Neill, Benjamin
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1874 |
34 |
2428 | (52) | 33 |
| 1875 |
29 |
2446 | (47) | 15 |
| 1876 |
34 |
2441 | (45) | 42 |
| 1877 |
37 |
2426 | (58) | 0 |
| 1878 |
43 |
2411 | (66) | 0 |
| 1879 |
48 |
2396 | (71) | 0 |
| 1880 |
63 |
2382 | (74) | 7 |
| 1881 |
68 |
2379 | (82) | 0 |
| 1882 |
72 |
2376 | (89) | 0 |
| 1883 |
80 |
2373 | (95) | 0 |
| 1884 |
86 |
2370 | (100) | 0 |
| 1885 |
90 |
2368 | (104) | 0 |
| 1886 |
91 |
2365 | (107) | 0 |
| 1887 |
95 |
2362 | (110) | 0 |
| 1888 |
93 |
2359 | (113) | 0 |
| 1889 |
91 |
2356 | (114) | 0 |
| 1890 |
89 |
2354 | (116) | 0 |
| 1891 |
97 |
2351 | (117) | 0 |
| 1892 |
104 |
2348 | (117) | 0 |
| 1893 |
105 |
2345 | (118) | 0 |
| 1894 |
107 |
2342 | (117) | 0 |
| 1895 |
107 |
2340 | (117) | 0 |
| 1896 |
113 |
2337 | (116) | 0 |
| 1897 |
107 |
2334 | (115) | 0 |
| 1898 |
103 |
2331 | (113) | 0 |
| 1899 |
115 |
2328 | (111) | 0 |
| 1900 |
120 |
2326 | (108) | 0 |
| 1901 |
128 |
2323 | (105) | 0 |
| 1902 |
129 |
2320 | (101) | 0 |
| 1903 |
143 |
2317 | (96) | 0 |
| 1904 |
152 |
2314 | (90) | 0 |
| 1905 |
159 |
2312 | (84) | 0 |
| 1906 |
166 |
2309 | (75) | 0 |
| 1907 |
176 |
2306 | (65) | 6 |
| 1908 |
170 |
2315 | (61) | 2 |
| 1909 |
161 |
2325 | (56) | 9 |
| 1910 |
144 |
2336 | (58) | 2 |
| 1911 |
161 |
2334 | (57) | 15 |
| 1912 |
173 |
2317 | (70) | 0 |
| 1913 |
200 |
2300 | (80) | 0 |
| 1914 |
213 |
2283 | (88) | 0 |
| 1915 |
226 |
2266 | (95) | 1 |
Rating table notes
|
| Biographical data |
| Name: Neill, Benjamin Milnes |
| Also known as: Benjamin Milnes; Rev. Benjamin Milnes Neill |
| Born: 13 Apr. 1853 |
| Died: 16 Feb. 1922 |
| |
| Notes: |
| Benjamin Milnes Neill used the psuedonym 'Benjamin Milnes'. Di Felice and BrasilBase have 'B.F. Milnes' in the 1911 Anglo-American Cable Match, while Sergeant has 'B.C. Milner' and Forster has 'B.C. Milnes'. It is unlikely that an unknown player with one of these names would be chosen to represent the United States in this international match. It is much more likely that it was Neill. Other events involving 'B. Milnes' (see, for example, the American Chess Bulletin of Jul. 1915, p.131) almost certainly also refer to Neill. The American Chess Bulletin of Jul. 1908 (p.133) has 'B.F. Milnes'. |
|
| |
| References |
| Books |
| American Chess Association, Constitution of the American Chess Association, page 14 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 161, 167 |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 683 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 300 |
| Gaige, Chess Tournament Crosstables III, page 372 |
| Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 120 |
| Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 16, 301, 370, 391, 401, 402 |
| Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 12, 79 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 363 |
| van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 58, 108 |
| Periodicals |
| [ACB], vol. 5, no. 7, July 1908, page 133 |
| [ACB], vol. 12, no. 5, July 1915, page 131 |
| [ACMa], vol. 3, no. 1, July 1899, page 17 |
| [BH], 26 Oct. 1872 |
| [BH], 15 Nov. 1873 |
| [CPC], vol. 4, no. 2, Apr. 1874, page 36 |
| [DanN], vol. 4, no. 32, 15 Oct. 1873, page 8 |
| [DCJ], vol. 8, no. 62, Apr. 1875, page 201 |
| [HWT], 25 Oct. 1873 |
| [HWT], 9 Jan. 1875 |
| [ILN], vol. 66, no. 1870, 12 June 1875, page 571 |
| [MCR], vol. 2, no. 14, Feb. 1875, page 50 |
| [MCR], vol. 2, no. 18, June 1875, page 207 |
| [PI], 3 Apr. 1910 |
| [TFF], 8 Sep. 1871 |
| [WP], vol. 6, no. 8, 1 Dec. 1873, page 154 |
| [WP], vol. 6, no. 10, 1 Feb. 1874, page 200 |
| [WP], vol. 7, no. 12, 1 Apr. 1875, page 239 |
| [WR], 25 June 1874 |
| Web |
| da Nóbrega, Adaucto Wanderley. [Frank Marshall's Chess Career] |
| |
Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Neill, B.M. - Ware, P. 1874 (1) |
(f) |
8.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Neill, B.M. - Ware, P. 1874 (2) |
(c) |
0.5 | - | 6.5 |
|
| Neill, B.M. - Ware, P. 1874 (3) |
(f) |
7 | - | 3 |
|
| Neill, B.M. - Ware, P. 1874 (4) |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 2.5 |
|
| Neill, B.M. - Hammond, G. 1874 |
(s) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Neill, B.M. - Delmar, E. (1) 1875 |
(c) |
2 | - | 0 |
|
| Alberoni, E. - Neill, B.M. 1875 |
(c) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Bird, H.E. - Neill, B.M. 1876 |
(c) |
0 | - | 2 |
|
| Neill, B.M. - Elson, J. 1876 (1) |
(c) |
19 | - | 19 |
|
| Mackenzie, G.H. - Neill, B.M. 1876 |
(c) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Neill, B.M. - Elson, J. 1876 (2) |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Davidson, H. (1) - Neill, B.M. 1880 |
(f) |
4 | - | 3 |
|
Tournament data
| Philadelphia 1875 |
Philadelphia Chess Club Tournament |
40 | / | 52 |
| | | |
| Philadelphia 1907 (2) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Neill, B.M. - Hanham, J.M. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Philadelphia 1907 (3) |
22nd Franklin Chess Club Championship |
10.5 | / | 13 |
| | | |
|
Neill, B.M. - Stadelman, S.L. |
1 - 2 |
| | | |
| Philadelphia 1908 (1) |
Franklin Chess Club - Mercantile Library Chess Association Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Neill, B.M. - Shipley, W.P. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| New York 1908 (4) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Neill, B.M. - Hanham, J.M. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Philadelphia 1909 (4) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Neill, B.M. - Phillips, H.M. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| Philadelphia 1909 (5) |
24th Franklin Chess Club Championship |
8.5 | / | 12 |
| | | |
| Philadelphia 1910 (2) |
Franklin Chess Club - Mercantile Library Chess Association Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Neill, B.M. - Ruth, W.A. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1910 (4) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Neill, B.M. - Koehler, G.H. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| London, England and New York 1911 |
13th Anglo-American Cable Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Neill, B.M. - Thomas, G.A. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Philadelphia 1911 (6) |
26th Franklin Club Championship |
10 | / | 14 |
| | | |
| Philadelphia 1915 |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Neill, B.M. - Northrop, G.E. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023 |
|
