Kitto, Francis




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1935  1444  2050 (55) 11
1936  1274  2086 (48) 9
1937  1002  2137 (44) 9
1938  824  2172 (40) 20
1939  920  2142 (43) 22
1940  773  2154 (58) 0
1941  687  2166 (68) 0
1942  592  2178 (74) 0
1943  548  2190 (78) 0
1944  497  2202 (80) 0
1945  482  2214 (81) 0
1946  453  2226 (80) 0
1947  383  2237 (78) 0
1948  285  2249 (73) 9

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Kitto, Francis Ernest Appleyard  
   Also known as: Frank Kitto
Born: 3 Feb. 1915
Died: 28 Nov. 1964
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 389
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 360
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 464
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 214
Web
   Saunders, John.  [Varsity Oxford-Cambridge Match: Pen Pictures of Players]

Tournament data

Yarmouth 1935 (3)     28th British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open Tournament     1.5  /  11
Margate 1936 (2)     Margate Premier Reserves A     3  /  9
Hastings 1937 (3)     17th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Reserves, Section 2     4.5  /  9
Hastings 1938 (3)     18th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Reserves B     5  /  9
Brighton 1938 (3)     31st British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open B     8.5  /  11
Margate 1939 (2)     Margate Premier Reserves A     2.5  /  11
Bournemouth 1939 (1)     32nd British Chess Federation Congress - Premier Tournament     2  /  11
Plymouth 1948     Diamond Jubilee Tournament     5  /  7
London, England 1948 (3)     Great Britain - Netherlands Match    
  Kitto, F.E.A. - van Steenis, H.J.     0.5 - 1.5    

Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026