Bigelow, Horace




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1920  318  2239 (55) 10
1921  366  2225 (47) 11
1922  469  2199 (44) 13
1923  633  2165 (43) 18
1924  717  2146 (47) 12
1925  812  2128 (52) 2
1926  911  2112 (52) 12
1927  970  2107 (57) 0
1928  1004  2102 (57) 0
1929  1028  2097 (52) 10
1930  1051  2100 (47) 19
1931  1201  2082 (53) 1
1932  1240  2075 (54) 12
1933  1287  2070 (63) 0
1934  1355  2065 (68) 0
1935  1405  2060 (71) 8
1936  1414  2042 (80) 0
1937  1383  2025 (88) 0
1938  1439  2008 (95) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Bigelow, Horace Ransom  
Born: 6 Mar. 1898
Died: 18 Apr. 1980
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 300
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 319
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 376
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 217
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 37
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 324
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 210, 346, 360
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 28
   Urcan, Julius Finn, page 221
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 348, 384

Tournament data

Bromley 1920 (3)     17th Kent County Chess Association Congress - Preliminary Section C     4  /  5
Bromley 1920 (8)     17th Kent County Chess Association Congress - Final Section B     3  /  5
Malvern 1921 (2)     14th British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open Tournament     7  /  11
New York 1922 (3)     Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Bigelow, H.R. - Beihoff, G.J.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1922 (6)     New York Tournament     2  /  5
New York 1922 (7)     Marshall Club Theme Tournament     1.5  /  7
New York 1923 (18)     Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Bigelow, H.R. - Marder, A.     0 - 1    
New York 1923 (19)     Marshall Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Bigelow, H.R. - Kupchik, A.     0 - 1    
New York 1923 (25)     9th American Chess Congress - Qualifying Tournament     1.5  /  3
Lake Hopatcong 1923     9th American Chess Congress     2.5  /  13
New York 1924 (2)     Dimock Theme Tournament     3  /  12
New York 1925 (2)     Marshall Club - Hungarian Club Match    
  Bigelow, H.R. - Steinberger, J.     1 - 0    
New York 1925 (3)     Stuyvesant Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Bigelow, H.R. - Wilenkin, M.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1926 (4)     Dimock Tournament - Section B     6  /  12
New York 1929 (4)     Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Bigelow, H.R. - Pinkus, A.S.     1 - 0    
Bradley Beach 1929     Bradley Beach Tournament     0.5  /  9
New York 1930 (1)     13th Marshall Club Championship     6.5  /  12
New York 1930 (11)     14th Marshall Club Championship - Preliminary Section A     1.5  /  7
New York 1931 (7)     Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match    
  Bigelow, H.R. - Tenner, O.     0 - 1    
New York 1931 (12)     Marshall Club - North Jersey Club Match    
  Bigelow, H.R. - de Planque, H.     1 - 0    
New York 1932 (2)     15th Marshall Club Championship     3  /  12
New York 1932 (8)     Marshall Club - Scandinavian Club Match    
  Bigelow, H.R. - Olsen, S.     0 - 1    
Binghamton 1935     57th New York State Chess Association Championship     4  /  8
New York 1938 (2)     Manhattann Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Bigelow, H.R. - Soudakoff, J.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 11 Jan. 2026