Baxter, Alexander




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1867  305  1980 (84) 7
1868  339  1945 (85) 0
1869  370  1911 (85) 4
1870  415  1901 (89) 0
1871  457  1890 (93) 0
1872  479  1880 (95) 2
1873  504  1874 (98) 0
1874  543  1868 (100) 0
1875  581  1862 (101) 0
1876  561  1855 (102) 1
1877  528  1852 (103) 2
1878  535  1849 (103) 2
1879  534  1843 (105) 0
1880  561  1836 (107) 0
1881  642  1830 (108) 0
1882  708  1823 (108) 2
1883  742  1827 (112) 0
1884  817  1832 (116) 0
1885  768  1836 (119) 0
1886  771  1840 (122) 0
1887  737  1844 (125) 0
1888  737  1849 (127) 0
1889  717  1853 (129) 0
1890  748  1857 (131) 0
1891  743  1862 (132) 0
1892  789  1866 (133) 0
1893  812  1870 (134) 0
1894  832  1874 (135) 0
1895  832  1879 (136) 0
1896  832  1883 (136) 1
1897  841  1882 (139) 0
1898  841  1882 (142) 0
1899  867  1881 (145) 0
1900  892  1880 (147) 0
1901  891  1880 (150) 0
1902  891  1879 (152) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Baxter, Alexander Burt  
Born: 13 May 1837
Died: 2 Dec. 1906
 
Notes:
Full name and birth and death dates from official records, sent by Alan McGowan.
 
References
Books
   Gillam, London, 1868/9, page 4
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 571
   Löwenthal and Medley, Transactions of the BCA, 1868-1869, page 4
Periodicals
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 3, Apr. 1874, page 69
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 5, Feb. 1869, page 153
   [CW], vol. 4, no. 9, Dec. 1868, page 345
   [Fld], 6 May 1876
   [ILN], vol. 60, no. 1687, 6 Jan. 1872, page 15
   [ILN], vol. 68, no. 1909, 26 Feb. 1876, page 215
   [ILN], vol. 68, no. 1921, 20 May 1876, page 503
   [SZ], vol. 25, no. 7, July 1870, page 196
   [WP], vol. 4, no. 3, 1 July 1871, page 46

Tournament data

Dundee 1867 (2)     Scottish Tournament     4  /  7
London, England 1869 (1)     British Chess Association Handicap Tournament    
  Baxter, A.B. - Green, S.J.     0 - 1    
  Baxter, A.B. - Franklin, S.     0 - 1          Franklin, S. gave odds of pawn and move
London, England 1869 (2)     Glowworm Prize Tournament    
  Baxter, A.B. - Janson, E.     0 - 1    
London, England 1869 (4)     Mongredien Prize Tournament    
  Baxter, A.B. - Lord, J.     0 - 1    
London, England 1871 (7)     Westminster - City of London Club Match    
  Baxter, A.B. - Burd (1)     1 - 0    
London, England 1872 (1)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Baxter, A.B. - Potter, W.N.     0 - 1          Potter, W.N. gave odds of pawn and two moves
London, England 1872 (5)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Baxter, A.B. - Woodard     0 - 1          Baxter, A.B. gave odds of pawn and move
London, England 1876 (12)     City of London Club Knight Class - Athenaeum Club Match    
  Baxter, A.B. - Blackburne, J.H.     0 - 1          Blackburne, J.H. gave odds of a knight
London, England 1877 (1)     Athenaeum - North London Club Match    
  Baxter, A.B. - Howard (1)     1 - 1    
London, England 1878 (6)     9th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament    
  Baxter, A.B. - Gumpel, C.G.     1 - 0    
  Baxter, A.B. - Gunsberg, I.A.     0 - 1          Gunsberg, I.A. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Edinburgh 1882     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Baxter, A.B. - Fyfe, P.     0 - 2    
London, England 1896 (3)     North of the Thames - South of the Thames Match    
  Baxter, A.B. - Symons, H.H.     1 - 0    
London, England 1896 (5)     City of London Club - Athenaeum Club Match    
  Baxter, A.B. - Curnock, A.J.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1902 (1)     Metropolitan Club - Universities Match    
  Baxter, A.B. - Ottaway, H.W.     1 - 0    


Player information updated: 8 Sept. 2024