Neill, Benjamin




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1874  30  2442 (51) 35
1875  33  2448 (46) 15
1876  37  2436 (44) 42
1877  42  2421 (58) 0
1878  49  2406 (66) 0
1879  55  2392 (71) 0
1880  68  2377 (73) 7
1881  79  2375 (82) 0
1882  80  2373 (89) 0
1883  86  2371 (95) 0
1884  87  2369 (100) 0
1885  88  2367 (104) 0
1886  91  2365 (107) 0
1887  99  2363 (110) 0
1888  97  2361 (112) 0
1889  94  2359 (114) 0
1890  98  2357 (115) 0
1891  98  2355 (116) 0
1892  102  2353 (116) 0
1893  98  2351 (116) 0
1894  100  2349 (116) 0
1895  106  2347 (115) 0
1896  108  2345 (114) 0
1897  97  2343 (113) 0
1898  101  2341 (111) 0
1899  111  2339 (108) 0
1900  115  2337 (105) 0
1901  119  2335 (102) 0
1902  119  2333 (97) 0
1903  124  2331 (92) 0
1904  135  2329 (85) 0
1905  144  2327 (77) 0
1906  147  2325 (68) 0
1907  153  2323 (55) 18
1908  170  2317 (55) 2
1909  190  2317 (53) 9
1910  168  2329 (55) 2
1911  176  2329 (54) 16
1912  188  2315 (67) 0
1913  209  2302 (76) 0
1914  225  2288 (83) 0
1915  240  2274 (88) 1
1916  256  2262 (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
   van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. VII, page 36
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
   [BaH], 26 Oct. 1872
   [BaH], 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
   [PhIn], 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. - Delmar, E. (1) 1874         (c)     2   -   0
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.     1.5 - 2.5    
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 (5)     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 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Neill, B.M. - Phillips, H.M.     1 - 0    
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    
New York 1916 (6)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Neill, B.M. - Raubitschek, Ro.     0.5 - 0.5    

Player information updated: 31 Jan. 2025