Minchin, Charles

Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1872 |
340 |
2012 | (81) | 10 |
| 1873 |
322 |
2032 | (80) | 0 |
| 1874 |
317 |
2051 | (76) | 0 |
| 1875 |
305 |
2071 | (71) | 0 |
| 1876 |
274 |
2090 | (63) | 0 |
| 1877 |
249 |
2110 | (51) | 11 |
| 1878 |
246 |
2115 | (45) | 28 |
| 1879 |
246 |
2110 | (58) | 0 |
| 1880 |
269 |
2104 | (66) | 0 |
| 1881 |
313 |
2098 | (70) | 0 |
| 1882 |
331 |
2092 | (72) | 0 |
| 1883 |
366 |
2087 | (71) | 0 |
| 1884 |
405 |
2081 | (68) | 0 |
| 1885 |
415 |
2075 | (63) | 8 |
| 1886 |
420 |
2068 | (65) | 0 |
| 1887 |
438 |
2061 | (64) | 1 |
| 1888 |
463 |
2045 | (61) | 0 |
| 1889 |
482 |
2028 | (53) | 13 |
| 1890 |
505 |
2026 | (54) | 10 |
| 1891 |
509 |
2029 | (59) | 1 |
| 1892 |
559 |
2022 | (62) | 1 |
| 1893 |
589 |
2021 | (62) | 1 |
| 1894 |
601 |
2019 | (60) | 16 |
| 1895 |
594 |
2018 | (73) | 0 |
| 1896 |
594 |
2017 | (82) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Minchin, Charles Cherry |
| Also known as: Lt. Gen. Minchin; Gen. Minchin; Major-Gen. Minchin; Colonel Minchin |
| Born: 1830 |
| Died: 2 Dec. 1899 |
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| Notes: |
| Gaige says born c1830. Sergeant says he was the brother of James Innes Minchin. Is the 'M. Minchin' listed in the Westminster Papers of 1 May 1872 (vol.5, p.5) actually 'Major Minchin'? |
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| References |
| Books |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 284 |
| Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 284 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 88 |
| Harding, Steinitz in London, page 197 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 170 |
| Periodicals |
| [BDP], 30 Jan. 1893 |
| [ILN], vol. 71, no. 1987, 11 Aug. 1877, page 143 |
| [WP], vol. 5, no. 1, 1 May 1872, page 5 |
| Web |
| Sericano, C. [London BCA Challenge Cup 1872] |
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Tournament data
| London, England 1872 (2) |
4th British Chess Association Challenge Cup |
0 | / | 7 |
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| London, England 1872 (4) |
British Chess Association Handicap Tournament |
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Minchin, C.C. - Bussy, B.F. |
0 - 1 |
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Minchin, C.C. gave odds of a knight |
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Minchin, C.C. - Down, H.F. |
1 - 0 |
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Minchin, C.C. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Minchin, C.C. - Baxter, C.M. |
0 - 1 |
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Minchin, C.C. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Birmingham 1877 (1) |
Counties Chess Association - 1st Class |
4.5 | / | 10 |
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Minchin, C.C. - Yarranton, T.C. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1878 (3) |
Lowenthal Cup Tournament |
7 | / | 14 |
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| London, England 1878 (4) |
9th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I |
2.5 | / | 11 |
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| London, England 1878 (6) |
9th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
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Minchin, C.C. - Gunsberg, I.A. |
0 - 1 |
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Minchin, C.C. - Tudor, H.E. |
1 - 0 |
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Minchin, C.C. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Minchin, C.C. - Martin, Wi. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1885 (1) |
Surrey - Sussex County Match |
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Minchin, C.C. - Griffiths, E.P. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London, England 1885 (2) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Minchin, C.C. - Chappell, W.T. |
0 - 1 |
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| Brighton 1885 (1) |
Brighton - Rest of Sussex Match |
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Minchin, C.C. - Butler, H.W. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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| Brighton 1885 (2) |
Surrey - Sussex County Match |
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Minchin, C.C. - Bussy, B.F. |
1 - 1 |
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| Sussex 1885 |
Brighton - Rest of Sussex Match |
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Minchin, C.C. - Butler, H.W. |
1 - 1 |
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| London, England 1887 (2) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Minchin, C.C. - Woon, C.J. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1889 (3) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Minchin, C.C. - Moriau, C. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1889 (8) |
Saint George's Chess Club Championship |
2.5 | / | 12 |
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| London, England 1890 (2) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Minchin, C.C. - Sugden, J.F. |
0 - 1 |
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| Cambridge 1890 (2) |
Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Division 2 |
6 | / | 10 |
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| London, England 1891 (3) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Minchin, C.C. - Ingoldsby, W.J. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1892 (6) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Minchin, C.C. - Jacobs, H.L. |
0 - 1 |
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| Birmingham 1893 |
North and South Match |
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Minchin, C.C. - Lewis, C.F. (2) |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London, England 1894 (3) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Minchin, C.C. - Serraillier, L.C. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1894 (5) |
Lowenthal Cup Tournament |
6 | / | 15 |
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| London, England 1896 (3) |
North of the Thames - South of the Thames Match |
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Minchin, C.C. - Anspach, F.L. |
1 - 0 |
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| Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025 |
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