Baxter, Charles




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1863  152  2199 (79) 15
1864  157  2200 (79) 0
1865  156  2202 (78) 0
1866  156  2203 (74) 3
1867  149  2212 (70) 7
1868  166  2195 (73) 0
1869  179  2178 (73) 3
1870  182  2169 (76) 0
1871  192  2159 (77) 3
1872  231  2125 (80) 2
1873  231  2116 (86) 0
1874  246  2108 (90) 0
1875  270  2099 (93) 0
1876  271  2091 (95) 0
1877  272  2083 (96) 0
1878  296  2074 (96) 0
1879  297  2066 (95) 0
1880  325  2057 (94) 2
1881  370  2052 (96) 2
1882  394  2048 (102) 0
1883  432  2043 (106) 0
1884  479  2038 (110) 0
1885  487  2034 (114) 0
1886  487  2029 (117) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Baxter, Charles R.  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
First name 'Charles' from Tim Harding (personal communication). The Chess World of Mar. 1867 (vol.3, p.20) has 'C.E. Baxter'.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 222
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 57, 571
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 155
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 144, 149
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 22
Periodicals
   [BLL], 21 Aug. 1836, page 2
   [CP], vol. 2, no. 41, 24 Apr. 1852, page 134
   [CP], vol. 2, no. 42, 1 May 1852, page 139
   [CPM], vol. 1, no. 6, June 1865, page 184
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 6, June 1866, page 191
   [CPM], vol. 3, no. 8, 1 Aug. 1867, page 252
   [CPM], vol. 3, no. 10, 1 Oct. 1867, page 307
   [CW], vol. 1, no. 2, Apr. 1865, page 60
   [CW], vol. 3, no. 1, Mar. 1867, page 20
   [DCA], 9 Aug. 1862
   [DCA], 25 Oct. 1862
   [DCA], 13 Dec. 1862
   [DCA], 20 Dec. 1862
   [Era], vol. 30, no. 1515, 6 Oct. 1867, page 5
   [ILN], vol. 51, no. 1450, 12 Oct. 1867, page 411
   [ILN], vol. 54, no. 1521, 16 Jan. 1869, page 75
   [ILN], vol. 54, no. 1523, 30 Jan. 1869, page 123
   [ILN], vol. 58, no. 1653, 3 June 1871, page 555
   [SZ], vol. 25, no. 7, July 1870, page 196
   [WP], vol. 4, no. 2, 1 June 1871, page 19
Web
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4652. Chess by circulation]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Baxter, C.R. - Gloag, J.A.L. 1863         (f)     5.5   -   2.5

Tournament data

Dundee 1863 (1)     Dundee Club Tournament - Section 1     6  /  7
Edinburgh 1865     Dundee - Glasgow Club Match    
  Baxter, C.R. - Richardson, J.R.     3 - 0    
Glasgow and Dundee 1866     Dundee - Glasgow Club Match    
  Baxter, C.R. - Eekhout, B.     1 - 2    
Dundee 1867 (2)     Scottish Tournament     5.5  /  7
Dundee 1869     Dundee Handicap Tournament     8.5  /  12      odds player in pawn and two moves class
Edinburgh 1871     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Baxter, C.R. - Spens, W.C.     3 - 0    
Edinburgh and Glasgow 1872     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Baxter, C.R. - Spens, W.C.     0 - 2    
Edinburgh 1880     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Baxter, C.R. - Mills, D.Y.     0.5 - 1.5    
Edinburgh 1881     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Baxter, C.R. - Court, J.     0.5 - 1.5    
Dundee 1886     Dundee Club Challenge Shield Tournament     10.5  /  12
  Baxter, C.R. - Fleming, R.P.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 8 Sept. 2024