Crook, W.G.




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1865  249  1880 (128) 7
1866  272  1893 (126) 1
1867  258  1908 (124) 0
1868  246  1923 (121) 0
1869  243  1939 (118) 0
1870  266  1954 (114) 0
1871  257  1969 (110) 0
1872  245  1984 (106) 0
1873  251  2000 (101) 7

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Crook, W.G.  
Born: 1829
Died: 1895
 
Notes:
W.G. Crook's son, Dr. A. Crook, also played chess. W.G. Crook was born in 1828 or 1829, since he died at age 66 in 1895.
 
References
Books
   Hindle, Mystery of Edward Pindar, page 71
Periodicals
   [CPC], vol. 3, Sep. 1861, page 270
   [CPM], vol. 2, Feb. 1864, page 50
   [CPM], vol. 2, June 1866, page 169
   [Era], vol. 23, 30 June 1861, page 6
   [Era], vol. 25, 14 Dec. 1862, page 5
   [IJ], 8 Nov. 1873, page 8
   [ILN], vol. 46, 21 Jan. 1865, page 75
Web
   Hindle, Owen.  [Early Norfolk and Norwich Chess Club History, p.3]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Beard, W.D. - Crook, W.G. 1865         (f)     4   -   0
Crook, W.G. - Bell, G.R. 1866         (c)     0.5   -   0.5

Tournament data

Lynn 1865     Norwich - Lynn Club Match    
  Crook, W.G. - Selfe, L.     1 - 2    
Ipswich, Suffolk 1873 (1)     East Anglian Chess Tournament - Class I     3  /  7

Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2017