Wells, Edward




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1882  657  1862 (106) 4
1883  716  1846 (105) 0
1884  822  1830 (103) 2
1885  777  1829 (105) 0
1886  788  1827 (106) 0
1887  755  1826 (106) 0
1888  764  1825 (106) 0
1889  751  1823 (105) 0
1890  793  1822 (104) 0
1891  797  1820 (102) 0
1892  845  1819 (99) 0
1893  878  1818 (95) 0
1894  908  1816 (91) 0
1895  910  1815 (85) 0
1896  919  1813 (79) 9
1897  934  1807 (84) 0
1898  931  1801 (89) 0
1899  969  1795 (92) 0
1900  1003  1790 (94) 0
1901  1009  1784 (95) 0
1902  996  1778 (95) 0
1903  980  1772 (95) 0
1904  1027  1766 (93) 0
1905  1071  1760 (91) 0
1906  1047  1754 (88) 0
1907  1089  1748 (83) 10

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Wells, Edward  
   Also known as: Rev. Edward Wells
Born: 17 Oct. 1853
Died: 4 Apr. 1930
 
Notes:
Date of birth from Michael Kühl (from familysearch?).
 
References
Periodicals
   [BrM], 19 Sep. 1896, page 8
   [CPC], vol. 5, no. 90, 18 Oct. 1881, page 504
   [CPC], vol. 6, no. 108, 22 Feb. 1882, page 94
   [DT], 5 Apr. 1930, page 15
   [LW], 25 Feb. 1882

Tournament data

London, England 1882 (5)     City of London Club 4th Class - Oxford University Club Match    
  Wells, E. - Beebe, W.N.P.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1882 (6)     City of London Club 4th Class - Oxford University Club Match    
  Wells, E. - Lynam, C.C.     1.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1882 (8)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Wells, E. - Israel, S.     1 - 0    
London, England 1884 (2)     City of London Club 4th Class - Oxford University Club Match    
  Wells, E. - Tracey, F.     0 - 1    
London, England 1884 (12)     City of London Club 4th Class - Oxford University Club Match    
  Wells, E. - Lynam, C.C.     0 - 1    
Clifton 1896 (2)     Southern Counties Congress - Class II     4.5  /  9
Hastings 1904 (1)     London League - Three Unions Match    
  Wells, E. - Plummer, W.P.     1 - 0    
London, England 1907 (3)     4th British Chess Federation Congress - Second Class, Section A     3  /  11


Player information updated: 20 Sept. 2025