Hookham, Henry




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1879  431  1919 (108) 15
1880  450  1928 (106) 0
1881  493  1936 (104) 0
1882  510  1945 (101) 0
1883  547  1954 (97) 0
1884  579  1962 (92) 0
1885  572  1971 (86) 0
1886  543  1980 (79) 0
1887  533  1988 (70) 9
1888  526  1994 (69) 0
1889  511  2000 (66) 5
1890  506  2014 (64) 4
1891  549  1998 (62) 9
1892  638  1965 (62) 8
1893  659  1959 (61) 9
1894  690  1941 (61) 10
1895  726  1918 (61) 11
1896  745  1901 (62) 13
1897  804  1872 (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