Sharp, Sydney




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1906  586  2087 (56) 9
1907  584  2094 (47) 19
1908  530  2124 (49) 6
1909  547  2135 (48) 11
1910  473  2174 (51) 1
1911  405  2208 (49) 17
1912  422  2197 (56) 2
1913  395  2207 (62) 0
1914  347  2218 (63) 0
1915  307  2228 (61) 5
1916  312  2227 (61) 1
1917  299  2233 (58) 0
1918  286  2239 (49) 18
1919  260  2251 (53) 0
1920  255  2262 (51) 11
1921  236  2281 (53) 11
1922  240  2281 (64) 0
1923  253  2282 (71) 0
1924  262  2282 (75) 0
1925  260  2282 (78) 1
1926  251  2294 (81) 1
1927  266  2294 (85) 0
1928  276  2294 (87) 0
1929  274  2293 (88) 0
1930  284  2293 (88) 0
1931  312  2293 (86) 1
1932  313  2292 (86) 1
1933  364  2278 (87) 1
1934  426  2259 (89) 1
1935  570  2230 (93) 1
1936  637  2209 (98) 0
1937  686  2188 (102) 1
1938  737  2173 (108) 0
1939  730  2158 (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