Cheney, George




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1900  794  1947 (80) 10
1901  811  1937 (83) 0
1902  828  1926 (85) 0
1903  844  1916 (86) 0
1904  891  1906 (85) 0
1905  938  1895 (83) 0
1906  946  1885 (80) 0
1907  980  1874 (74) 0
1908  988  1864 (67) 8
1909  1097  1853 (67) 0
1910  1089  1842 (64) 7
1911  1121  1832 (64) 7
1912  1087  1841 (69) 0
1913  1121  1850 (70) 0
1914  1066  1859 (69) 0
1915  978  1868 (64) 7
1916  968  1867 (64) 10
1917  985  1851 (71) 0
1918  1007  1835 (76) 0
1919  1040  1819 (79) 0
1920  1151  1803 (80) 0
1921  1278  1787 (80) 7
1922  1307  1778 (87) 0
1923  1478  1770 (93) 0
1924  1499  1761 (98) 0
1925  1578  1752 (102) 0
1926  1692  1744 (105) 0
1927  1705  1735 (107) 0
1928  1705  1726 (109) 0
1929  1712  1718 (111) 0
1930  1740  1709 (112) 0
1931  1839  1700 (112) 0
1932  1887  1691 (113) 0
1933  1865  1683 (112) 6

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Cheney, George Nelson  
Born: 26 Apr. 1862
Died: 5 Oct. 1951
 
Notes:
Gaige gives date of death as 5-10-1951; Hilbert gives 6-10-1951.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 302
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 69
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 75
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 46
Periodicals
   [BDE], vol. 60, no. 196, 17 July 1900, page 2

Tournament data

Murray Isle, Thousand Islands 1900 (2)     New York State Chess Association Midsummer Meeting - First class     6  /  10
Trenton Falls 1908 (2)     New York State Chess Association General Tournament     3.5  /  9
Rochester, New York 1910 (2)     New York State Chess Association - First Class Tournament     2.5  /  7
Trenton Falls 1911     24th New York State Chess Association Tournament     1  /  7
Utica 1915 (2)     New York State Chess Association Congress - General Tournament A     3.5  /  7
Buffalo 1916     38th New York State Chess Association Championship     4  /  10
Syracuse 1921     43rd New York State Chess Association Championship     1.5  /  7
Syracuse 1933 (2)     55th New York State Chess Association Tournament - Class A, Section 1     0.5  /  6


Player information updated: 24 Feb. 2026