Hookham, Henry




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1879  429  1921 (108) 15
1880  449  1929 (106) 0
1881  489  1938 (104) 0
1882  508  1947 (100) 0
1883  546  1955 (97) 0
1884  575  1964 (92) 0
1885  568  1973 (86) 0
1886  540  1981 (79) 0
1887  528  1990 (70) 9
1888  522  1996 (69) 0
1889  506  2002 (66) 5
1890  505  2016 (64) 4
1891  545  1999 (62) 9
1892  639  1967 (62) 8
1893  658  1960 (61) 9
1894  688  1943 (61) 10
1895  727  1920 (61) 11
1896  744  1902 (62) 13
1897  802  1874 (67) 10

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Hookham, Henry  
Born: 22 Oct. 1824
Died: 24 Nov. 1898
 
Notes:
Gaige says born 22?-10-1824. The Sunday Times of 19 Dec. 1858 (p.10) mentions a Hookham playing in London. Was this the New Zealand player of the 1880s and 1890s?
 
References
Books
   Bignold, Australian Chess Annual, page 99, 105, 111
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 178
   Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 212
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 216
Periodicals
   [CPC], vol. 2, no. 13, Jan. 1860, page 10
   [ST], no. 1861, 19 Dec. 1858, page 10

Tournament data

Christchurch 1879     1st New Zealand Championship     10  /  14
  Hookham, H. - Hay, D.R.     1 - 0    
Adelaide 1887 (1)     Australian Jubilee Congress - Major Tournament     3  /  9
Christchurch 1889     2nd New Zealand Championship     2.5  /  5
Dunedin 1890     3rd New Zealand Championship     3.5  /  4
  Hookham, H. - Barnes, R.J.     1 - 0    
Wellington 1891     4th New Zealand Championship     6  /  9
Auckland 1892     5th New Zealand Championship     3.5  /  8
Christchurch 1893     6th New Zealand Championship     6.5  /  9
Dunedin 1894     7th New Zealand Championship     6.5  /  10
Wellington 1895     8th New Zealand Championship     6.5  /  11
Wanganui 1896     9th New Zealand Championship     8  /  13
Christchurch 1897     10th New Zealand Championship     3.5  /  10


Player information updated: 5 May 2020