Walker, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1869  89  2300 (93) 3
1870  76  2324 (89) 0
1871  68  2348 (84) 5
1872  66  2350 (87) 1
1873  63  2347 (90) 0
1874  61  2344 (92) 0
1875  68  2341 (93) 1
1876  69  2342 (94) 0
1877  69  2342 (94) 0
1878  70  2343 (93) 0
1879  72  2343 (91) 0
1880  81  2343 (88) 2
1881  89  2326 (88) 2
1882  102  2316 (90) 0
1883  122  2305 (92) 0
1884  141  2295 (93) 0
1885  149  2284 (92) 0
1886  163  2273 (91) 0
1887  176  2263 (88) 0
1888  193  2252 (85) 0
1889  200  2241 (80) 0
1890  226  2231 (73) 13
1891  215  2240 (76) 0
1892  209  2249 (77) 0
1893  192  2258 (76) 6
1894  213  2247 (80) 0
1895  231  2235 (82) 0
1896  233  2224 (82) 4
1897  256  2208 (87) 0
1898  290  2192 (90) 0
1899  318  2176 (92) 1
1900  328  2169 (95) 0
1901  361  2162 (97) 0
1902  386  2156 (99) 0
1903  411  2149 (99) 0
1904  448  2142 (99) 5

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Walker, William Neish  
Born: 1849
Died: 8 Sep. 1927
 
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'.
 
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
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 10, Aug. 1875, page 312
   [ILN], vol. 54, no. 1523, 30 Jan. 1869, page 123
   [ILN], vol. 58, no. 1650, 13 May 1871, page 475
   [ILN], vol. 58, no. 1653, 3 June 1871, page 555
   [ILN], vol. 66, no. 1855, 27 Feb. 1875, page 211
   [WP], vol. 3, no. 35, 1 Mar. 1871, page 169
   [WP], vol. 3, no. 36, 1 Apr. 1871, page 188
   [WP], vol. 4, no. 2, 1 June 1871, page 19
   [WP], vol. 4, no. 11, 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]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Rosenthal, S. - Walker, W.N. 1871         (f)     1.5   -   2.5      Rosenthal, S. gave odds of pawn and move

Tournament data

Dundee 1869     Dundee Handicap Tournament     9.5  /  12      odds player in pawn and two moves class
Edinburgh 1871     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Walker, W.N. - Tait, W.     1 - 0    
Edinburgh and Glasgow 1872     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Walker, W.N. - Eekhout, B.     1 - 0    
Glasgow 1875 (1)     6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Scotland - England Match    
  Walker, W.N. - Martin, Wi.     1 - 0    
Edinburgh 1880     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Walker, W.N. - Jenkin, J.     2 - 0    
Edinburgh 1881     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Walker, W.N. - Jenkin, J.     1 - 1    
Dundee 1890 (1)     7th Scottish Championship     6.5  /  9
  Walker, W.N. - Spens, W.C.     1 - 0    
Dundee 1890 (3)     Scottish Chess Association Congress - Handicap Tournament    
  Walker, W.N. - Fleming, P.P.     1 - 0          Walker, W.N. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Walker, W.N. - Mitchell, H.B.     1 - 0          Walker, W.N. gave odds of a knight
  Walker, W.N. - Connor, J.     1 - 0          Walker, W.N. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Walker, W.N. - Spens, W.C.     0.5 - 0.5    
Dundee 1893 (1)     10th Scottish Championship     5.5  /  6
Dundee 1896     13th Scottish Championship     3  /  4
Dundee 1899     Richardson Cup Team Match    
  Walker, W.N. - Mills, D.Y.     0 - 1    
Dundee 1904     21st Scottish Championship     3.5  /  5

Player information updated: 1 Feb. 2023