Joe Summers, Baltimore MD
President,Catonsville Chess Club: Maryland Chess Assoc, Member-at-Large
Harry Nelson Pillsbury (1872-1906) was the strongest American player before Frank J. Marshall. I believe he was of World Championship strengh and would have been ready for a match with Lasker about 1905 had he not gotten sick and died at the age of 34. His lifetime score against Lasker
According to the Chessmetrics website Pillsbury's peak three year avg rating was 2806 making him #10 alltime.
Pillsbury's Doughboys scored 4-2 at USATE 2006 Bud,Lew,Byron,Joe
Pillsbury's Doughboys scored 4-2 at USATE 2007 Bud,Lew,Byron,Joe
Pillsbury's Doughboys scored 4-2 at USATE 2008 Bud,Lew,Byron,Joe Top M
Ivan Butterfly scored 3.5-2.5 at USATE 2009 Troy,Wilbert,Joe,Byron
Noble Piece Winners scored 4-2 at USATE 2010 Justin, Joe, Byron, Erik
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| Type | Rating | Best | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Blitz | Rating | 1424 | Best | 1558 (09/Jan/2011) |
| Type | Standard | Rating | 1703 | Best | |
| Type | Bullet | Rating | 1076 | Best | 1314 (01/Aug/2003) |
| Type | Loser's | Rating | 1452 | Best | |
| Type | 5-minute | Rating | 1412 | Best |