Edo Historical Chess Ratings



Babson, Joseph





Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1893  323  2058 (67) 22
1894  331  2054 (68) 10
1895  353  2043 (75) 0
1896  352  2032 (80) 9

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Babson, Joseph Ney  
Born: 26 Dec. 1852
Died: 20 Dec. 1929
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 18
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 129
   Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 7
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 25
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 121
   van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 42, 108
Web
   Donaldson, John.  [History of the MI Chess Room]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4320. Multiple problem]
   Wright, Stephen.  [BCCF E-mail Bulletin #5], page 4
   Wright, Stephen.  [Early Canadian Championships]
   Wright, Stephen.  [A Tale of Three Cities: the 1895 Pacific Cable Matches]

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

Piper, T.H. - Babson, J.N. 1896         (f)     7   -   2

Tournament data

Montreal 1893 (1)     Montreal Club Handicap Tournament     19  /  24
  Babson, J.N. - Marshall, F.J.     0.5 - 2.5          Babson, J.N. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Montreal 1893 (2)     1st Montreal Club Championship     8.5  /  18
Montreal 1894     21st Canadian Championship     3  /  10
Seattle and San Francisco 1899     Seattle - San Francisco Cable Match    
  Babson, J.N. - Manson, N.J.     1 - 0