Frère, Walter




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1892  217  2246 (58) 9
1893  222  2242 (46) 26
1894  261  2213 (46) 14
1895  343  2158 (52) 3
1896  359  2143 (55) 3
1897  367  2142 (56) 3
1898  410  2130 (55) 11
1899  462  2105 (62) 2
1900  552  2071 (67) 0
1901  626  2036 (69) 8
1902  647  2033 (79) 0
1903  654  2029 (86) 0
1904  692  2025 (92) 0
1905  725  2022 (97) 0
1906  739  2018 (101) 0
1907  761  2014 (105) 0
1908  772  2011 (108) 0
1909  848  2007 (110) 0
1910  855  2004 (111) 0
1911  884  2000 (113) 0
1912  866  1996 (113) 0
1913  887  1993 (114) 0
1914  865  1989 (114) 0
1915  812  1985 (113) 0
1916  804  1982 (112) 0
1917  800  1978 (111) 0
1918  816  1975 (109) 0
1919  833  1971 (106) 0
1920  919  1967 (103) 0
1921  1017  1964 (99) 0
1922  1043  1960 (95) 0
1923  1147  1956 (89) 1
1924  1170  1963 (84) 0
1925  1230  1970 (77) 0
1926  1288  1977 (68) 13
1927  1365  1955 (73) 0
1928  1398  1934 (76) 0
1929  1436  1912 (77) 0
1930  1507  1891 (76) 0
1931  1619  1869 (73) 1
1932  1655  1853 (68) 13
1933  1654  1847 (68) 0
1934  1763  1842 (66) 11
1935  1784  1821 (66) 14
1936  1707  1811 (74) 0
1937  1599  1802 (79) 0
1938  1569  1793 (82) 0
1939  1391  1784 (84) 0
1940  1166  1774 (85) 8

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Frère, Walter  
Born: 19 Jan. 1874
Died: 24 Apr. 1943
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 383
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 314
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 127
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 167
   Hilbert, Napier, page 9, 67
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 142
   Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 29, 119
   Hillyer, Thomas Frère, page 181
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 123
   Urcan, Adolf Albin in America, page 14
   Winter, Chess Facts and Fables, page 148
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 350

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Frere, W. - Bradford, R.F. 1892         (f)     5.5   -   3.5
Helms, H. - Frere, W. 1893         (f)     8   -   8

Tournament data

New York 1893 (6)     New York State Chess Association - Handicap Tournament, First Class    
  Frere, W. - Scripture, W.E.     3 - 1    
New York 1893 (11)     New York State Chess Association - Handicap Tournament, Final     2  /  6
New York 1894 (1)     New York State Chess Association General Tournament    
  Frere, W. - Broughton, L.D.     0.5 - 0.5    
  Frere, W. - Hein, L.     0.5 - 0.5    
  Frere, W. - Richards, G.H.     1 - 0    
  Frere, W. - Helms, H.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1894 (3)     Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match    
  Frere, W. - Otten, H.     0 - 1    
New York 1894 (4)     Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match    
  Frere, W. - Otten, H.     1 - 0    
Newark 1894     Brooklyn Club - Newark Club Match    
  Frere, W. - Sternberg, L.     0.5 - 0.5    
Buffalo 1894 (2)     New York State Chess Association - General Tourney     4  /  7
New York 1895 (9)     New York State Chess Association General Tournament     0  /  3
New York 1896 (1)     18th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - General Tournament     1  /  3
New York 1897 (4)     19th New York State Chess Association Meeting - General Tournament     1.5  /  3
New York 1898 (4)     Brooklyn Club Championship     6  /  11
New York 1898 (6)     Brooklyn Club - Cosmopolitan Club Match    
  Frere, W. - Taubenhaus, J.     1 - 0    
New York 1898 (7)     Brooklyn Club - Cosmopolitan Club Match    
  Frere, W. - Taubenhaus, J.     1 - 0    
New York 1899 (3)     Brooklyn Club - Cosmpolitan Club Match    
  Frere, W. - Schoenbaum, D.     1 - 0    
New York 1899 (4)     Brooklyn Club - Cosmopolitan Club Match    
  Frere, W. - Roething, O.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1901 (1)     Brooklyn Club Championship     4  /  8
New York 1901 (4)     New York State Chess Association - General Tournament    
  Frere, W. - Robinson, E.W.     1 - 0    
  Frere, W. - Stanley (1)     1 - 0    
  Frere, W. - Robinson, T.T.     0 - 1    
New York 1923 (1)     Chess Club International - Newark Club Match    
  Frere, W. - Hodges, A.B.     0 - 1    
New York 1926 (2)     Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Frere, W. - Tenner, O.     0 - 1    
New York 1926 (4)     Dimock Tournament - Section B     5.5  /  12
New York 1931 (12)     Marshall Club - North Jersey Club Match    
  Frere, W. - Polland, D.S.     0 - 1    
New York 1932 (13)     16th Marshall Club Championship     0.5  /  13
New York 1934 (2)     17th Marshall Club Championship     1.5  /  11
New York 1935 (4)     18th Marshall Club Championship     1  /  14
New York 1940 (7)     3rd U.S.A. Championship - Preliminary Section C     2  /  8


Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025