Walker, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1869  74  2269 (96) 3
1870  69  2287 (93) 0
1871  61  2305 (89) 5
1872  66  2296 (93) 0
1873  74  2286 (97) 0
1874  74  2277 (100) 0
1875  87  2267 (102) 1
1876  80  2264 (105) 0
1877  82  2261 (107) 0
1878  83  2258 (108) 0
1879  90  2255 (109) 0
1880  102  2252 (109) 0
1881  117  2249 (109) 0
1882  129  2246 (109) 0
1883  146  2243 (107) 0
1884  160  2240 (106) 0
1885  174  2237 (103) 0
1886  175  2234 (100) 0
1887  182  2231 (97) 0
1888  182  2228 (92) 0
1889  191  2225 (86) 0
1890  202  2222 (79) 10
1891  202  2236 (81) 0
1892  188  2249 (81) 0
1893  176  2263 (80) 6
1894  181  2255 (84) 0
1895  190  2248 (86) 0
1896  194  2240 (87) 4
1897  201  2230 (92) 0
1898  217  2221 (96) 0
1899  232  2212 (99) 0
1900  234  2202 (101) 0
1901  252  2193 (102) 0
1902  280  2184 (103) 0
1903  304  2174 (103) 0
1904  332  2165 (103) 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
   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
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    
Glasgow 1875 (1)     6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Scotland - England Match    
  Walker, W.N. - Martin, Wi.     1 - 0    
Dundee 1890     7th Scottish Championship     6.5  /  9
  Walker, W.N. - Spens, W.C.     1 - 0    
Dundee 1893     10th Scottish Championship     5.5  /  6
Dundee 1896     13th Scottish Championship     3  /  4
Dundee 1904     21st Scottish Championship     3.5  /  5

Player information updated: 10 Aug. 2018