary  
Born: 22 Sep. 1908
Died: 21 June 1992
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 250
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 396
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 366
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 352
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 471
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 189
Web
   Saunders, John.  [Varsity Oxford-Cambridge Match: Pen Pictures of Players]

Tournament data

Ramsgate 1929 (5)     22nd British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open     5  /  11
London, England 1931 (4)     41st City of London Club Championship     7.5  /  11
London, England 1931 (5)     41st City of London Club Championship - Play-off     0.5  /  4
London, England 1932 (11)     42nd City of London Club Championship     10  /  16
London, England 1935     45th City of London Club Championship     7  /  18
London, England 1936     46th City of London Club Championship     10.5  /  20
London, England 1937 (3)     47th City of London Club Championship     8  /  15
London, England 1938 (2)     48th City of London Club Championship     8.5  /  18
London, England 1939 (2)     49th City of London Club Championship     8  /  19
London, England 1946 (2)     London International Tournament - Section B     4.5  /  11
Hastings 1947 (2)     22nd Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Reserves A     5.5  /  9
Harrogate 1947 (1)     34th British Championship     6  /  11
London, England 1947 (2)     Great Britain - U.S.S.R. Match    
  Newman, R.H. - Tolush, A.K.     1 - 1    
London, England and Sydney and Melbourne 1947     Great Britain - Australia Radio Match    
  Newman, R.H. - Karoly, G.     0.5 - 0.5    


Player information updated: 20 Sept. 2025