Edo Historical Chess Ratings



Gossip, George





Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1869  118  2108 (76) 5
1870  117  2117 (67) 9
1871  123  2117 (63) 1
1872  117  2121 (56) 8
1873  122  2131 (48) 23
1874  102  2177 (50) 15
1875  101  2196 (61) 0
1876  96  2216 (68) 0
1877  87  2235 (71) 0
1878  76  2255 (72) 0
1879  74  2274 (71) 0
1880  77  2293 (68) 0
1881  79  2313 (61) 0
1882  79  2332 (50) 19
1883  92  2330 (45) 25
1884  109  2306 (54) 1
1885  137  2279 (57) 2
1886  141  2275 (57) 0
1887  148  2270 (52) 9
1888  155  2263 (45) 8
1889  152  2281 (30) 74
1890  159  2268 (34) 34
1891  160  2263 (39) 18
1892  193  2224 (43) 11
1893  207  2213 (46) 13
1894  189  2224 (51) 2
1895  164  2257 (50) 22

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Gossip, George Hatfeild Dingley  
Born: 6 Dec. 1841
Died: 11 May 1907
 
References
Books
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 960, 44
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 146
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 131
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 155
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 19
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 194
   Winter, Chess Facts and Fables, page 200
Periodicals
   [ILN], vol. 44, 5 Mar. 1864, page 243
   [ILN], vol. 72, 29 June 1878, page 615
Web
   Sarah.  [The Indominatable Ellen Gilbert]
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4879. Census information]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 5075. Hatfeild or Hatfield?]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 5100. Hatfeild or Hatfield?]
   Winter, Edward.  [Gossip]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Owen, J. - Gossip, G.H.D. 1874         (f)     3   -   2
Gossip, G.H.D. - Donisthorpe, W. 1882         (f)     10.5   -   8.5
Esling, F.K. - Gossip, G.H.D. 1885         (f)     1   -   0
Gossip, G.H.D. - Redding, J.D. 1888         (c)     3   -   5
Pollock, W.H.K. - Gossip, G.H.D. 1895         (f)     9   -   7

Tournament data

London 1869 (1)     London Handicap Tournament (British Chess Association?)    
  Gossip, G.H.D. - Steinitz, W.     0 - 1          Steinitz, W. gave odds of the move
  Gossip, G.H.D. - Green, V.     0 - 1          Gossip, G.H.D. gave odds of pawn and move
London 1869 (2)     Glowworm Prize Tournament    
  Gossip, G.H.D. - Ide, E.G.     1 - 0    
  Gossip, G.H.D. - Janson, E.     1 - 0    
  Gossip, G.H.D. - Wisker, J.     0.5 - 1.5    
London 1870 (1)     Westminster Club - City of London Club Match    
  Gossip, G.H.D. - Mocatta, A.     0 - 2    
London 1870 (2)     3rd British Chess Association Challenge Cup     2.5  /  7
London 1871 (7)     Westminster - City of London Club Match    
  Gossip, G.H.D. - Marks, M.     0.5 - 0.5    
London 1872 (2)     British Chess Association Grand Tourney     1  /  7
London 1872 (4)     British Chess Association Handicap Tournament    
  Gossip, G.H.D. - Heathcote, J.M.     1 - 0          Gossip, G.H.D. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Gossip, G.H.D. - Ballard, W.R.     0 - 1    
Colchester 1873     Colchester - Chelmsford Club Match    
  Gossip, G.H.D. - Pavitt, W.S.     2 - 0    
Chelmsford 1873     Colchester - Chelmsford Club Match    
  Gossip, G.H.D. - Pavitt, W.S.     2 - 1    
Bristol 1873 (1)     4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament    
  Gossip, G.H.D. - Wisker, J.     0 - 1    
  Gossip, G.H.D. - Tribe, W.     1 - 0          Gossip, G.H.D. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Gossip, G.H.D. - Thomson, W.     0 - 1    
Bristol 1873 (2)     4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Section A     3  /  8
Ipswich 1873     East Anglian Chess Tourney     2.5  /  7
Birmingham 1874 (2)     5th Counties Chess Association Meeting - 1st Class     4.5  /  9
Birmingham 1874 (4)     5th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap    
  Gossip, G.H.D. - Berry, W.     0 - 1          Gossip, G.H.D. gave odds of pawn and two moves
London 1883 (3)     Vizayanagaram Tournament     17.5  /  25
Sydney and Melbourne 1884     11th New South Wales - Victoria Telegraphic Match    
  Gossip, G.H.D. - Russell, G.A.     1 - 0    
Sydney and Melbourne 1885     12th New South Wales - Victoria Telegraphic Match    
  Gossip, G.H.D. - Esling, F.K.     0 - 1    
Adelaide 1887     2nd Australian Championship     6.5  /  9
New York 1889 (1)     11th New York State Championship    
  Gossip, G.H.D. - Kaltenbach, E.J.     0 - 1    
  Gossip, G.H.D. - Delmar, E.     0 - 1    
New York 1889 (2)     6th American Chess Congress     17  /  45
Breslau 1889 (3)     6th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier     3  /  17
London 1889 (4)     5th British Chess Association Tournament     1.5  /  10
London 1890 (2)     Simpson's Divan Handicap     6.5  /  12
Manchester 1890 (1)     6th British Chess Association Tournament - Master Section     4  /  19
London 1890 (3)     Simpson's Divan Handicap     12  /  17
London 1891 (4)     Simpson's Divan Level Tourney - Winter     4  /  9
London 1891 (5)     Simpson's Divan Level Tourney - Summer     4.5  /  9
London 1892 (4)     7th British Chess Association Congress - Master Tournament     2.5  /  11
New York 1893 (7)     New York Tournament     2.5  /  13
New York 1894 (2)     16th New York State Championship    
  Gossip, G.H.D. - Hymes, E.     0 - 1    
  Gossip, G.H.D. - Olly, E.N.     0 - 1    
Skaneateles 1895 (2)     New York State Chess Association - General Tourney     3  /  6