Stevens, Samuel




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1874  228  2132 (66) 9
1875  257  2117 (59) 14
1876  270  2103 (63) 6
1877  280  2084 (67) 1
1878  313  2070 (69) 2
1879  307  2070 (72) 1
1880  313  2077 (73) 0
1881  339  2084 (72) 2
1882  310  2106 (72) 3
1883  313  2124 (74) 1
1884  326  2133 (76) 1
1885  320  2139 (77) 1
1886  318  2138 (78) 1
1887  347  2123 (79) 1
1888  354  2122 (81) 0
1889  342  2120 (81) 1
1890  369  2119 (81) 1
1891  376  2113 (82) 0
1892  405  2108 (81) 1
1893  405  2113 (80) 1
1894  417  2109 (79) 0
1895  433  2106 (76) 8
1896  435  2102 (85) 0
1897  449  2099 (93) 0
1898  484  2095 (100) 0
1899  496  2091 (105) 0
1900  524  2087 (110) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Stevens, Samuel John  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
I am guessing that the 'Stevens' who played for the Bedford Institute Team in London in 1876 was S.J. Stevens, who was president of the Bedford Institute Club in 1873.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 233
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 128, 230
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 193
Periodicals
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 1, Feb. 1874, page 23
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 9, Oct. 1874, page 210
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 11, Dec. 1874, page 272
   [Fld], 31 Jan. 1874
   [Fld], 17 Oct. 1874
   [ILN], vol. 63, no. 1785, 15 Nov. 1873, page 471
   [ILN], vol. 71, no. 1983, 14 July 1877, page 47
   [ILN], vol. 71, no. 2000, 10 Nov. 1877, page 462
   [ILN], vol. 71, no. 2003, 1 Dec. 1877, page 535
   [ILN], vol. 71, no. 2009, 29 Dec. 1877, page 631
   [ILN], vol. 72, no. 2030, 25 May 1878, page 495
   [WP], vol. 6, no. 6, 1 Oct. 1873, page 104
   [WP], vol. 9, no. 4, 1 Aug. 1876, page 73

Tournament data

London, England 1874 (4)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Stevens, S.J. - Manning, J.A.     2 - 0          Stevens, S.J. gave odds of pawn and move
  Stevens, S.J. - de Vere, C.V.     1.5 - 2.5          de Vere, C.V. gave odds of pawn and two moves
London, England 1874 (6)     City of London Club 4th Class - Bedford Institute Club    
  Stevens, S.J. - Theobald, J.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1874 (8)     City of London Club 4th Class - Bedford Institute Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Manning, J.A.     2 - 0    
London, England 1875 (5)     City of London Club Old Members - New Members Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Humphreys, E.E.     0 - 1    
London, England 1875 (7)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Stevens, S.J. - Wisker, J.     1 - 2          Wisker, J. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Stevens, S.J. - Conyers (1)     2 - 0          Stevens, S.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Stevens, S.J. - Rabbeth, J.E.     2 - 1          Stevens, S.J. gave odds of pawn and move
  Stevens, S.J. - Peyer, V.C.     0.5 - 2.5          Stevens, S.J. gave odds of pawn and move
London, England 1875 (15)     City of London Club Junior Handicap    
  Stevens, S.J. - Gumpel, C.G.     1 - 0          Stevens, S.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Stevens, S.J. - Gastineau, H.F.     1 - 0          Stevens, S.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves
London, England 1876 (10)     Bedford Institute Club - Shaftesbury Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Weightman (1)     2 - 0    
London, England 1876 (13)     Bedford Institute - International Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Tarrant, J.     1 - 1    
London, England 1876 (14)     Bedford Institute - International Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Tarrant, J.     2 - 0    
London, England 1877 (5)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Stevens, S.J. - Potter, W.N.     0 - 1          Potter, W.N. gave odds of pawn and two moves
London, England 1878 (2)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Stevens, S.J. - Beardsell, T.J.     0 - 1    
  Stevens, S.J. - Potter, W.N.     0 - 1          Potter, W.N. gave odds of pawn and two moves
London, England 1879 (2)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Stevens, S.J. - Whalley, D.     1 - 0          Stevens, S.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Stevens, S.J. - Botterill, F.W.     0 - 1          Stevens, S.J. gave odds of pawn and move
London, England 1881 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Gattie, W.M.     0 - 2    
London, England 1882 (2)     City of London Club 3rd Class - 4th Class Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Coster, C.H.     1 - 0          Stevens, S.J. gave odds of pawn and move
London, England 1882 (8)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Stevens, S.J. - Pizzi, P.     1 - 0          Stevens, S.J. gave odds of pawn and move
  Stevens, S.J. - Maczuski, A.L.     0 - 1          Maczuski, A.L. gave odds of pawn and two moves
London, England 1883 (2)     City of London Club 3rd Class - Cambridge University Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Carr, F.P.     1 - 0    
London, England 1884 (3)     City of London Club 3rd Class - Cambridge University Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Gunston, W.H.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1885 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Ball, W.F.     1 - 0    
London, England 1886 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Lambert, C.J.     1 - 0    
London, England 1887 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Puller, C.G.     0 - 1    
London, England 1889 (3)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Warner, J.H.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1890 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Pearse, A.     1 - 0    
London, England 1892 (6)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Crosse, E.I.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1893 (3)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Minchin, J.I.     1 - 0    
London, England 1894 (6)     City of London Club - Metropolitan Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Morton-Smith     1 - 0    
London, England 1895 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Ballard, W.R.     0 - 1    
Hastings 1895 (3)     7th British Amateur Championship - Section III     2.5  /  7
London, England 1896 (5)     City of London Club - Athenaeum Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Bush, C.     1 - 0    
London, England (?) 1900     City of London - Oxford and Cambridge University Club Match    
  Stevens, S.J. - Softlaw, H.G.     1 - 0    


Player information updated: 20 Sept. 2025