Isaacs, H.M.


Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1865  179  2159 (65) 35
1866  194  2147 (76) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Isaacs, H.M.  
   Also known as: H. Isaacs, jun.
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Name given as 'Isaac' in the Illustrated London News of 24 Aug. 1872 (p.192) and the Chess Player's Chronicle of 1873 (supplement 1, p.4). The Era of 22 Oct. 1865 (p.5) has 'Isacs'.
 
References
Books
   Burt, Bristol Chess Club, page 10
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 88
Periodicals
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 6, Dec. 1872, page 187
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. supp.1, Aug. 1873, page 4
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 10, Oct. 1864, page 290
   [CPM], vol. 1, no. 2, Feb. 1865, page 57
   [CPM], vol. 1, no. 3, Mar. 1865, page 95
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 11, Nov. 1866, page 325
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 12, Dec. 1866, page 370
   [CPM], vol. 3, no. 9, 1 Sep. 1867, page 278
   [Era], vol. 26, no. 1355, 11 Sep. 1864, page 5
   [Era], vol. 28, no. 1413, 22 Oct. 1865, page 5
   [Era], vol. 28, no. 1434, 18 Mar. 1866, page 6
   [ILN], vol. 50, no. 1429, 1 June 1867, page 555
   [ILN], vol. 61, no. 1720, 24 Aug. 1872, page 192
Web
   Burt, John.  [The Bristol Chess Club]

Tournament data

Bristol 1864 (1)     Bristol Handicap Tournament    
  Isaacs, H.M. - Vines, H. (1)     1 - 0    
Bath 1865     Bristol - Bath Club Match    
  Isaacs, H.M. - Kennedy, H.A.     1 - 0          Kennedy, H.A. gave odds of a knight
  Isaacs, H.M. - Hollway, J.     2.5 - 0.5    
Bristol 1865     Bristol - Bath Club Match    
  Isaacs, H.M. - Thorold, E.     0 - 2    
  Isaacs, H.M. - Thorold, E.     0 - 1          Thorold, E. gave odds of a knight
Bath and Bristol 1865     Bath and Bristol Handicap     24  /  29      odds player in a knight class
  Isaacs, H.M. - Pierpoint, E.P.     2.5 - 1.5          Pierpoint, E.P. gave odds of pawn and two moves
London, England and Bristol 1866     Saint George's Club - Bristol and Bath Clubs Telegraphic Match    
  Isaacs, H.M. - Chinnery, W.M.     0.5 - 0.5    


Player information updated: 11 Jan. 2026