Walker, William

Ratings
Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
1869 |
77 |
2282 | (95) | 3 |
1870 |
71 |
2303 | (91) | 0 |
1871 |
61 |
2325 | (86) | 5 |
1872 |
65 |
2321 | (90) | 1 |
1873 |
71 |
2311 | (94) | 0 |
1874 |
74 |
2300 | (98) | 0 |
1875 |
88 |
2289 | (100) | 1 |
1876 |
84 |
2285 | (103) | 0 |
1877 |
86 |
2281 | (105) | 0 |
1878 |
89 |
2277 | (107) | 0 |
1879 |
93 |
2273 | (108) | 0 |
1880 |
101 |
2269 | (108) | 0 |
1881 |
121 |
2265 | (108) | 0 |
1882 |
131 |
2261 | (108) | 0 |
1883 |
150 |
2257 | (107) | 0 |
1884 |
167 |
2253 | (105) | 0 |
1885 |
178 |
2249 | (103) | 0 |
1886 |
183 |
2245 | (100) | 0 |
1887 |
192 |
2240 | (96) | 0 |
1888 |
196 |
2236 | (92) | 0 |
1889 |
206 |
2232 | (86) | 0 |
1890 |
216 |
2228 | (79) | 10 |
1891 |
218 |
2242 | (81) | 0 |
1892 |
202 |
2255 | (81) | 0 |
1893 |
191 |
2268 | (80) | 6 |
1894 |
199 |
2260 | (83) | 0 |
1895 |
211 |
2252 | (86) | 0 |
1896 |
216 |
2244 | (86) | 4 |
1897 |
220 |
2234 | (91) | 0 |
1898 |
242 |
2225 | (95) | 0 |
1899 |
257 |
2215 | (98) | 0 |
1900 |
264 |
2205 | (101) | 0 |
1901 |
287 |
2195 | (102) | 0 |
1902 |
321 |
2186 | (103) | 0 |
1903 |
343 |
2176 | (103) | 0 |
1904 |
385 |
2166 | (103) | 5 |
Rating table notes
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Biographical data |
Name: Walker, William Neish |
Born: 1849 |
Died: 8 Sep. 1927 |
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Notes: |
Gaige gives birth between 9-09-1848 and 8-09-1849. The Westminster Papers of 1 Apr. 1871 (vol.3, p.188) has 'W.W. Walker' but in the 1 Mar. 1871 issue (vol.3, p.169) has 'W.N. Walker'. |
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References |
Books |
Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 40 |
Forster, Amos Burn, page 971 |
Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 455 |
Harding, Doctoral thesis, page 173 |
Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 362, 419, 422, 581 |
Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 290 |
Periodicals |
[ILN], vol. 54, 30 Jan. 1869, page 123 |
[ILN], vol. 58, 13 May 1871, page 475 |
[ILN], vol. 58, 3 June 1871, page 555 |
[ILN], vol. 66, 27 Feb. 1875, page 211 |
[WP], vol. 3, 1 Mar. 1871, page 169 |
[WP], vol. 3, 1 Apr. 1871, page 188 |
[WP], vol. 4, 1 June 1871, page 19 |
[WP], vol. 4, 1 Mar. 1872, page 195 |
Web |
McGowan, Alan. [Scottish Championship 1895] |
McGowan, Alan. [William N Walker] |
McGowan, Alan. [William Neish Walker] |
Winter, Edward. [CN 4652. Chess by circulation] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
Player information updated: 5 May 2020 |
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