Neill, Benjamin




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1874  29  2443 (51) 35
1875  32  2449 (46) 15
1876  36  2437 (44) 42
1877  42  2423 (58) 0
1878  49  2408 (66) 0
1879  54  2393 (71) 0
1880  67  2379 (73) 7
1881  76  2377 (82) 0
1882  80  2375 (89) 0
1883  88  2373 (95) 0
1884  91  2371 (100) 0
1885  88  2369 (104) 0
1886  93  2367 (107) 0
1887  99  2366 (110) 0
1888  97  2364 (112) 0
1889  93  2362 (114) 0
1890  95  2360 (115) 0
1891  97  2358 (116) 0
1892  103  2356 (116) 0
1893  97  2354 (116) 0
1894  99  2352 (116) 0
1895  107  2351 (115) 0
1896  108  2349 (114) 0
1897  95  2347 (113) 0
1898  99  2345 (111) 0
1899  108  2343 (108) 0
1900  112  2341 (105) 0
1901  115  2339 (102) 0
1902  118  2337 (97) 0
1903  117  2336 (92) 0
1904  129  2334 (85) 0
1905  137  2332 (77) 0
1906  144  2330 (68) 0
1907  148  2328 (55) 18
1908  161  2323 (55) 2
1909  180  2323 (53) 9
1910  158  2336 (55) 2
1911  167  2335 (54) 16
1912  182  2321 (67) 0
1913  199  2307 (76) 0
1914  217  2293 (83) 0
1915  233  2279 (88) 1
1916  250  2267 (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 (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 (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