Baxter, Alexander

Ratings
Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
1867 |
270 |
1981 | (84) | 7 |
1868 |
312 |
1947 | (85) | 0 |
1869 |
341 |
1912 | (85) | 4 |
1870 |
388 |
1901 | (90) | 0 |
1871 |
423 |
1890 | (93) | 0 |
1872 |
444 |
1879 | (96) | 2 |
1873 |
474 |
1871 | (99) | 0 |
1874 |
520 |
1864 | (101) | 0 |
1875 |
559 |
1857 | (102) | 0 |
1876 |
537 |
1850 | (103) | 1 |
1877 |
504 |
1846 | (104) | 2 |
1878 |
500 |
1842 | (105) | 2 |
1879 |
508 |
1836 | (107) | 0 |
1880 |
547 |
1830 | (108) | 0 |
1881 |
618 |
1824 | (109) | 0 |
1882 |
684 |
1818 | (109) | 2 |
1883 |
739 |
1822 | (113) | 0 |
1884 |
805 |
1827 | (117) | 0 |
1885 |
755 |
1831 | (120) | 0 |
1886 |
743 |
1835 | (123) | 0 |
1887 |
710 |
1840 | (126) | 0 |
1888 |
709 |
1844 | (128) | 0 |
1889 |
685 |
1849 | (130) | 0 |
1890 |
721 |
1853 | (131) | 0 |
1891 |
723 |
1857 | (133) | 0 |
1892 |
753 |
1862 | (134) | 0 |
1893 |
762 |
1866 | (135) | 0 |
1894 |
771 |
1871 | (136) | 0 |
1895 |
781 |
1875 | (136) | 0 |
1896 |
770 |
1880 | (136) | 1 |
1897 |
789 |
1879 | (140) | 0 |
1898 |
777 |
1878 | (142) | 0 |
1899 |
799 |
1878 | (145) | 0 |
1900 |
803 |
1877 | (148) | 0 |
1901 |
827 |
1877 | (150) | 0 |
1902 |
823 |
1876 | (152) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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Biographical data |
Name: Baxter, Alexander Burt |
Born: 13 May 1837 |
Died: 2 Dec. 1906 |
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Notes: |
Full name and birth and death dates from official records, sent by Alan McGowan. |
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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 |
[WP], vol. 4, no. 3, 1 July 1871, page 46 |
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Tournament data
Dundee 1867 (2) |
Scottish Tournament |
4 | / | 7 |
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London, England 1869 (1) |
British Chess Association Handicap Tournament |
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Baxter, A.B. - Green, S.J. |
0 - 1 |
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Baxter, A.B. - Franklin, S. |
0 - 1 |
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Franklin, S. gave odds of pawn and move |
London, England 1869 (2) |
Glowworm Prize Tournament |
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Baxter, A.B. - Janson, E. |
0 - 1 |
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London, England 1869 (4) |
Mongredien Prize Tournament |
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Baxter, A.B. - Lord, J. |
0 - 1 |
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London, England 1871 (7) |
Westminster - City of London Club Match |
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Baxter, A.B. - Burd (1) |
1 - 0 |
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London, England 1872 (1) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Baxter, A.B. - Potter, W.N. |
0 - 1 |
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Potter, W.N. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
London, England 1872 (5) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Baxter, A.B. - Woodard |
0 - 1 |
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Baxter, A.B. gave odds of pawn and move |
London, England 1876 (12) |
City of London Club Knight Class - Athenaeum Club Match |
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Baxter, A.B. - Blackburne, J.H. |
0 - 1 |
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Blackburne, J.H. gave odds of a knight |
London, England 1877 (1) |
Athenaeum - North London Club Match |
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Baxter, A.B. - Howard (1) |
1 - 1 |
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London, England 1878 (5) |
9th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
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Baxter, A.B. - Gumpel, C.G. |
1 - 0 |
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Baxter, A.B. - Gunsberg, I.A. |
0 - 1 |
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Gunsberg, I.A. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
Edinburgh 1882 |
East and West of Scotland Match |
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Baxter, A.B. - Fyfe, P. |
0 - 2 |
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London, England 1896 (3) |
North of the Thames - South of the Thames Match |
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Baxter, A.B. - Symons, H.H. |
1 - 0 |
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London, England 1896 (5) |
City of London Club - Athenaeum Club Match |
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Baxter, A.B. - Curnock, A.J. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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London, England 1902 (1) |
Metropolitan Club - Universities Match |
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Baxter, A.B. - Ottaway, H.W. |
1 - 0 |
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Player information updated: 22 Aug. 2023 |
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