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Benjamin Franklin v Lady Caroline Howe, London 1774
(Artist: Edward Harrison May circa 1860)
The statesman and polymath Franklin was an avid chess player as was Lady Caroline. The pair played a series of games in 1774, the prime purpose of which was for Lady Caroline to act as a secret intermediary between the British Whig Government and the 'rebellious' colonies whom Franklin represented.
Lady Howe was sister to Lord Admiral Richard Howe and General William Howe both of whom were to play notable prominent for the British in the ensuing War of Independence.
The table shows the performance of Rainham players in both ECF Grading Performance & absolute terms for matches played for the club in the 2014/15 season.
The grades and performances are based upon the July 2014 ECF grading list, these are in use for the entire season in the Kent League tournaments. January 2015 grades are shown in parentheses.
Wins by default are not included in this table.
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