Walker, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1869  88  2300 (93) 3
1870  76  2323 (89) 0
1871  68  2347 (84) 5
1872  65  2350 (87) 1
1873  62  2347 (90) 0
1874  62  2344 (92) 0
1875  68  2341 (93) 1
1876  69  2341 (94) 0
1877  69  2342 (94) 0
1878  70  2342 (93) 0
1879  72  2343 (91) 0
1880  77  2343 (88) 2
1881  86  2327 (88) 2
1882  98  2316 (90) 0
1883  118  2305 (92) 0
1884  137  2295 (93) 0
1885  145  2284 (92) 0
1886  156  2274 (91) 0
1887  171  2263 (88) 0
1888  190  2253 (85) 0
1889  195  2242 (80) 0
1890  222  2231 (73) 13
1891  214  2241 (76) 0
1892  207  2250 (77) 0
1893  193  2259 (76) 6
1894  208  2248 (80) 0
1895  229  2236 (82) 0
1896  231  2225 (82) 4
1897  254  2209 (87) 0
1898  291  2193 (90) 0
1899  316  2177 (92) 1
1900  328  2170 (95) 0
1901  361  2163 (97) 0
1902  388  2157 (99) 0
1903  411  2150 (99) 0
1904  450  2143 (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