Edo Historical Chess Ratings



Davidson, Harry





Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1875  20  2478 (55) 12
1876  19  2508 (47) 30
1877  18  2500 (59) 0
1878  19  2492 (67) 0
1879  20  2485 (71) 0
1880  23  2477 (72) 7
1881  31  2465 (78) 0
1882  37  2453 (81) 0
1883  47  2442 (84) 2
1884  51  2429 (89) 0
1885  57  2416 (93) 0
1886  61  2403 (96) 0
1887  70  2390 (98) 0
1888  75  2377 (99) 0
1889  86  2364 (99) 0
1890  92  2351 (99) 0
1891  105  2338 (98) 0
1892  120  2325 (97) 0
1893  127  2312 (94) 0
1894  129  2299 (91) 0
1895  138  2286 (86) 4
1896  139  2286 (88) 1
1897  139  2284 (90) 1
1898  151  2278 (95) 0
1899  154  2273 (98) 1
1900  157  2266 (104) 0
1901  167  2259 (108) 0
1902  169  2252 (112) 0
1903  182  2245 (116) 0
1904  198  2238 (119) 0
1905  215  2231 (122) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Davidson, Harry  
Born: 25 Mar. 1858
Died: 11 Aug. 1924
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 66
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 85
   Gaige, Chess Tournament Crosstables I, page 19
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 107
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 16, 165
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 11, 12
   van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 46, 163
Periodicals
   [ILN], vol. 69, 9 Sep. 1876, page 255
Web
   Sericano, C.  [Philadelphia 1876]
   Winter, Edward.  [Chess in 1924]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Bird, H.E. - Davidson, H. 1876         (c)     3   -   6
Mackenzie, G.H. - Davidson, H. 1876         (c)     1   -   1
Davidson, H. - Neill, B.M. 1880         (f)     4   -   3

Tournament data

Philadelphia 1875     Philadelphia Chess Club Tournament     35  /  52
Philadelphia 1876     4th American Chess Congress     9  /  16
  Davidson, H. - Elson, J.     1 - 2    
Philadelphia and New York 1883     Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match    
  Davidson, H. - Elson, J.     1.5 - 0.5    
New York 1895 (2)     Brooklyn - Manhattan Club Match    
  Davidson, H. - Olly, E.N.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (4)     Manhattan - Staten Island Club Match    
  Davidson, H. - Litzenberger, W.J.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1895 (7)     Manhattan - New York City Club Match    
  Davidson, H. - Delmar, E.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia and New York 1895     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Telegraphic Match    
  Davidson, H. - Morgan, J.P.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1896 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Davidson, H. - Robinson, A.K.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia and New York 1897     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Telegraphic Match    
  Davidson, H. - Shipley, W.P.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1899 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Davidson, H. - Morgan, M.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York and Berlin 1905     New York - Berlin Cable Match    
  Davidson, H. - Caro, H.     0.5 - 0.5