Smith, Stephen
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1885 |
512 |
1945 | (64) | 6 |
| 1886 |
491 |
1961 | (53) | 25 |
| 1887 |
422 |
2015 | (58) | 0 |
| 1888 |
344 |
2068 | (59) | 0 |
| 1889 |
288 |
2122 | (54) | 9 |
| 1890 |
281 |
2145 | (56) | 1 |
| 1891 |
250 |
2184 | (54) | 0 |
| 1892 |
221 |
2223 | (46) | 22 |
| 1893 |
199 |
2244 | (48) | 7 |
| 1894 |
165 |
2274 | (51) | 1 |
| 1895 |
138 |
2303 | (47) | 10 |
| 1896 |
126 |
2312 | (46) | 15 |
| 1897 |
147 |
2291 | (54) | 1 |
| 1898 |
162 |
2279 | (56) | 0 |
| 1899 |
182 |
2268 | (53) | 10 |
| 1900 |
191 |
2257 | (59) | 0 |
| 1901 |
199 |
2246 | (60) | 5 |
| 1902 |
210 |
2244 | (65) | 0 |
| 1903 |
225 |
2242 | (66) | 0 |
| 1904 |
244 |
2240 | (64) | 0 |
| 1905 |
255 |
2238 | (59) | 1 |
| 1906 |
260 |
2233 | (51) | 3 |
| 1907 |
286 |
2223 | (40) | 35 |
| 1908 |
285 |
2222 | (48) | 0 |
| 1909 |
293 |
2222 | (46) | 9 |
| 1910 |
306 |
2217 | (45) | 12 |
| 1911 |
287 |
2228 | (46) | 16 |
| 1912 |
306 |
2218 | (59) | 0 |
| 1913 |
311 |
2208 | (67) | 0 |
| 1914 |
311 |
2198 | (71) | 0 |
| 1915 |
308 |
2188 | (73) | 0 |
| 1916 |
321 |
2178 | (73) | 0 |
| 1917 |
328 |
2168 | (70) | 0 |
| 1918 |
336 |
2158 | (65) | 0 |
| 1919 |
357 |
2148 | (56) | 11 |
| 1920 |
367 |
2167 | (54) | 11 |
| 1921 |
405 |
2156 | (62) | 0 |
| 1922 |
407 |
2145 | (66) | 0 |
| 1923 |
445 |
2134 | (66) | 0 |
| 1924 |
489 |
2123 | (63) | 13 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Smith, Stephen Francis |
| Also known as: Dr. Stephen Francis Smith |
| Born: 1860 |
| Died: 12 May 1928 |
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| Notes: |
| Gaige (Chess Personalia) gives birth between 13-05-1860 and 12-05-1861. Chess Tournament Crosstables (vol.I, p.100) has S.T. Smith at Hastings 1895; the British Chess Magazine (1895, p.373) has 'Dr S.F. Smith' (as reported to me by Edward Winter in correspondence); Di Felice has Stephen Francis Smith. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 317 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 338 |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 969 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 396 |
| Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 71 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 249 |
| Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 253 |
| Web |
| Cohen, David. [Canadian Chess Timeline] |
| Cohen, David. [Canadian Chess: Stephen Francis Smith] |
| Tabner, Keith. [History of Shropshire Chess: Chapter 1 - 1850 - 1929] |
| Wright, Stephen. [BCCF E-mail Bulletin #105], page 2 |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
| London, England 1885 (5) |
British Chess Association - Tennyson Prize Tournament |
0.5 | / | 6 |
| | | |
| London, England 1886 (6) |
2nd British Chess Association Congress - Tennyson Prize Tourney |
1 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| London, England 1886 (7) |
2nd British Chess Association Congress - Amateur Championship Tourney |
4 | / | 18 |
| | | |
| London, England 1889 (6) |
British Amateur Championship |
5.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| London, England 1890 (2) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Smith, S.F. - Chepmell, C.H. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| London, England 1892 (3) |
City of London Club Championship - 3-Section Play-off |
| | | | | | |
|
Smith, S.F. - Moriau, C. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1892 (6) |
7th British Chess Association Congress - Amateur Championship |
5.5 | / | 12 |
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| Woodhall Spa 1893 (1) |
Counties Chess Association - Class I, Section A |
2.5 | / | 7 |
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| London, England 1894 (1) |
North and South Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Smith, S.F. - Birks, J. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Hastings 1895 (1) |
7th British Amateur Championship - Section I |
5.5 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| Hastings 1895 (6) |
7th British Amateur Championship - Consolation Tourney |
1 | / | 3 |
| | | |
| London, England 1896 (1) |
City of London Club - Metropolitan Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Smith, S.F. - Mortimer, J. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| London, England 1896 (4) |
Divan Chess Association - City of London Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Smith, S.F. - Gunsberg, I.A. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| London, England 1896 (5) |
City of London Club - Athenaeum Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Smith, S.F. - Wagner, H. (2) |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London, England 1896 (7) |
London Tournament |
1 | / | 4 |
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| London, England and Leeds 1897 |
City of London Club - Yorkshire Chess Association Telephone Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Smith, S.F. - Rayner, Ja. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London, England 1899 (2) |
London Minor Tournament |
5.5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| London, England 1901 (1) |
11th City of London Chess Club Championship |
15 | / | 21 |
| | | |
| London, England 1905 (4) |
City of London Club - Metropolitan Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Smith, S.F. - Sergeant, E.G. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| London, England 1906 |
16th City of London Club Championship |
8.5 | / | 13 |
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| Ostend 1907 (1) |
Ostend Amateur Tournament |
10 | / | 18 |
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| Deal 1907 |
9th Kent County Chess Association Tournament |
3 | / | 6 |
| | | |
| Ostend 1907 (4) |
Ostend Amateur Tournament A |
4.5 | / | 11 |
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| Hastings 1909 |
Kent and Sussex Congress |
5.5 | / | 9 |
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| Leicester 1910 |
City of London Club - Manchester Club Match |
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Smith, S.F. - Coates, C. |
0 - 1 |
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| Oxford 1910 (1) |
7th British Chess Federation Championship |
4 | / | 11 |
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| London, England 1911 (1) |
City of London - North Manchester Club Match |
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Smith, S.F. - Caplan, A. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| London, England 1911 (2) |
21st City of London Club Championship |
9 | / | 16 |
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| Hastings 1919 (3) |
British Chess Federation Special Victory Congress - 1st Class Group C |
5.5 | / | 11 |
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| Edinburgh 1920 (2) |
13th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
5 | / | 11 |
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| Paris 1924 (5) |
Olympic Tournament - Preliminary Section 5 |
0.5 | / | 5 |
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| Paris 1924 (11) |
Olympic Tournament - Consolation Cup |
4.5 | / | 8 |
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| Player information updated: 16 Dec. 2018 |
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