Ferris, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  183  2242 (63) 13
1885  158  2273 (52) 47
1886  150  2286 (52) 2
1887  138  2310 (45) 20
1888  150  2297 (49) 0
1889  161  2284 (43) 23
1890  188  2267 (43) 14
1891  234  2223 (43) 12
1892  298  2178 (41) 18
1893  290  2179 (42) 17
1894  262  2211 (44) 5
1895  241  2228 (40) 26
1896  236  2220 (39) 23
1897  240  2223 (39) 25
1898  252  2224 (42) 15
1899  264  2219 (45) 13
1900  316  2174 (51) 1
1901  401  2142 (50) 14
1902  435  2127 (58) 0
1903  477  2112 (60) 0
1904  534  2097 (59) 1
1905  551  2096 (54) 12
1906  576  2085 (58) 1
1907  614  2072 (59) 1
1908  659  2061 (57) 9
1909  689  2066 (61) 1
1910  684  2065 (62) 1
1911  695  2072 (60) 10
1912  698  2063 (66) 7
1913  725  2056 (76) 0
1914  703  2048 (85) 0
1915  684  2040 (92) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Ferris, William Jacob  
Born: 17 Feb. 1856
Died: 5 Sep. 1917
 
Notes:
Urcan has 'F.J. Ferris'.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 304
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 117
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 497
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 26, 83, 124
   Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 31, 284
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 32, 118, 387
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 20, 264
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 19
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 74
   Urcan, Julius Finn, page 165
Periodicals
   [BDE], vol. 59, no. 150, 31 May 1899, page 13
   [WR], 7 Oct. 1875
   [WSMS], 7 Dec. 1884
Web
   Brennen, Neil R.  [Confidential Email from The Historian]
   Harding, Tim.  [Chess Books for Christmas], page 12
   Hilbert, John S.  [Oh, Brother: The Duffer's Guide to Handicapping Correspondence Chess Siblings]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Tatnall, G. - Ferris, W.J. 1884         (c)     8   -   4
Ferris, W.J. - Tatnall, G. 1885 (1)         (c)     8   -   6
Ferris, W.J. - Tatnall, G. 1885 (2)         (c)     8   -   9
Price, J.H. - Ferris, W.J. 1885         (s)     8.5   -   3.5
Voigt, H.G. - Ferris, W.J. 1897         (f)     7   -   6

