Swaffield, Arthur




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1895  532  2066 (67) 7
1896  526  2063 (60) 18
1897  521  2071 (66) 0
1898  525  2080 (69) 1
1899  527  2084 (72) 0
1900  547  2088 (72) 0
1901  552  2092 (70) 2
1902  556  2100 (68) 0
1903  547  2108 (63) 0
1904  549  2116 (54) 10
1905  529  2132 (52) 13
1906  597  2097 (58) 8
1907  630  2087 (69) 1
1908  680  2079 (79) 0
1909  742  2070 (88) 0
1910  764  2061 (95) 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 (4)     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    
New York 1910 (3)     Manhattan Club - New Jersey Match    
  Swaffield, A.E. - Armstrong, C.E.     0.5 - 0.5    


Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2026