Hooke, George




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1882  180  2225 (60) 11
1883  186  2235 (57) 0
1884  186  2246 (48) 9
1885  142  2304 (41) 22
1886  109  2340 (43) 24
1887  120  2329 (54) 1
1888  134  2316 (61) 1
1889  143  2296 (65) 1
1890  161  2289 (69) 1
1891  151  2298 (71) 2
1892  147  2305 (73) 1
1893  137  2309 (74) 1
1894  139  2312 (76) 3
1895  151  2305 (79) 0
1896  154  2299 (81) 3
1897  172  2281 (86) 1
1898  202  2267 (92) 1
1899  234  2250 (99) 0
1900  263  2234 (104) 0
1901  296  2217 (109) 0
1902  332  2201 (113) 0
1903  365  2184 (117) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Hooke, George Archer  
Born: 28 Feb. 1857
Died: 8 Dec. 1934
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 178
   Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 149
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 243
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 193, 197
Periodicals
   [CML], vol. 5, no. 3, Nov. 1883, page 67
   [CML], vol. 6, no. 5, Jan. 1885, page 131
   [CPC], vol. 8, no. 214, 6 Aug. 1884, page 62
Web
   Loy, Jim.  [The King Hunt]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 5217. Blake v Hooke]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Hooke, G.A. - Wainwright, G.E. 1885         (f)     7.5   -   6.5

Tournament data

Manchester 1882 (2)     12th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class II     7.5  /  11
London, England 1884 (3)     City of London Club 3rd Class - Cambridge University Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Keynes, J.N.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1884 (10)     Simpson's Divan Handicap - Section B     2  /  8      odds player in pawn and move class
London, England 1885 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Plunkett, H.C.     0.5 - 0.5    
Hereford 1885 (1)     15th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class IA     4.5  /  6
Hereford 1885 (6)     15th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament    
  Hooke, G.A. - Jacobs, H.L.     0 - 1    
London, England 1886 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Wayte, W.     1 - 0    
London, England 1886 (7)     2nd British Chess Association Congress - Amateur Championship Tourney     13.5  /  18
London, England 1886 (9)     British Chess Club 2nd Class Tourney     3.5  /  5
London, England 1887 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Lewis, F.H.     1 - 0    
London, England 1888 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Ballard, W.R.     1 - 0    
London, England 1889 (3)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Gattie, W.M.     0 - 1    
London, England 1890 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Minchin, J.I.     0 - 1    
London, England 1891 (2)     British Chess Club - City of London Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Sonneborn, W.     1 - 0    
London, England 1891 (3)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Jackson, E.M.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1892 (6)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Warner, J.H.     1 - 0    
Birmingham 1893     North and South Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Hollins, F.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1894 (1)     North and South Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Marriott, A.R.     1 - 0    
London, England 1894 (3)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Gover, F.F.     1 - 0    
London, England 1894 (6)     City of London Club - Metropolitan Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Lord, F.W.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1896 (1)     City of London Club - Metropolitan Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Bowles, C.W.     1 - 0    
London, England 1896 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Deighton, F.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1896 (3)     North of the Thames - South of the Thames Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Trenchard, H.W.     1 - 0    
London, England 1896 (5)     City of London Club - Athenaeum Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Ropes, A.R.     1 - 0    
London, England 1897 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Gattie, W.M.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1898 (3)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Richardson, H.A.     1 - 0    
London, England and New York 1903     8th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Hooke, G.A. - Helms, H.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 6 Aug. 2024