Sellon, Ernest




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1876  346  2037 (128) 3
1877  333  2041 (125) 0
1878  333  2045 (122) 0
1879  318  2048 (118) 0
1880  333  2052 (114) 0
1881  368  2056 (110) 0
1882  376  2059 (105) 0
1883  404  2063 (99) 0
1884  432  2066 (92) 0
1885  431  2070 (84) 0
1886  409  2074 (75) 0
1887  412  2077 (63) 0
1888  410  2081 (47) 25
1889  397  2081 (50) 9
1890  443  2063 (54) 12

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Sellon, Ernest Littlehales  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 24 Mar. 1888 (p.42) lists 'M. Sellon' as a potential participant in the Simpson's Divan Handicap of 1888, but Renette identifies this player as E.L. Sellon, which seems more likely (it was certainly E.L. Sellon who played in the Simpson's Divan Handicap of 1890).
 
References
Books
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 260
   Renette, H.E. Bird, page 391, 426, 592
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 10, no. 4, Apr. 1890, page 122
   [BCM], vol. 10, no. 5, May 1890, page 178
   [CML], vol. 9, no. 11, July 1888, page 327
   [ILN], vol. 68, no. 1911, 11 Mar. 1876, page 263
   [ISDN], 24 Mar. 1888, page 42

Tournament data

Oxford 1876     Oxford University Club - Birmingham Club Match    
  Sellon, E.L. - Warren, E.P.     3 - 0    
London, England 1888 (7)     Simpson's Divan Handicap Tournament     8  /  14      odds player in pawn and two moves class
London, England 1888 (8)     British Chess Club Handicap     3.5  /  11      odds player in pawn and two moves class
London, England 1889 (5)     Simpson's Divan Handicap Tournament     8  /  10      odds player in a knight class
London, England 1890 (4)     Simpson's Divan Handicap     4.5  /  12      odds player in pawn and move class

Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025