Lyttelton, George

Ratings
Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
1852 |
113 |
1757 | (120) | 4 |
1853 |
123 |
1762 | (116) | 0 |
1854 |
135 |
1767 | (112) | 0 |
1855 |
160 |
1772 | (108) | 0 |
1856 |
188 |
1777 | (103) | 3 |
1857 |
206 |
1772 | (99) | 0 |
1858 |
220 |
1766 | (94) | 6 |
1859 |
250 |
1776 | (93) | 0 |
1860 |
271 |
1785 | (90) | 0 |
1861 |
268 |
1795 | (87) | 0 |
1862 |
277 |
1805 | (81) | 5 |
1863 |
287 |
1803 | (80) | 0 |
1864 |
298 |
1801 | (77) | 3 |
1865 |
343 |
1803 | (75) | 0 |
1866 |
381 |
1805 | (70) | 16 |
1867 |
356 |
1826 | (74) | 3 |
1868 |
362 |
1838 | (78) | 0 |
1869 |
365 |
1851 | (80) | 0 |
1870 |
394 |
1863 | (81) | 0 |
1871 |
411 |
1876 | (80) | 3 |
1872 |
422 |
1865 | (81) | 0 |
1873 |
450 |
1855 | (81) | 6 |
1874 |
481 |
1846 | (89) | 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 |
Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 66 |
Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 577 |
Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 84, 98, 171 |
Staunton, The Chess Tournament, page lx |
Periodicals |
[CLCM], vol. 1, no. 7, Aug. 1874, page 161 |
[CPC], vol. 1, no. 2, Feb. 1853, page 62 |
[CPC], vol. 2, no. 1, Jan. 1854, page 31 |
[CPC], vol. 3, no. 8, Aug. 1855, page 256, 263 |
[CPC], vol. 1, no. 6, June 1859, page cover |
[CPC], vol. 3, no. 3, June 1872, page 88 |
[CPC], vol. 3, no. 9, June 1873, page 280 |
[CPC], vol. 4, no. 4, Aug. 1874, page 118 |
[CPQC], vol. 2, no. 9, June 1871, page 284 |
[ILN], vol. 19, no. 530, 22 Nov. 1851, page 619 |
[ILN], vol. 47, no. 1347, 16 Dec. 1865, page 595 |
[ILN], vol. 68, no. 1919, 6 May 1876, page 455 |
[WP], vol. 5, no. 2, 1 June 1872, page 24 |
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, W.L. |
1 - 3 |
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Worcester, England 1856 |
Birmingham - Worcester Club Match |
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Lyttelton, G.W. - Avery, T. |
1 - 2 |
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Stourbridge 1858 |
Stourbridge - Kidderminster Club Match |
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Lyttelton, G.W. - Zachary, F.D. |
0 - 3 |
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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, England 1862 (4) |
British Chess Association Congress - Handicap Tournament |
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Lyttelton, G.W. - Green, S.J. |
1.5 - 3.5 |
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Worcester, England 1864 |
Worcester Club - Worcestershire County Match |
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Lyttelton, G.W. - Harding, T.M. |
1 - 2 |
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Worcester, England 1866 |
Birmingham - Worcester Club Match |
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Lyttelton, G.W. - Warren, E.P. |
1 - 2 |
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Birmingham 1866 (1) |
Birmingham - Worcester Club Match |
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Lyttelton, G.W. - Avery, T. |
0 - 3 |
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London, England 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. (1) |
2 - 3 |
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Stourbridge 1866 |
Wolverhampton - Stourbridge Club Match |
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Lyttelton, G.W. - Scott, A. (1) |
0 - 3 |
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Birmingham 1867 |
Birmingham - Stourbridge and Wolverhampton Club Match |
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Lyttelton, G.W. - Yarranton, T.C. |
1 - 2 |
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Birmingham 1871 |
Birmingham - Worcester Club Match |
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Lyttelton, G.W. - Syndercombe, H.E. |
2 - 1 |
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Worcester, England 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, England 1874 |
Worcester - Cheltenham Club Match |
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Lyttelton, G.W. - Philson |
1 - 2 |
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Player information updated: 25 Dec. 2021 |
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