Cheney, George




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1900  799  1946 (80) 10
1901  813  1935 (83) 0
1902  833  1925 (85) 0
1903  851  1914 (86) 0
1904  894  1903 (85) 0
1905  943  1893 (83) 0
1906  949  1882 (80) 0
1907  985  1872 (74) 0
1908  993  1861 (67) 8
1909  1101  1850 (67) 0
1910  1093  1838 (64) 7
1911  1124  1829 (64) 7
1912  1092  1838 (69) 0
1913  1126  1847 (70) 0
1914  1070  1856 (69) 0
1915  982  1865 (64) 7
1916  973  1864 (64) 10
1917  988  1849 (71) 0
1918  1011  1833 (76) 0
1919  1044  1817 (79) 0
1920  1155  1801 (80) 0
1921  1281  1786 (80) 7
1922  1313  1777 (87) 0
1923  1481  1768 (93) 0
1924  1504  1760 (98) 0
1925  1582  1751 (102) 0
1926  1696  1742 (105) 0
1927  1714  1734 (107) 0
1928  1717  1725 (109) 0
1929  1717  1716 (111) 0
1930  1746  1708 (112) 0
1931  1845  1699 (112) 0
1932  1895  1690 (113) 0
1933  1876  1682 (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