Lee, Francis
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1887 |
102 |
2355 | (46) | 16 |
| 1888 |
110 |
2339 | (37) | 30 |
| 1889 |
79 |
2378 | (36) | 19 |
| 1890 |
64 |
2410 | (31) | 54 |
| 1891 |
104 |
2344 | (39) | 11 |
| 1892 |
117 |
2333 | (38) | 20 |
| 1893 |
105 |
2344 | (40) | 13 |
| 1894 |
138 |
2310 | (42) | 21 |
| 1895 |
110 |
2339 | (48) | 0 |
| 1896 |
87 |
2368 | (45) | 11 |
| 1897 |
80 |
2368 | (44) | 13 |
| 1898 |
77 |
2369 | (43) | 9 |
| 1899 |
84 |
2363 | (37) | 27 |
| 1900 |
103 |
2348 | (37) | 29 |
| 1901 |
95 |
2355 | (44) | 9 |
| 1902 |
97 |
2353 | (48) | 1 |
| 1903 |
85 |
2369 | (45) | 9 |
| 1904 |
80 |
2380 | (35) | 35 |
| 1905 |
84 |
2377 | (37) | 17 |
| 1906 |
90 |
2370 | (39) | 11 |
| 1907 |
119 |
2348 | (36) | 28 |
| 1908 |
123 |
2343 | (43) | 11 |
| 1909 |
159 |
2329 | (50) | 11 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Lee, Francis Joseph |
| Also known as: Frank Lee |
| Born: June 1858 |
| Died: 12 Sep. 1909 |
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| Notes: |
| Chessgames.com gives his date of birth as June 1858, but the discussion there makes it unclear whether it was June or April, or sometime in the second quarter of the year. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 310 |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 268 |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 86 |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 333, 962 |
| Forster, Negele and Tischbierek, Emanuel Lasker, Vol.I, page 107 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 243 |
| Goldman, Carl Schlechter!, page 525 |
| Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 178, 299 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 295, 296, 577 |
| Hilbert, Napier, page 90 |
| Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 44 |
| Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 16, 19 |
| Sánchez, José Raúl Capablanca, page 500 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 204, 251 |
| Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 150 |
| Urcan, Adolf Albin in America, page 20, 61 |
| Web |
| Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dal 1900 al 1944] |
| [Francis Joseph Lee] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Pollock, W.H.K. - Lee, F.J. 1887 |
(f) |
1 | - | 6 |
Pollock, W.H.K. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Gunsberg, I.A. - Lee, F.J. 1889 |
(f) |
4 | - | 1 |
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| Blackburne, J.H. - Lee, F.J. 1890 |
(f) |
8.5 | - | 5.5 |
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| Lasker, Em. - Lee, F.J. 1891 |
(f) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Lee, F.J. - Delmonte, E. 1894 |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Iglesias, R.M. - Lee, F.J. 1894 |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Lee, F.J. - Finlay, C.J. 1894 |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Vazquez, A.C. - Lee, F.J. 1894 (1) |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Lee, F.J. - Carvajal, V.M. 1894 |
(f) |
3 | - | 0 |
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| Lee, F.J. - Ponce, A. 1894 |
(f) |
2.5 | - | 1.5 |
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| Lee, F.J. - Paredes, L. 1894 |
(f) |
2.5 | - | 1.5 |
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| Gomez, F. - Lee, F.J. 1894 |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Lee, F.J. - Fiol, A. 1894 |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Vazquez, A.C. - Lee, F.J. 1894 (2) |
(c) |
4 | - | 0 |
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| Lee, F.J. - Bird, H.E. 1897 |
(f) |
8 | - | 5 |
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| Teichmann, R. - Lee, F.J. 1898 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 3.5 |
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| Napier, W.E. - Lee, F.J. 1899 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Lee, F.J. - Passmore, S. 1900 |
(f) |
7 | - | 5 |
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| Teichmann, R. - Lee, F.J. 1901 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 2.5 |
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Tournament data
| London, England 1887 (4) |
3rd British Chess Association Congress - Master Tournament |
3.5 | / | 9 |
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| London, England 1888 (7) |
Simpson's Divan Handicap Tournament |
7 | / | 15 |
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| Bradford 1888 (1) |
British Chess Association Tournament - Master Section |
5 | / | 16 |
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| London, England 1889 (1) |
Simpson's Divan Handicap Tournament |
11.5 | / | 14 |
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| London, England 1889 (5) |
5th British Chess Association Tournament |
5 | / | 10 |
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| London, England 1890 (4) |
Simpson's Divan Handicap |
16.5 | / | 18 |
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| Manchester 1890 (1) |
6th British Chess Association Tournament - Master Section |
9 | / | 19 |
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| London, England 1890 (5) |
Simpson's Divan Handicap |
13 | / | 17 |
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| London, England 1891 (7) |
Simpson's Divan Level Tourney - Summer |
2.5 | / | 9 |
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| London, England 1892 (4) |
7th British Chess Association Congress - Master Tournament |
5.5 | / | 11 |
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| Belfast 1892 (1) |
North of Ireland Congress |
2 | / | 9 |
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| New York 1893 (13) |
Impromptu International Tournament |
8 | / | 13 |
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| London, England 1896 (6) |
Simpson's Divan Tournament |
8.5 | / | 11 |
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| London, England 1899 (3) |
London Major Tournament |
8.5 | / | 26 |
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| London, England and New York 1900 |
5th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Lee, F.J. - Showalter, J.W. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London, England 1900 (1) |
City of London Club Invitational Tournament |
5 | / | 12 |
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| London, England 1900 (2) |
Simpson's Divan Tourney |
2.5 | / | 4 |
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| London, England and New York 1901 |
6th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Lee, F.J. - Barry, J.F. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London, England and New York 1902 |
7th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Lee, F.J. - Hodges, A.B. |
0 - 1 |
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| Johannesburg 1903 |
South Africa Championship |
8 | / | 9 |
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| Brighton 1904 |
Brighton Tournament |
5.5 | / | 8 |
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| London, England 1904 (4) |
City of London Club Tournament |
9 | / | 16 |
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| Hastings 1904 (3) |
1st British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
6 | / | 11 |
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| Barmen 1905 (2) |
Barmen Tournament - Meisterturnier B |
8.5 | / | 17 |
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| Shrewsbury 1906 (1) |
3rd British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
7 | / | 11 |
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| London, England and New York 1907 (1) |
9th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Lee, F.J. - Fox, A.W. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Ostend 1907 (3) |
Ostend Master Tournament |
8.5 | / | 27 |
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| Tunbridge Wells 1908 (1) |
5th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
6 | / | 11 |
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| Scarborough 1909 (5) |
6th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
5 | / | 11 |
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| Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025 |
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