Pierce, Charles




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1894  277  2189 (93) 29
1895  270  2203 (86) 10
1896  289  2181 (93) 0
1897  331  2159 (98) 0
1898  370  2137 (103) 0
1899  415  2115 (107) 1
1900  453  2101 (113) 0
1901  507  2086 (118) 0
1902  548  2072 (123) 0
1903  574  2057 (127) 0
1904  626  2043 (131) 0
1905  675  2028 (135) 0
1906  723  2014 (138) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Pierce, Charles F.  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
The Los Angeles Herald of 27 Dec. 1894 (p.9) has both 'G.F. Pierce' and 'C.F. Pierce'. I am guessing that the 'C.F. Pierce' who played for New England against Boston in 1906 was the California player of the 1890s.
 
References
Books
   Davies, Samuel Lipschütz, page 237
Periodicals
   [ACB], vol. 9, no. 10, Oct. 1912, page 234
   [BET], 20 Apr. 1906, page 9
   [LAH], vol. 43, no. 11, 22 Oct. 1894, page 8
   [LAH], vol. 43, no. 55, 5 Dec. 1894, page 10
   [LAH], vol. 43, no. 77, 27 Dec. 1894, page 9
   [LAH], vol. 43, no. 108, 27 Jan. 1895, page 16
Web
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Charles A. Buck, Or, Daring to Contradict Lawson], page 2

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

Pierce, C.F. - Thompson, G.R.C. 1895         (f)     7   -   3

Tournament data

Los Angeles 1894 (1)     Athletic Club - Y.M.C.A. Match     5.5  /  14
Los Angeles 1894 (2)     Athletic Club Handicap Tournament     17  /  19
San Francisco and Los Angeles 1899     San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match    
  Pierce, C.F. - Manson, N.J.     0 - 1    
Boston, Massachusetts 1906 (2)     New England - Boston Match    
  Pierce, C.F. - Sanford, G.W.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 2 Oct. 2022