Marsden, David




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1856  169  1986 (93) 4
1857  181  1966 (89) 3
1858  199  1963 (88) 0
1859  220  1960 (86) 0
1860  238  1956 (83) 1
1861  246  1960 (79) 5
1862  250  1947 (79) 1
1863  249  1938 (76) 1
1864  265  1939 (74) 13
1865  291  1928 (80) 4

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Marsden, David  
Born: 1807
Died: 12 Aug. 1868
 
Notes:
Steve Mann gives date of birth as 1806-1807 and date of baptism as 01-02-1807. The Chess Player's Chronicle of Feb. 1843 (p.57) gives 'A. Marsden' as treasurer of the Huddersfield Club. Other references in the 1840s give only 'Marsden' but the 17 May 1846 issue of Bell's Life in London has 'David Marsden' of Huddersfield. I am guessing that these are the same player and that the initial in the 1843 Chess Player's Chronicle was incorrect, but these might have been two different players. The cover of the Jan. 1854 issue of the Chess Player's Chronicle lists a 'Dr. Marsden' as President of the Huddersfield Club, but this is an error for 'D. Marsden'.
 
References
Books
   Chess Association, Manchester 1857 Report, page 40
   Whyld, English Tournaments, page 12
Periodicals
   [BCR], vol. 1, no. 5, May 1853, page 149
   [BLL], 17 May 1846, page 3
   [BLL], 16 May 1847, page 6
   [CP], vol. 2, no. 50, 26 June 1852, page 208
   [CP], vol. 3, Oct. 1852, page 78
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 2, Feb. 1843, page 57
   [CPC], vol. 5, no. 1, Jan. 1844, page 24
   [CPC], vol. 8, no. 21, 22 May 1847, page 159
   [CPC], vol. 2, no. 2, Feb. 1854, page 61
   [CPC], vol. 2, no. 15, Mar. 1860, page 85
   [CPM], vol. 1, no. 6, June 1865, page 184
   [CPM], vol. 3, no. 5, 1 May 1867, page 156
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 4, Nov. 1868, page 121, 123
   [CW], vol. 2, no. 5, July 1866, page 156
   [Era], vol. 27, no. 1393, 4 June 1865, page 6
   [ILN], vol. 3, no. 81, 18 Nov. 1843, page 331
   [ILN], vol. 28, no. 794, 19 Apr. 1856, page 411
   [ILN], vol. 30, no. 859, 16 May 1857, page 472
   [ILN], vol. 36, no. 1017, 18 Feb. 1860, page 166
   [ILN], vol. 40, no. 1125, 4 Jan. 1862, page 30
   [ILN], vol. 44, no. 1257, 30 Apr. 1864, page 435
   [ILN], vol. 48, no. 1374, 9 June 1866, page 571
   [ILN], vol. 53, no. 1507, 17 Oct. 1868, page 386
   [ILN], vol. 56, no. 1598, 11 June 1870, page 619
   [LeT], vol. 32, no. 1679, 27 May 1865, page 3
   [Pal], vol. 6, no. 5, 15 May 1846, page 199
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1866: NYDCA, 2nd Redcar Meeting]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - David Marsden]
   Priestley, Edgar.  [A 'Pride Of Huddersfield' Man]
   [History of the Huddersfield Chess Club]

Tournament data

Huddersfield 1856     Huddersfield - Wakefield Club Match    
  Marsden, D. - Robinson, W.L.     1 - 1    
Leeds 1856     Leeds - Huddersfield Club Match    
  Marsden, D. - Millard, H.     2 - 0    
Leeds 1857 (1)     Leeds - Huddersfield Club Tournament, Section 1     0  /  3
Bradford 1860 (3)     West Yorkshire Chess Association Tournament - 2nd Class    
  Marsden, D. - Young, J.W. (2)     0 - 1    
Leeds 1861 (2)     West Yorkshire Chess Association Second Class Tournament    
  Marsden, D. - Taylor, S.     1 - 0    
  Marsden, D. - Heald     1 - 0    
  Marsden, D. - Ammelburg, H.     1 - 0    
Wakefield 1861     Huddersfield - Wakefield Club Match    
  Marsden, D. - Holdsworth, J.H.     0 - 2    
Wakefield 1862 (1)     7th West Yorkshire Chess Association Meeting - 1st Tournament    
  Marsden, D. - Thorold, E.     0 - 1    
Sheffield 1863     West Yorkshire Chess Association Meeting    
  Marsden, D. - Wilson, He.     1 - 0    
  Marsden, D. - Barlow, E.     0 - 1    
Huddersfield 1864 (1)     Huddersfield - Bradford Club Match    
  Marsden, D. - Petty, J.     1 - 2    
Bradford 1864     Huddersfield - Bradford Club Match    
  Marsden, D. - Ammelburg, H.     2.5 - 0.5    
Huddersfield 1864 (2)     West Yorkshire Chess Association - 1st Class Tournament    
  Marsden, D. - Parratt, W.     0 - 1    
Huddersfield or Bradford (?) 1864     Huddersfield - Bradford Club Match    
  Marsden, D. - Ammelburg, H.     2 - 1    
Huddersfield and Sheffield 1864     Huddersfield - Sheffield Club Match    
  Marsden, D. - Greening, J.     1.5 - 1.5    
Bradford and Huddersfield 1865     Huddersfield - Bradford Club Match    
  Marsden, D. - Petty, J.     1 - 2    
Bradford 1865 (1)     West Yorkshire Chess Association - First Class    
  Marsden, D. - Cockayne, W.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 19 Aug. 2022