Swaffield, Arthur




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1895  513  2061 (67) 7
1896  514  2058 (60) 18
1897  506  2067 (66) 0
1898  512  2076 (69) 1
1899  511  2081 (72) 0
1900  519  2086 (72) 0
1901  528  2091 (70) 2
1902  528  2099 (68) 0
1903  516  2108 (63) 0
1904  515  2117 (55) 10
1905  498  2132 (52) 13
1906  571  2095 (59) 8
1907  614  2083 (71) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Swaffield, Arthur E.  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Brennan has name as 'Swafield, A.E.'. His first name 'Arthur' comes from Eduardo Bauzá Mercére (personal communication).
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 71
   Gaige, Chess Tournament Crosstables II, page 248
   Hilbert, Napier, page 9
   Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 30
Periodicals
   [BDE], vol. 55, no. 306, 4 Nov. 1895, page 4
Web
   Brennen, Neil R.  [The Process of Creation: Correspondence Play and the Growth of Chess in Texas a Century Ago]

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

Marshall, F.J. - Swaffield, A.E. 1896         (f)     5   -   2

Tournament data

New York 1895 (9)     New York State Chess Association General Tournament     2  /  4
New York 1895 (17)     Cafe Boulevard Handicap Tournament     17.5  /  25      odds player in a knight class
New York 1896 (3)     Brooklyn Club Junior Championship     4.5  /  11
New York 1898 (6)     Brooklyn Club - Cosmopolitan Club Match    
  Swaffield, A.E. - Widmer, A.     1 - 0    
New York 1901 (4)     New York State Chess Association - General Tournament    
  Swaffield, A.E. - Curt, C.     0 - 1    
  Swaffield, A.E. - Robinson, T.T.     1 - 0    
  Swaffield, A.E. - Stanley (1)     1 - 0    
New York 1904 (2)     Brooklyn Club Championship     5  /  11
New York and Chicago 1905 (2)     Brooklyn Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match    
  Swaffield, A.E. - Madsen, C.     1 - 0    
New York 1905 (3)     Brooklyn Club Championship     6.5  /  12
New York 1906 (9)     20th Brooklyn Club Championship     1.5  /  8
New York 1907 (3)     Manhattan Club - Brooklyn Club Match    
  Swaffield, A.E. - Ettlinger, A.K.     0.5 - 0.5    


Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025