Kennedy, Hugh
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1844 |
31 |
2285 | (74) | 5 |
| 1845 |
32 |
2302 | (68) | 0 |
| 1846 |
33 |
2319 | (58) | 19 |
| 1847 |
27 |
2342 | (59) | 17 |
| 1848 |
22 |
2364 | (56) | 11 |
| 1849 |
31 |
2347 | (55) | 14 |
| 1850 |
31 |
2347 | (59) | 0 |
| 1851 |
37 |
2347 | (57) | 15 |
| 1852 |
40 |
2327 | (65) | 0 |
| 1853 |
49 |
2307 | (69) | 8 |
| 1854 |
49 |
2292 | (79) | 0 |
| 1855 |
56 |
2277 | (88) | 0 |
| 1856 |
68 |
2262 | (95) | 0 |
| 1857 |
65 |
2247 | (101) | 0 |
| 1858 |
69 |
2231 | (106) | 0 |
| 1859 |
76 |
2216 | (111) | 0 |
| 1860 |
85 |
2201 | (115) | 0 |
| 1861 |
87 |
2186 | (118) | 0 |
| 1862 |
84 |
2171 | (121) | 1 |
| 1863 |
82 |
2161 | (126) | 0 |
| 1864 |
86 |
2152 | (129) | 0 |
| 1865 |
88 |
2142 | (133) | 0 |
| 1866 |
99 |
2132 | (136) | 0 |
| 1867 |
99 |
2122 | (139) | 0 |
| 1868 |
101 |
2112 | (141) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Kennedy, Hugh Alexander |
| Also known as: Captain Kennedy |
| Born: 1809 |
| Died: 22 Oct. 1878 |
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| Notes: |
| Burt (The Bristol Chess Club) says Kennedy died in 1879. Gaige says he died 22-10-1878. Called 'Major Kennedy' in the Illustrated London News of 12 Apr. 1845 (p.233), but I haven't seen this elsewhere. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Burt, Bristol Chess Club, page 6, 24 |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 84 |
| Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 530 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 209 |
| Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 321, 339 |
| Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 197 |
| Löwenthal and Medley, Transactions of the BCA, 1868-1869, page 1 |
| Periodicals |
| [BLL], 13 Apr. 1845, page 4 |
| [CPQC], vol. 2, June 1871, page 277 |
| [ILN], vol. 6, 12 Apr. 1845, page 233 |
| [ILN], vol. 18, 22 Feb. 1851, page 163 |
| [ILN], vol. 40, 22 Feb. 1862, page 204 |
| [ILN], vol. 73, 9 Nov. 1878, page 451 |
| Web |
| Burt, John. [The Bristol Chess Club] |
| Sarah. [Paul Meets Anderssen] |
| Sarah. [Paul Morphy's Contenders] |
| Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dell'800] |
| Spinrad, Jeremy P. [Early World Rankings], page 7 |
| Winter, Edward. [Napoleon Bonaparte and Chess] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Staunton, H. - Kennedy, H.A. 1844 |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 1.5 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Williams, E. - Kennedy, H.A. 1846 (1) |
(f) |
4 | - | 2 |
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| Williams, E. - Kennedy, H.A. 1846 (2) |
(f) |
4 | - | 5 |
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| Kennedy, H.A. - Harrwitz, D. 1846 |
(c) |
1 | - | 3 |
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| Kennedy, H.A. - Weil, G. 1847 |
(f) |
11.5 | - | 5.5 |
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| Kennedy, H.A. - Lowe, E. 1848 |
(f) |
4 | - | 3 |
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| Kennedy, H.A. - Harrwitz, D. 1848 |
(c) |
2.5 | - | 1.5 |
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| Lowe, E. - Kennedy, H.A. 1849 |
(f) |
7.5 | - | 6.5 |
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| Journoud, P. - Kennedy, H.A. 1853 |
(c) |
4.5 | - | 3.5 |
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| Dubois, S. - Kennedy, H.A. 1862 |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
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Tournament data
| London 1851 (1) |
The International Chess Tournament |
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Kennedy, H.A. - Mayet, C. |
2 - 0 |
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Kennedy, H.A. - Wyvill, M. |
3.5 - 4.5 |
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Kennedy, H.A. - Mucklow, J.R. |
4 - 0 |
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Kennedy, H.A. - Szen, J. |
0.5 - 4.5 |
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| London and Bristol 1868 |
Westminster - Bristol Telegraph Match |
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Kennedy, H.A. - de Vere, C.V. |
0 - 1 |
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