Sharp, Sydney
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1906 |
598 |
2087 | (56) | 9 |
| 1907 |
600 |
2094 | (47) | 19 |
| 1908 |
541 |
2124 | (49) | 6 |
| 1909 |
556 |
2135 | (48) | 11 |
| 1910 |
484 |
2173 | (51) | 1 |
| 1911 |
415 |
2208 | (49) | 17 |
| 1912 |
429 |
2197 | (56) | 2 |
| 1913 |
403 |
2207 | (62) | 0 |
| 1914 |
355 |
2218 | (63) | 0 |
| 1915 |
309 |
2228 | (61) | 5 |
| 1916 |
315 |
2228 | (61) | 1 |
| 1917 |
306 |
2235 | (58) | 0 |
| 1918 |
291 |
2241 | (49) | 18 |
| 1919 |
263 |
2253 | (53) | 0 |
| 1920 |
252 |
2264 | (50) | 11 |
| 1921 |
242 |
2281 | (53) | 11 |
| 1922 |
253 |
2281 | (63) | 0 |
| 1923 |
263 |
2280 | (70) | 0 |
| 1924 |
276 |
2279 | (74) | 0 |
| 1925 |
281 |
2279 | (77) | 1 |
| 1926 |
270 |
2289 | (79) | 1 |
| 1927 |
291 |
2288 | (82) | 0 |
| 1928 |
307 |
2286 | (83) | 0 |
| 1929 |
307 |
2284 | (83) | 0 |
| 1930 |
326 |
2282 | (82) | 1 |
| 1931 |
321 |
2291 | (81) | 1 |
| 1932 |
310 |
2296 | (81) | 1 |
| 1933 |
339 |
2289 | (82) | 1 |
| 1934 |
382 |
2277 | (83) | 2 |
| 1935 |
530 |
2246 | (88) | 1 |
| 1936 |
598 |
2224 | (94) | 0 |
| 1937 |
663 |
2202 | (99) | 1 |
| 1938 |
721 |
2186 | (105) | 0 |
| 1939 |
746 |
2170 | (111) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Sharp, Sydney Thomas |
| Born: 17 June 1885 |
| Died: 28 Sep. 1953 |
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| Notes: |
| Gaige (Chess Tournament Crosstables) gives 'Sharp, S.F.' at Philadelphia 1906, but I presume this is an error for 'Sharp, S.T.'. The Philadelphia Inquirer of 24 June 1906 also has 'S.F. Sharp'. The American Chess Bulletin of Jul. 1910 (p.137) also has 'S.F. Sharp'. Middle name sent by Edouardo Bauzá Mercére. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 316 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 403 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 372 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 387 |
| Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 251 |
| Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 165, 167 |
| Hilbert, Napier, page 111 |
| Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 275, 397 |
| Hooper and Brandreth, Unknown Capablanca, page 65 |
| Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 210 |
| Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 247 |
| Urcan, Julius Finn, page 187 |
| Periodicals |
| [ACB], vol. 4, no. 7, July 1910, page 137 |
| [PhIn], 24 June 1906 |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
| New York 1906 (4) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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Sharp, S.T. - Meyer, A.S. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Philadelphia 1906 |
21st Franklin Chess Club Championship |
5 | / | 10 |
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| Philadelphia 1907 (3) |
22nd Franklin Chess Club Championship |
5 | / | 13 |
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| Saint Lawrence River 1907 (2) |
20th New York State Chess Association General Tournament |
4.5 | / | 7 |
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| Trenton Falls 1908 (1) |
New York State Chess Association Rice Trophy Competition |
2.5 | / | 6 |
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| Philadelphia 1909 (3) |
12th Pennsylvania State Chess Association Tournament |
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Sharp, S.T. - Shipley, W.P. |
0 - 1 |
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Sharp, S.T. - Ruth, W.A. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Philadelphia 1909 (4) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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|
Sharp, S.T. - Beihoff, G.J. |
0 - 1 |
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| Philadelphia 1909 (5) |
24th Franklin Chess Club Championship |
4.5 | / | 10 |
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| New York 1910 (4) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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|
Sharp, S.T. - Ettlinger, A.K. |
1 - 0 |
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| Philadelphia 1911 (1) |
Pennsylvania State Chess Association Championship |
2.5 | / | 3 |
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| Philadelphia 1911 (4) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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Sharp, S.T. - Rosen, L. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Philadelphia 1911 (6) |
26th Franklin Club Championship |
9 | / | 14 |
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| Philadelphia 1912 (7) |
Franklin Chess Club Championship |
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Sharp, S.T. - Eschner, M.R. |
0 - 2 |
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| Philadelphia 1915 |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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|
Sharp, S.T. - Kupchik, A. |
0 - 1 |
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| Atlantic City 1915 |
Impromptu Three-Cornered Tourney |
2 | / | 4 |
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| New York 1916 (6) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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Sharp, S.T. - Capablanca, J.R. |
0 - 1 |
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| Buenos Aires 1918 (1) |
Club Argentino - Círculo de Ajedrez Match |
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|
Sharp, S.T. - de Witt, R. |
1 - 1 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1918 (2) |
Club Argentino Tournament - First Category |
6.5 | / | 13 |
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| New York and Boston, Massachusetts 1920 |
Manhattan Club - Boston City Club Telegraphic Match |
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Sharp, S.T. - Adams, W.W. |
1 - 0 |
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| Atlantic City 1920 |
Atlantic City Tournament |
4 | / | 10 |
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| Atlantic City 1921 (1) |
8th American Chess Congress - Open Masters Tournament |
5.5 | / | 11 |
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| Philadelphia 1925 |
Manhattan - Philadelphia Decoration Day Match |
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Sharp, S.T. - Schapiro, M.A. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1926 (1) |
Manhattan Club - Franklin Club Match |
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Sharp, S.T. - Kashdan, I.I. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1930 (10) |
Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match |
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Sharp, S.T. - Kevitz, A. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1931 (2) |
Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match |
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Sharp, S.T. - Horowitz, I.A. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1932 (13) |
Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match |
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Sharp, S.T. - Samuels, L.W. |
1 - 0 |
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| Philadelphia 1933 |
Manhattan Club - Philadelphia Match |
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Sharp, S.T. - Dake, A.W. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1934 (1) |
Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match |
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Sharp, S.T. - Tenner, O. |
1 - 0 |
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| Philadelphia 1934 |
Marshall Club - Mercantile Library Club Match |
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Sharp, S.T. - Smirka, R. |
1 - 0 |
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| Philadelphia 1935 |
Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match |
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Sharp, S.T. - Cohen, S.S. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1937 (3) |
Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match |
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Sharp, S.T. - MacMurray, D. |
0 - 1 |
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| Philadelphia 1939 |
Manhattan Club - Philadelphia Match |
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Sharp, S.T. - Fisher, J. (2) |
0 - 1 |
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| Player information updated: 11 Jan. 2026 |
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