Neill, Benjamin




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1874  30  2445 (51) 35
1875  33  2451 (46) 15
1876  37  2439 (44) 42
1877  42  2424 (58) 0
1878  49  2410 (66) 0
1879  55  2395 (71) 0
1880  67  2380 (73) 7
1881  76  2378 (82) 0
1882  81  2376 (89) 0
1883  88  2374 (95) 0
1884  90  2372 (100) 0
1885  88  2371 (104) 0
1886  94  2369 (107) 0
1887  100  2367 (110) 0
1888  98  2365 (112) 0
1889  94  2363 (114) 0
1890  98  2361 (115) 0
1891  98  2359 (116) 0
1892  104  2357 (116) 0
1893  98  2355 (116) 0
1894  101  2353 (116) 0
1895  108  2351 (115) 0
1896  109  2350 (114) 0
1897  98  2348 (113) 0
1898  101  2346 (111) 0
1899  112  2344 (108) 0
1900  115  2342 (105) 0
1901  120  2340 (102) 0
1902  120  2338 (97) 0
1903  124  2336 (92) 0
1904  133  2334 (85) 0
1905  143  2332 (77) 0
1906  148  2330 (68) 0
1907  153  2329 (55) 18
1908  170  2323 (55) 2
1909  189  2323 (53) 9
1910  168  2335 (55) 2
1911  175  2335 (54) 16
1912  187  2321 (67) 0
1913  208  2307 (76) 0
1914  223  2293 (83) 0
1915  237  2279 (88) 1
1916  257  2268 (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