Bilborough, Alfred




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1870  372  1955 (106) 2
1871  383  1967 (102) 0
1872  378  1978 (98) 0
1873  370  1990 (93) 0
1874  367  2002 (87) 3
1875  394  1998 (85) 0
1876  391  1994 (81) 4
1877  388  1985 (81) 0
1878  405  1976 (80) 0
1879  407  1967 (77) 2
1880  417  1975 (75) 0
1881  466  1982 (70) 4
1882  481  1984 (68) 4
1883  529  1980 (69) 2
1884  588  1971 (71) 4
1885  577  1974 (76) 2
1886  587  1969 (83) 2
1887  608  1959 (92) 0
1888  629  1949 (99) 0
1889  629  1939 (105) 0
1890  669  1930 (111) 0
1891  683  1920 (115) 0
1892  745  1910 (120) 0
1893  784  1900 (124) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Bilborough, Alfred  
Born: 1842
Died: 23 June 1915
 
Notes:
Name given as 'A. Bilborough' in the 11 June 1870 issue of the Illustrated London News (p.619) and the Feb. 1883 issue of the British Chess Magazine (p.68), but as 'A. Bilbrough' in the 6 June 1874 issue of the Illustrated London News (p.547). Harding has 'A. Bilborough'.
 
References
Books
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 185
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 3, no. 2, Feb. 1883, page 68
   [Era], vol. 32, no. 1655, 12 June 1870, page 5
   [ILN], vol. 56, no. 1598, 11 June 1870, page 619
   [ILN], vol. 64, no. 1815, 6 June 1874, page 547
   [WP], vol. 9, no. 2, 1 June 1876, page 26
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1883: Yorkshire v Lancashire]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - Alfred Bilbrough]

Tournament data

Halifax, Yorkshire 1870 (4)     West Yorkshire Chess Association - 3rd Tournament    
  Bilborough, A. - Fieldsend, W.     1 - 0    
  Bilborough, A. - Inman, J.     0 - 1    
Huddersfield 1874 (1)     Wakefield - Leeds Club Match    
  Bilborough, A. - Robinson, W.L.     2 - 1    
Bradford 1876     Leeds - Bradford Club Match    
  Bilborough, A. - Plate, W.     3 - 0    
Halifax, Yorkshire 1876 (2)     West Yorkshire Chess Association - 1st Class Tournament    
  Bilborough, A. - Hunter, W.W.     0 - 1    
Leeds 1879     Manchester Athenaeum - Leeds Club Match    
  Bilborough, A. - Heap, H. (2)     0 - 2    
Leeds 1881 (1)     Wakefield - Leeds Club Match    
  Bilborough, A. - Hein, G.G.     2 - 0    
Leeds 1881 (2)     Manchester Athenaeum - Leeds Club Match    
  Bilborough, A. - Wilson, T.B.     1 - 1    
Leeds 1882 (3)     Leeds - Halifax Club Match    
  Bilborough, A. - Common, A.W.     1.5 - 0.5    
Halifax, Yorkshire 1882     Leeds - Halifax Club Match    
  Bilborough, A. - Francis, E.     0.5 - 1.5    
Leeds 1883 (1)     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Bilborough, A. - Hvistendahl, A.     1 - 1    
Leeds 1884 (1)     Leeds Club - Midland Railway Institute Club Match    
  Bilborough, A. - West, J.S.     0 - 1    
Bradford 1884 (2)     Leeds - Bradford Club Match    
  Bilborough, A. - Whitaker, R.     0.5 - 1.5    
Leeds 1884 (3)     Leeds - Bradford Exchange Match    
  Bilborough, A. - Macmaster, R.M.     0.5 - 0.5    
Bradford 1885     Leeds - Bradford Woodhouse Cup Match    
  Bilborough, A. - Onions, G.F.     1.5 - 0.5    
Bradford 1886 (2)     Leeds - Bradford Woodhouse Cup Match    
  Bilborough, A. - Whitaker, R.     1 - 1    
Birmingham 1893     North and South Match    
  Bilborough, A. - Mortimer, J.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023