Tournament data

Philadelphia 1884 (2)     Germantown - Wilmington Club Match    
  Ferris, W.J. - Young, J.W. (1)     0.5 - 0.5    
Wilmington 1885     Germantown - Wilmington Club Match (1)    
  Ferris, W.J. - Young, J.W. (1)     1.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1885 (1)     Germantown - Wilmington Club Match (2)    
  Ferris, W.J. - Morgan, M.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1885 (2)     Germantown - Wilmington Club Match (3)    
  Ferris, W.J. - Morgan, M.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1886 (1)     Junior Club - Wilmington Club Match (2)    
  Ferris, W.J. - Newman, S. (1)     0 - 1    
Wilmington 1886     Junior Club - Wilmington Club Match (1)    
  Ferris, W.J. - Young, J.W. (1)     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1887 (1)     Junior Club - Wilmington Club Match (2)    
  Ferris, W.J. - Bampton, S.W.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1887 (2)     2nd Franklin Chess Club Championship     9.5  /  18      odds player in pawn and move class
Wilmington 1887     Junior Club - Wilmington Club Match (1)    
  Ferris, W.J. - Schultz, W.H.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1889 (1)     4th Franklin Chess Club Championship     14.5  /  23
Philadelphia 1890 (1)     5th Franklin Chess Club Championship     8  /  14
Philadelphia 1891 (2)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     6.5  /  12
New York 1892 (1)     Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match    
  Ferris, W.J. - Eno, W.F.     0 - 1    
New York 1892 (4)     14th New York State Championship    
  Ferris, W.J. - Richards, G.H.     0.5 - 0.5    
  Ferris, W.J. - Morgan, J.P.     0 - 1    
  Ferris, W.J. - Kemeny, E.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia or New York (?) 1892     Junior Club - New York City Club Match    
  Ferris, W.J. - Huntington, W.S.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1892 (2)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     6  /  15
New York 1893 (1)     15th New York State Championship    
  Ferris, W.J. - Hanham, J.M.     0 - 1    
  Ferris, W.J. - Halpern, J.C.     0.5 - 0.5    
Newark 1893     Newark - New York City Club Match    
  Ferris, W.J. - Bernstein, L.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1893 (2)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     5  /  14
Philadelphia 1894 (1)     Franklin Chess Club Knock-Out Tournament    
  Ferris, W.J. - Barrett, S.R.     0.5 - 0.5    
  Ferris, W.J. - Voigt, H.G.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1894 (3)     Franklin Chess Club Knock-Out Tournament    
  Ferris, W.J. - Deardon, R.R.     1 - 0    
  Ferris, W.J. - Morgan, J.P.     1 - 0    
  Ferris, W.J. - Bampton, S.W.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1895 (1)     Franklin Chess Club Knock-Out Tournament    
  Ferris, W.J. - Barrett, S.R.     0 - 1    
  Ferris, W.J. - Hale, A.     1 - 0    
  Ferris, W.J. - Wistar, D.     1 - 0    
  Ferris, W.J. - Maguire, E.S.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1895 (15)     Brooklyn - New York City Club Match    
  Ferris, W.J. - de Visser, W.M.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1895 (2)     10th Franklin Chess Club Championship     13  /  21
Philadelphia 1896 (1)     Franklin Chess Club Knock-Out Tournament    
  Ferris, W.J. - Robinson, J. (1)     1 - 0    
  Ferris, W.J. - Newman, C.J.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1896 (3)     11th Franklin Chess Club Championship     8  /  13
Philadelphia 1896 (5)     Junior Chess Club Tournament     4.5  /  9
Philadelphia 1897 (1)     Pennsylvania State Chess Association Tournament    
  Ferris, W.J. - Teimer     1 - 0    
  Ferris, W.J. - Bampton, S.W.     0 - 1    
  Ferris, W.J. - Stout, G.H.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1897 (2)     12th Franklin Chess Club Championship     3  /  9
Philadelphia 1897 (3)     Franklin Chess Club - Mercantile Library Chess Club Match    
  Ferris, W.J. - Mirick, C.S.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1898 (2)     Pennsylvania State Chess Association Tournament    
  Ferris, W.J. - Young, J.W. (1)     1 - 0    
  Ferris, W.J. - Landreth, L.S.     1 - 0    
  Ferris, W.J. - Blakemore, J.P.     1 - 0    
  Ferris, W.J. - Shipley, W.P.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1898 (3)     13th Franklin Chess Club Championship     5  /  11
Philadelphia 1899 (1)     14th Junior Chess Club Championship     4.5  /  9
Philadelphia 1899 (2)     Pennsylvania State Chess Association Tournament    
  Ferris, W.J. - Hopper, L.     1 - 0    
  Ferris, W.J. - Sweeney, F.     1 - 0    
  Ferris, W.J. - Robinson, D.S.     1 - 0    
  Ferris, W.J. - Elson, J.     1 - 0    
New York 1900 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Ferris, W.J. - Raubitschek, Ro.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1901 (3)     16th Franklin Chess Club Championship     4.5  /  14
Philadelphia and Chicago 1904     Franklin Chess Club - Chicago Chess and Checkers Club Telegraph Match    
  Ferris, W.J. - Jelinek, V.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia and Chicago 1905     Franklin Chess Club - Chicago Chess and Checker Club Telegraph Match    
  Ferris, W.J. - Wilcox, F.F.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1905 (2)     20th Franklin Chess Club Championship     3.5  /  11
New York 1906 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Ferris, W.J. - Meyer, L.B.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1907 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Ferris, W.J. - Ettlinger, A.K.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1908 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Ferris, W.J. - Meyer, A.S.     0 - 1    
Trenton Falls 1908 (2)     New York State Chess Association General Tournament     5  /  9
Philadelphia 1909 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Ferris, W.J. - Smith, M.M.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1910 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Mercantile Library Chess Association Match    
  Ferris, W.J. - Lambrecht, V.C.     1 - 0    
New York 1910 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Ferris, W.J. - Meyer, A.S.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1911 (1)     Pennsylvania State Chess Association Championship     1  /  3
Trenton Falls 1911     24th New York State Chess Association Tournament     5  /  7
Trenton Falls 1912     25th New York State Chess Association First Class Tournament     3  /  7
Philadelphia 1915     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Ferris, W.J. - Armstrong, C.E.     0.5 - 0.5    

Player information updated: 7 Nov. 2023