Cheney, George




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1900  792  1947 (80) 10
1901  810  1936 (84) 0
1902  826  1926 (85) 0
1903  840  1915 (86) 0
1904  887  1905 (85) 0
1905  933  1895 (83) 0
1906  940  1884 (80) 0
1907  978  1874 (74) 0
1908  985  1864 (67) 8
1909  1093  1853 (67) 0
1910  1087  1842 (64) 7
1911  1110  1833 (64) 7
1912  1071  1842 (69) 0
1913  1096  1852 (70) 0
1914  1049  1862 (69) 0
1915  967  1872 (65) 7
1916  960  1872 (65) 10
1917  973  1859 (73) 0
1918  991  1846 (78) 0
1919  1018  1834 (82) 0
1920  1129  1821 (84) 0
1921  1243  1808 (85) 7

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

Player information updated: 17 Jun. 2020