Newnes, George

Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1880 |
323 |
2070 | (122) | 1 |
| 1881 |
366 |
2065 | (119) | 2 |
| 1882 |
386 |
2060 | (121) | 0 |
| 1883 |
429 |
2054 | (122) | 1 |
| 1884 |
479 |
2044 | (125) | 0 |
| 1885 |
500 |
2034 | (127) | 0 |
| 1886 |
502 |
2024 | (129) | 0 |
| 1887 |
519 |
2014 | (131) | 0 |
| 1888 |
538 |
2004 | (132) | 1 |
| 1889 |
544 |
1999 | (134) | 0 |
| 1890 |
580 |
1994 | (136) | 1 |
| 1891 |
607 |
1983 | (138) | 0 |
| 1892 |
666 |
1973 | (141) | 0 |
| 1893 |
702 |
1963 | (143) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Newnes, George |
| Also known as: Sir George Newnes |
| Born: 13 Mar. 1851 |
| Died: 9 June 1910 |
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| Notes: |
| Name given in error as 'Newness' in several places in Hilbert and Lahde (including the index). |
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| References |
| Books |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 966 |
| Forster, Negele and Tischbierek, Emanuel Lasker, Vol.I, page 110 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 302 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 147, 392, 546, 553, 578 |
| Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 197, 300 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 189, 198, 221, 253 |
| Winter, Chess Facts and Fables, page 84 |
| Web |
| Harding, Tim. [Early Games of Chess by Telephone], page 13 |
| Hilbert, John S. [Victorian Restraint... Or Lack Thereof], page 6 |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - 1883: Yorkshire v Lancashire] |
| Winter, Edward. [Chess and the House of Commons] |
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Tournament data
| Liverpool 1880 |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Newnes, G. - Wellington, S. |
1 - 0 |
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| Manchester 1881 (2) |
Manchester - Liverpool Club Match |
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Newnes, G. - Green, R.F. |
1 - 1 |
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| Leeds 1883 (1) |
Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match |
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Newnes, G. - Glaser, H. |
1 - 0 |
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| Paris 1888 (3) |
British Chess Club - Paris Cercle des Echecs Match |
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Newnes, G. - de Tamisier, E. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Paris 1890 (2) |
British Chess Club - Paris Cercle des Echecs Match |
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Newnes, G. - de Tamisier, E. |
1 - 0 |
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| Paris 1891 |
British Chess Club - Paris Cercle des Echecs Match |
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Newnes, G. - Istel, J. |
1 - 0 |
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| Paris 1893 |
British Chess Club - Paris Cercle des Echecs Match |
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Newnes, G. - Istel, I. |
0 - 1 |
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| Player information updated: 11 Jan. 2026 |
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