Finlinson, Arthur




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1870  382  1930 (98) 1
1871  403  1937 (89) 0
1872  405  1945 (80) 1
1873  390  1962 (70) 9
1874  374  1992 (68) 8
1875  371  2007 (71) 3
1876  345  2024 (73) 7
1877  345  2016 (82) 0
1878  361  2008 (90) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Finlinson, Arthur  
Born: 1852
Died: 12 Mar. 1923
 
Notes:
Steve Mann gives date of birth as 1851-1852.
 
References
Periodicals
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 10, Aug. 1873, page 314
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 8, Aug. 1869, page 246
   [CPQC], vol. 2, no. 4, Aug. 1870, page 125
   [CPQC], vol. 2, no. 9, June 1871, page 282
   [Era], vol. 31, no. 1603, 13 June 1869, page 7
   [Era], vol. 32, no. 1655, 12 June 1870, page 5
   [Era], vol. 34, no. 1750, 7 Apr. 1872, page 2
   [HCM], vol. 1, no. 10, July 1873, page 206
   [HCM], vol. 3, no. 9, June 1875, page 186
   [ILN], vol. 54, no. 1543, 12 June 1869, page 603
   [ILN], vol. 56, no. 1588, 9 Apr. 1870, page 387
   [ILN], vol. 56, no. 1598, 11 June 1870, page 619
   [ILN], vol. 60, no. 1700, 6 Apr. 1872, page 339
   [ILN], vol. 62, no. 1760, 24 May 1873, page 499
   [ILN], vol. 64, no. 1815, 6 June 1874, page 547
   [LeM], vol. 109, no. 10636, 13 May 1872, page 3
   [LeM], vol. 121, no. 14369, 28 Apr. 1884, page 7
   [WP], vol. 9, no. 2, 1 June 1876, page 26
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - Arthur Finlinson]

Tournament data

Halifax, Yorkshire 1870 (6)     West Yorkshire Chess Association - 5th Tournament    
  Finlinson, A. - Wood, J.W.     1 - 0    
  Finlinson, A. - Ellis, W.     1 - 0    
Leeds 1872 (3)     17th West Yorkshire Chess Association Meeting, Tournament 3    
  Finlinson, A. - Gaunt, E.     0 - 1    
Huddersfield 1873     Huddersfield Club Handicap     4.5  /  9      odds player in a rook class
Huddersfield 1874 (2)     West Yorkshire Chess Association Meeting - First Tournament    
  Finlinson, A. - Spencer, T.     1 - 0    
Huddersfield 1874 (5)     Huddersfield Club Handicap     5  /  7      odds player in pawn and two moves class
Huddersfield 1875     Huddersfield Club Handicap     6  /  7      odds player in pawn and two moves class
Huddersfield 1876 (1)     Huddersfield Club Handicap     3  /  5      odds player in a knight class
Halifax, Yorkshire 1876 (3)     West Yorkshire Chess Association - 2nd Class Tournament    
  Finlinson, A. - Robinson, W.L.     1 - 0    
  Finlinson, A. - Marks, J.C.     1 - 0    
Dewsbury 1878     Dewsbury - Huddersfield Club Match    
  Finlinson, A. - Woodhead, J.     1.5 - 0.5    


Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023