Edo Historical Chess Ratings


Ranken, Charles





Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1851  34  2382 (84) 11
1852  34  2375 (90) 0
1853  38  2367 (94) 0
1854  34  2360 (98) 0
1855  36  2352 (101) 0
1856  44  2345 (103) 0
1857  47  2337 (105) 0
1858  46  2330 (105) 0
1859  52  2322 (106) 0
1860  54  2315 (106) 0
1861  56  2307 (105) 0
1862  57  2299 (103) 0
1863  54  2292 (101) 0
1864  54  2284 (98) 0
1865  54  2277 (95) 0
1866  58  2269 (90) 0
1867  64  2262 (85) 0
1868  60  2254 (78) 0
1869  66  2247 (69) 4
1870  68  2249 (64) 0
1871  66  2251 (55) 9
1872  59  2278 (50) 10
1873  68  2267 (47) 12
1874  73  2264 (44) 16
1875  91  2216 (45) 14
1876  120  2177 (46) 10
1877  108  2183 (47) 7
1878  90  2225 (46) 17
1879  80  2261 (52) 0
1880  75  2298 (50) 6
1881  74  2330 (47) 10
1882  82  2322 (44) 9
1883  102  2311 (40) 32
1884  124  2280 (47) 6
1885  144  2268 (51) 11
1886  154  2249 (60) 0
1887  178  2230 (65) 3
1888  189  2213 (71) 2
1889  193  2206 (77) 0
1890  205  2199 (82) 0
1891  218  2192 (85) 0
1892  230  2184 (86) 0
1893  233  2177 (87) 0
1894  241  2170 (86) 0
1895  262  2163 (83) 7

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Ranken, Charles Edward  
Born: 5 Jan. 1828
Died: 12 Apr. 1905
 
References
Books
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 967, 113
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 347
   Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 270
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 275, 327
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 332
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 75, 151, 195
   Staunton, The Chess Tournament, page lxx
Periodicals
   [BCR], vol. 1, Nov. 1853, page 337
   [CPC], vol. 11, Feb. 1850, page 55
   [CPC], vol. 1, Feb. 1853, page 60
   [CPC], vol. 1, Apr. 1853, page 125
   [ILN], vol. 24, 3 June 1854, page 526
   [ILN], vol. 27, 14 July 1855, page 43
   [ILN], vol. 34, 30 Apr. 1859, page 430
   [ILN], vol. 47, 7 Oct. 1865, page 347
   [ILN], vol. 54, 6 Mar. 1869, page 249
   [ILN], vol. 54, 8 May 1869, page 482
Web
   Harding, Tim.  [The First Oxford-Cambridge University Match], page 2
   Hilbert, John S.  [Irregular Regularity, Or, The Fifth Series], page 2
   Hilbert, John S.  [The Reverend Charles Edward Ranken and Mid-Victorian Correspondence Chess]
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Early World Rankings], page 7
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4879. Census information]

Tournament data

London 1851 (2)     Provincial Tournament    
  Ranken, C.E. - Robertson, Ja.A.     2 - 0    
  Ranken, C.E. - Deacon, F.H.     2 - 0    
  Ranken, C.E. - Hodges, W.     2.5 - 1.5    
  Ranken, C.E. - Boden, S.S.     1 - 2    
York 1869 (1)     Yorkshire Chess Association - 1st Class Tournament     1.5  /  3
York 1869 (2)     Yorkshire Chess Association - Handicap Tournament    
  Ranken, C.E. - Fisher, B.W.     0 - 1          Ranken, C.E. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Malvern 1871 (1)     2nd Counties Chess Association Meeting, 3rd British Chess Association Challenge Cup     4.5  /  9
Malvern 1872 (1)     3rd Counties Chess Association Meeting - 1st Class     8  /  10
Worcester 1873     Birmingham - Worcester Club Match    
  Ranken, C.E. - Halford, J.     1 - 0    
Birmingham 1873 (1)     Birmingham - Worcester Club Match    
  Ranken, C.E. - Yarranton, T.C.     2 - 0    
Bristol 1873 (1)     4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament    
  Ranken, C.E. - Tribe, W.     1 - 0          Ranken, C.E. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Ranken, C.E. - Bourne, C.     1 - 0          Ranken, C.E. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Ranken, C.E. - de Soyres, J.     0 - 1          Ranken, C.E. gave odds of pawn and move
Bristol 1873 (2)     4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Section A     3.5  /  7
Worcester 1874     Worcester - Cheltenham Club Match    
  Ranken, C.E. - Coates, W.     2 - 0    
Birmingham 1874 (1)     Birmingham - Cheltenham Club Match    
  Ranken, C.E. - Halford, J.     0.5 - 0.5    
Birmingham 1874 (2)     5th Counties Chess Association Meeting - 1st Class     6.5  /  10
Birmingham 1874 (4)     5th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap    
  Ranken, C.E. - Thorold, E.     1 - 0    
  Ranken, C.E. - Berry, W.     1 - 0          Ranken, C.E. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Ranken, C.E. - Wayte, W.     0 - 1    
Glasgow 1875 (1)     6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Scotland - England Match    
  Ranken, C.E. - Spens, W.C.     1 - 0    
Glasgow 1875 (2)     6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Provincial Champion's Cup     4.5  /  11
Glasgow 1875 (3)     6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament    
  Ranken, C.E. - Coker, J.     1 - 0          Ranken, C.E. gave odds of a pawn for the move
  Ranken, C.E. - Blackburne, J.H.     0 - 1          Blackburne, J.H. gave odds of a pawn for the move
Oxford 1876     Oxford University Club - Birmingham Club Match    
  Ranken, C.E. - Halford, J.     0 - 1    
Cheltenham 1876 (3)     7th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Provincial Champion's Cup     2  /  9
Birmingham 1877 (1)     Counties Chess Association - 1st Class     2.5  /  11
Grantham 1878 (1)     2nd Lincoln County Chess Association Meeting - 1st Class     3  /  6
London 1878 (3)     9th Counties Chess Association Meeting     7.5  /  12
Boston (England) 1880     10th Counties Chess Association Meeting     4  /  6
London 1881     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Ranken, C.E. - Lord, F.W.     0.5 - 0.5    
Leamington 1881     11th Counties Chess Association Meeting     8  /  9
Manchester 1882 (1)     12th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I     5.5  /  9
London 1883 (3)     Vizayanagaram Tournament     17.5  /  25
Birmingham 1883 (1)     13th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Section A     3.5  /  7
Bath 1884 (1)     14th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Division 1     1.5  /  6
London 1885 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Ranken, C.E. - Lord, F.W.     0 - 1    
Hereford 1885 (1)     15th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Master Tournament     3  /  10
Oxford 1887     Oxford University Club, Old v Present Members Match    
  Ranken, C.E. - Barnett, R.W.     1 - 1    
London 1887 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Ranken, C.E. - Chappell, W.T.     1 - 0    
London 1888 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Ranken, C.E. - Heppell, J.T.     0 - 1    
London 1888 (2)     British Chess Club - St. George's Club Match    
  Ranken, C.E. - Campbell, Jos.G.     0.5 - 0.5    
Hastings 1895 (4)     7th British Amateur Championship - Section IV     2.5  /  7