Stephenson, Harold




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1905  847  1965 (90) 1
1906  838  1977 (81) 0
1907  838  1989 (71) 0
1908  819  2001 (57) 10
1909  877  2011 (53) 11
1910  856  2019 (57) 0
1911  857  2027 (57) 10
1912  806  2040 (65) 0
1913  791  2052 (71) 0
1914  741  2065 (74) 0
1915  672  2077 (75) 0
1916  650  2090 (74) 0
1917  621  2102 (70) 0
1918  606  2115 (65) 0
1919  578  2127 (55) 11
1920  632  2122 (53) 4
1921  675  2126 (49) 18
1922  653  2145 (59) 0
1923  636  2164 (65) 0
1924  579  2183 (67) 0
1925  536  2203 (66) 0
1926  494  2222 (62) 9
1927  538  2214 (70) 0
1928  589  2206 (76) 0
1929  637  2199 (80) 0
1930  679  2191 (82) 0
1931  759  2184 (82) 0
1932  800  2176 (81) 0
1933  878  2168 (79) 0
1934  922  2161 (75) 8
1935  979  2154 (81) 0
1936  978  2147 (85) 9

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Stephenson, Harold John Francis Spink  
Born: 1879
Died: 27 May 1951
 
References
Books
   Cornil, Le Café de la Régence, page 225
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 338
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 404
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 3
   Hilbert, Napier, page 319
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 262
Web
   Denman, Brian.  [Harold John Francis Spink Stephenson]
   Saunders, John.  [Tournament: 12th BCF Victory Congress]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Macbean, W.P. - Stephenson, H.J.F.S. 1920         (f)     3   -   1

Tournament data

Copenhagen 1905     Hastings Club - Copenhagen Match    
  Stephenson, H.J.F.S. - Nielsen, A. (1)     0 - 1    
Tunbridge Wells 1908 (4)     5th British Chess Federation Congress - First Class, Section B     4.5  /  10
Scarborough 1909 (4)     6th British Chess Federation Congress - First Class, Section C     4  /  11
Tunbridge Wells 1911 (2)     Kent and Sussex Counties Chess Association Congress - 1st Class Open, Section B     4.5  /  9
Paris 1911 (2)     Hastings Club - Union Amicale des Amateurs de la Régence Match    
  Stephenson, H.J.F.S. - Goetz, A.     0 - 1    
Hastings 1919 (4)     British Chess Federation Special Victory Congress - 1st Class Group C     7.5  /  11
Malvern 1921 (3)     14th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     1.5  /  11
Hastings 1921 (4)     2nd Hastings Christmas Congress - Major Tournament     5  /  7
Hastings 1926 (2)     6th Hastings Christmas Congress - Major Tournament     6  /  9
Hastings 1934 (3)     14th Hastings Christmas Congress - Major B     5.5  /  8
Hastings 1936 (6)     16th Hastings Christmas Congress - Major C     8  /  9

Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025