Sharp, Sydney




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1906  593  2086 (56) 9
1907  594  2093 (47) 19
1908  534  2122 (49) 6
1909  550  2133 (48) 11
1910  479  2172 (51) 1
1911  409  2207 (49) 17
1912  426  2195 (56) 2
1913  399  2205 (62) 0
1914  353  2216 (63) 0
1915  308  2226 (61) 5
1916  313  2226 (61) 1
1917  301  2232 (58) 0
1918  286  2238 (49) 18
1919  261  2249 (53) 0
1920  257  2260 (51) 11
1921  238  2279 (53) 11
1922  245  2280 (64) 0
1923  254  2280 (71) 0
1924  270  2281 (75) 0
1925  263  2281 (78) 1
1926  257  2293 (81) 1
1927  270  2292 (85) 0
1928  282  2292 (87) 0
1929  280  2291 (88) 0
1930  289  2291 (88) 0
1931  316  2290 (86) 1
1932  317  2290 (86) 1
1933  375  2276 (87) 1
1934  437  2257 (89) 1
1935  584  2228 (93) 1
1936  656  2207 (98) 0
1937  713  2186 (102) 1
1938  771  2171 (108) 0
1939  773  2156 (114) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Sharp, Sydney Thomas  
Born: 17 June 1885
Died: 28 Sep. 1953
 
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.
 
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
   [PI], 24 June 1906

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

Illa, Ro. - Sharp, S.T. 1918         (f)     1.5   -   1.5

Tournament data

New York 1906 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Meyer, A.S.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1906     21st Franklin Chess Club Championship     5  /  10
Philadelphia 1907 (3)     22nd Franklin Chess Club Championship     5  /  13
Saint Lawrence River 1907 (2)     20th New York State Chess Association General Tournament     4.5  /  7
Trenton Falls 1908 (1)     New York State Chess Association Rice Trophy Competition     2.5  /  6
Philadelphia 1909 (3)     12th Pennsylvania State Chess Association Tournament    
  Sharp, S.T. - Shipley, W.P.     0 - 1    
  Sharp, S.T. - Ruth, W.A.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1909 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Beihoff, G.J.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1909 (5)     24th Franklin Chess Club Championship     4.5  /  10
New York 1910 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Ettlinger, A.K.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1911 (1)     Pennsylvania State Chess Association Championship     2.5  /  3
Philadelphia 1911 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Rosen, L.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1911 (6)     26th Franklin Club Championship     9  /  14
Philadelphia 1912 (7)     Franklin Chess Club Championship    
  Sharp, S.T. - Eschner, M.R.     0 - 2    
Philadelphia 1915     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Kupchik, A.     0 - 1    
Atlantic City 1915     Impromptu Three-Cornered Tourney     2  /  4
New York 1916 (6)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Capablanca, J.R.     0 - 1    
Buenos Aires 1918 (1)     Club Argentino - Círculo de Ajedrez Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - de Witt, R.     1 - 1    
Buenos Aires 1918 (2)     Club Argentino Tournament - First Category     6.5  /  13
New York and Boston, Massachusetts 1920     Manhattan Club - Boston City Club Telegraphic Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Adams, W.W.     1 - 0    
Atlantic City 1920     Atlantic City Tournament     4  /  10
Atlantic City 1921 (1)     8th American Chess Congress - Open Masters Tournament     5.5  /  11
Philadelphia 1925     Manhattan - Philadelphia Decoration Day Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Schapiro, M.A.     0 - 1    
New York 1926 (1)     Manhattan Club - Franklin Club Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Kashdan, I.I.     1 - 0    
New York 1931 (2)     Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Horowitz, I.A.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1932 (13)     Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Samuels, L.W.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1933     Manhattan Club - Philadelphia Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Dake, A.W.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1934     Marshall Club - Mercantile Library Club Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Smirka, R.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1935     Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Cohen, S.S.     0 - 1    
New York 1937 (3)     Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - MacMurray, D.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1939     Manhattan Club - Philadelphia Match    
  Sharp, S.T. - Fisher, J. (2)     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025