Lyttelton, George
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1852 |
96 |
1737 | (147) | 4 |
| 1853 |
104 |
1741 | (142) | 0 |
| 1854 |
100 |
1746 | (138) | 0 |
| 1855 |
112 |
1750 | (133) | 0 |
| 1856 |
141 |
1754 | (128) | 3 |
| 1857 |
147 |
1749 | (125) | 0 |
| 1858 |
145 |
1743 | (121) | 3 |
| 1859 |
166 |
1747 | (118) | 0 |
| 1860 |
175 |
1750 | (114) | 0 |
| 1861 |
162 |
1753 | (110) | 0 |
| 1862 |
169 |
1757 | (105) | 5 |
| 1863 |
164 |
1741 | (105) | 0 |
| 1864 |
175 |
1726 | (104) | 3 |
| 1865 |
179 |
1711 | (102) | 0 |
| 1866 |
216 |
1696 | (100) | 10 |
| 1867 |
190 |
1698 | (102) | 0 |
| 1868 |
203 |
1701 | (104) | 0 |
| 1869 |
218 |
1704 | (105) | 0 |
| 1870 |
267 |
1706 | (106) | 0 |
| 1871 |
300 |
1709 | (105) | 0 |
| 1872 |
280 |
1712 | (104) | 0 |
| 1873 |
339 |
1714 | (102) | 6 |
| 1874 |
321 |
1706 | (109) | 3 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Lyttelton, George William |
| Also known as: Lord Lyttelton; 4th Baron Lyttelton of Frankley |
| Born: 31 Mar. 1817 |
| Died: 19 Apr. 1876 |
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| Notes: |
| Gaige (Chess Personalia) gives 'Lyttelton, Lord George Williams' but CN 4384 and CN 4398 clarify that it should be 'Lyttelton, Lord George William'. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 38 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 259 |
| Harding, Doctoral thesis, page 154 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 84, 98, 171 |
| Staunton, The Chess Tournament, page lx |
| Periodicals |
| [CPC], vol. 1, Feb. 1853, page 62 |
| [ILN], vol. 19, 22 Nov. 1851, page 619 |
| [ILN], vol. 47, 16 Dec. 1865, page 595 |
| [ILN], vol. 68, 6 May 1876, page 455 |
| Web |
| Lundy, Daryll. [George William Lyttelton, 4th Lord Lyttelton, Baron of Frankley] |
| Sarah. [The Birmingham Meeting] |
| Sarah. [Paul Morphy's Contenders] |
| Winter, Edward. [CN 4384. Lyttelton and Thackeray] |
| Winter, Edward. [CN 4398. Lord Lyttelton] |
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Tournament data
| Worcestershire 1852 |
Worcestershire Tournament |
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Lyttelton, G.W. - Isaac, L. |
1 - 3 |
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| Worcester 1856 |
Birmingham - Worcester Club Match |
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Lyttelton, G.W. - Avery, T. |
1 - 2 |
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| Birmingham 1858 (1) |
Birmingham - Worcester Club Match |
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Lyttelton, G.W. - Avery, T. |
0 - 3 |
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| London 1862 (3) |
Handicap Tournament (5th British Chess Association?) |
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Lyttelton, G.W. - Green, S.J. |
1.5 - 3.5 |
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| Worcester 1864 |
Worcester Club - Worcestershire County Match |
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Lyttelton, G.W. - Harding, T.M. |
1 - 2 |
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| Worcester 1866 |
Birmingham - Worcester Club Match |
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Lyttelton, G.W. - Warren, E.P. |
1 - 2 |
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| London 1866 (2) |
British Chess Association Handicap Tournament |
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Lyttelton, G.W. - Chinnery, W.M. |
0 - 2 |
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Chinnery, W.M. gave odds of the move |
| Wolverhampton 1866 |
Wolverhampton - Stourbridge Club Match |
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Lyttelton, G.W. - Scott, A. |
2 - 3 |
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| Worcester 1873 |
Birmingham - Worcester Club Match |
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Lyttelton, G.W. - Kempson, S.G. |
1.5 - 1.5 |
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| Birmingham 1873 (1) |
Birmingham - Worcester Club Match |
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Lyttelton, G.W. - Avery, T. |
1 - 2 |
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| Worcester 1874 |
Worcester - Cheltenham Club Match |
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Lyttelton, G.W. - Philson |
1 - 2 |
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