Edo Historical Chess Ratings


Blake, Joseph





Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1882  93  2308 (59) 9
1883  98  2321 (54) 7
1884  94  2336 (52) 10
1885  86  2357 (54) 5
1886  68  2391 (56) 2
1887  55  2424 (53) 6
1888  50  2426 (54) 0
1889  51  2427 (48) 10
1890  43  2441 (47) 9
1891  40  2445 (46) 13
1892  42  2440 (47) 8
1893  51  2413 (47) 15
1894  51  2408 (51) 0
1895  53  2404 (48) 11
1896  49  2419 (48) 9
1897  52  2408 (48) 10
1898  46  2421 (50) 10
1899  46  2419 (57) 0
1900  47  2417 (58) 0
1901  45  2415 (54) 7
1902  65  2383 (53) 12
1903  78  2365 (60) 0
1904  85  2348 (62) 0
1905  109  2330 (61) 1
1906  111  2329 (56) 0
1907  116  2329 (46) 11
1908  117  2317 (38) 30
1909  77  2366 (37) 32
1910  105  2322 (38) 30
1911  121  2273 (43) 27

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Blake, Joseph Henry  
Born: 3 Feb. 1859
Died: 11 Dec. 1951
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 301
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 955, 687
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 41
   Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 31
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 339
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 44
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 180, 205
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 30
Web
   Haddrell, Richard.  [SCCU Individual Champions]
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dal 1900 al 1944]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 5217. Blake v Hooke]

Tournament data

Manchester 1882 (1)     12th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I     5  /  9
Birmingham 1883 (2)     13th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Section B     4  /  7
Bath 1884 (2)     14th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Division 2     6.5  /  10
Hereford 1885 (3)     15th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class IB     3  /  5
Nottingham 1886 (3)     Counties Chess Association - Minor Tourney, Division II     6  /  6
Stamford 1887     Counties Chess Association Meeting - 1st Class Tournament     5  /  6
London 1889 (4)     5th British Chess Association Tournament     5  /  10
Cambridge 1890 (1)     Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Division 1     7  /  9
Oxford 1891 (1)     Counties Chess Association - Class I, Division I     7.5  /  9
  Blake, J.H. - Skipworth, A.B.     2.5 - 1.5    
Brighton 1892 (1)     Counties Chess Association Tournament     6.5  /  8
Cambridge 1893     Cambridge Tournament     5.5  /  8
Woodhall Spa 1893 (1)     Counties Chess Association - Class I     4  /  7
Llandudno 1895 (2)     4th Craigside Tournament     2  /  4
Hastings 1895 (4)     7th British Amateur Championship - Section IV     4.5  /  7
Clifton (Bristol) 1896 (1)     Southern Counties Congress - Class I     7.5  /  9
London 1897 (1)     Cable Team Selection Tournament     5.5  /  9
London and New York 1897     2nd Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Blake, J.H. - Delmar, E.     0 - 1    
Salisbury 1898 (1)     Southern Counties Chess Union Tournament     7.5  /  10
Folkestone 1901 (2)     3nd Kent County Chess Association Tournament - Section II     4  /  5
  Blake, J.H. - Tattersall, C.E.C.     1 - 0    
Folkestone 1901 (3)     3nd Kent County Chess Association Tournament - Section I and II play-off    
  Blake, J.H. - Atkins, H.E.     0.5 - 0.5    
London and New York 1902     7th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Blake, J.H. - Newman, C.J.     0.5 - 0.5    
Norwich 1902     Southern Counties Chess Union Tournament     7  /  11
London 1905 (2)     City of London Club - Metropolitan Club Match    
  Blake, J.H. - Burn, A.     0 - 1    
London 1907 (1)     4th British Chess Federation Championship     5.5  /  11
Tunbridge Wells 1908 (1)     5th British Chess Federation Championship     4  /  11
London 1908     18th City of London Club Championship     11  /  19
London and New York 1909     11th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Blake, J.H. - Howell, C.S.     1 - 0    
Scarborough 1909     6th British Chess Federation Championship     8.5  /  11
  Blake, J.H. - Atkins, H.E.     0.5 - 2.5    
London 1909     19th City of London Club Championship     13.5  /  17
Leicester 1910     City of London Club - Manchester Club Match    
  Blake, J.H. - Kelly, T.J.     0 - 1    
London and New York 1910     12th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Blake, J.H. - Black, R.T.     0 - 1    
Oxford 1910 (1)     7th British Chess Federation Championship     6.5  /  11
London 1910     20th City of London Club Championship     12.5  /  17
London 1911 (1)     City of London - North Manchester Club Match    
  Blake, J.H. - Houghton, R.W.     1 - 0    
Glasgow 1911 (1)     8th British Chess Federation Championship     5.5  /  11
London 1911 (2)     21st City of London Club Championship     7  /  16