Medley, George
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1847 |
52 |
2240 | (57) | 19 |
| 1848 |
38 |
2283 | (55) | 0 |
| 1849 |
38 |
2327 | (45) | 47 |
| 1850 |
41 |
2333 | (49) | 19 |
| 1851 |
52 |
2299 | (55) | 6 |
| 1852 |
50 |
2282 | (61) | 5 |
| 1853 |
57 |
2286 | (69) | 0 |
| 1854 |
51 |
2291 | (73) | 0 |
| 1855 |
50 |
2296 | (76) | 0 |
| 1856 |
58 |
2300 | (77) | 0 |
| 1857 |
53 |
2305 | (75) | 2 |
| 1858 |
53 |
2307 | (75) | 3 |
| 1859 |
54 |
2317 | (76) | 0 |
| 1860 |
52 |
2326 | (74) | 7 |
| 1861 |
52 |
2323 | (78) | 1 |
| 1862 |
54 |
2316 | (83) | 3 |
| 1863 |
52 |
2302 | (92) | 0 |
| 1864 |
53 |
2288 | (99) | 0 |
| 1865 |
57 |
2274 | (105) | 0 |
| 1866 |
61 |
2260 | (111) | 0 |
| 1867 |
66 |
2246 | (116) | 0 |
| 1868 |
68 |
2232 | (121) | 0 |
| 1869 |
75 |
2218 | (125) | 0 |
| 1870 |
87 |
2203 | (128) | 0 |
| 1871 |
90 |
2189 | (132) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Medley, George Webb |
| Born: 1826 |
| Died: 29 Nov. 1898 |
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| Notes: |
| Gaige gives birth between 30-11-1825 and 29-11-1826. Kieseritzky (in La Régence) indicates that he was the brother of John R. Medley. Staunton mentions a 'Medley' as early as 21 Nov. 1846, in his Illustrated London News column (p.331). |
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| References |
| Books |
| Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 38, 530 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 276 |
| Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 355 |
| Periodicals |
| [BLL], 30 May 1847, page 6 |
| [BLL], 28 Nov. 1847, page 5 |
| [BLL], 8 Dec. 1850, page 8 |
| [CP], vol. 4, July 1853, page 32 |
| [CPC], vol. 9, Aug. 1848, page 227 |
| [CPC], vol. 10, Mar. 1849, page 66 |
| [ILN], vol. 10, 21 Mar. 1847, page 219 |
| [ILN], vol. 40, 22 Feb. 1862, page 204 |
| [ILN], vol. 47, 16 Dec. 1865, page 595 |
| [Reg], vol. 3, July 1851, page 204 |
| Web |
| Sarah. [Paul Meets Anderssen] |
| Sarah. [Paul Morphy's Contenders] |
| Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dell'800] |
| Spinrad, Jeremy P. [Early World Rankings], page 7 |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| de Saint-Amant, P.C.F. - Medley, G.W. 1847 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
de Saint-Amant, P.C.F. gave odds of a knight |
| Harrwitz, D. - Medley, G.W. 1847 |
(f) |
11 | - | 7 |
Harrwitz, D. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Perigal, G. - Medley, G.W. 1849 (1) |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 6.5 |
Perigal, G. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Medley, G.W. - Bird, H.E. 1849 |
(f) |
7 | - | 4 |
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| Perigal, G. - Medley, G.W. 1849 (2) |
(f) |
3 | - | 3 |
Perigal, G. gave odds of a pawn for the move |
| Staunton, H. - Medley, G.W. 1849 |
(f) |
7.5 | - | 2.5 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Harrwitz, D. - Medley, G.W. 1850 |
(f) |
1 | - | 3 |
Harrwitz, D. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Medley, G.W. - Mongredien, A. (1) 1850 |
(f) |
9 | - | 6 |
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| Anderssen (offhand) - Medley, G.W. 1851 |
(c) |
4.5 | - | 1.5 |
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| Williams, E. - Medley, G.W. 1852 |
(f) |
4.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Morphy, P.C. - Medley, G.W. 1858 |
(c) |
3 | - | 0 |
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| Kolisch, I. - Medley, G.W. 1860 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 1.5 |
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Tournament data
| London 1849 |
Ries' Divan tournament |
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Medley, G.W. - Bird, H.E. |
2 - 1 |
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Medley, G.W. - Lowe, E. |
2.5 - 1.5 |
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Medley, G.W. - Buckle, H.T. |
0 - 1 |
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Medley, G.W. - Medley, J.R. |
2 - 0 |
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| Manchester 1857 (2) |
1st British Chess Association Congress Minor Section |
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Medley, G.W. - MacDonnell, G.A. |
1 - 0 |
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Medley, G.W. - Owen, J. |
0 - 1 |
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| Bristol and London 1861 |
Bristol - London telegraph match |
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Medley, G.W. - MacDonnell, G.A. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London 1862 (1) |
London Club - St. James Club Match |
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Medley, G.W. - Saint Bon |
1 - 0 |
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| London 1862 (3) |
Handicap Tournament (5th British Chess Association?) |
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Medley, G.W. - Mackenzie, G.H. |
1 - 2 |
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Medley, G.W. gave odds of the move |
| London 1871 (7) |
Westminster - City of London Club Match |
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Medley, G.W. - Potter, W.N. |
0 - 1 |
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