Walker, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1869  93  2307 (94) 3
1870  79  2331 (89) 0
1871  73  2354 (84) 5
1872  71  2357 (87) 1
1873  70  2354 (90) 0
1874  66  2351 (92) 0
1875  73  2348 (93) 1
1876  73  2349 (94) 0
1877  74  2349 (94) 0
1878  74  2350 (93) 0
1879  78  2351 (91) 0
1880  86  2351 (88) 2
1881  94  2334 (88) 2
1882  105  2324 (90) 0
1883  127  2313 (92) 0
1884  145  2303 (93) 0
1885  152  2292 (92) 0
1886  165  2282 (91) 0
1887  182  2271 (88) 0
1888  207  2260 (85) 0
1889  209  2250 (80) 0
1890  230  2239 (73) 13
1891  215  2249 (76) 0
1892  207  2258 (77) 0
1893  195  2267 (76) 6
1894  216  2256 (80) 0
1895  230  2244 (82) 0
1896  240  2233 (82) 4
1897  262  2217 (87) 0
1898  305  2201 (90) 0
1899  336  2185 (92) 1
1900  353  2178 (95) 0
1901  380  2171 (97) 0
1902  408  2165 (98) 0
1903  435  2158 (99) 0
1904  479  2151 (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