Bigelow, Horace




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1920  306  2235 (55) 10
1921  354  2221 (47) 11
1922  456  2195 (44) 13
1923  612  2162 (43) 18
1924  688  2144 (47) 12
1925  765  2128 (52) 2
1926  848  2113 (52) 12
1927  898  2109 (57) 0
1928  924  2105 (57) 0
1929  963  2102 (52) 10
1930  972  2107 (47) 19
1931  1103  2094 (53) 1
1932  1121  2092 (53) 13
1933  1183  2084 (62) 0
1934  1242  2077 (68) 0
1935  1320  2069 (70) 8
1936  1330  2051 (80) 0
1937  1313  2033 (88) 0
1938  1359  2015 (94) 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     4  /  13
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: 24 Aug. 2025