Frère, Walter




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1892  215  2249 (59) 9
1893  218  2245 (46) 26
1894  260  2216 (46) 14
1895  335  2161 (52) 3
1896  355  2145 (55) 3
1897  363  2142 (56) 3
1898  411  2130 (55) 11
1899  466  2102 (62) 2
1900  562  2065 (68) 0
1901  629  2027 (70) 8
1902  662  2018 (80) 0
1903  677  2008 (87) 0
1904  728  1999 (94) 0
1905  771  1989 (99) 0
1906  795  1980 (104) 0
1907  826  1970 (108) 0
1908  841  1961 (111) 0
1909  938  1951 (114) 0
1910  948  1942 (116) 0
1911  978  1932 (118) 0
1912  956  1923 (120) 0
1913  990  1913 (121) 0
1914  952  1904 (122) 0
1915  905  1894 (122) 0
1916  902  1885 (122) 0
1917  911  1875 (122) 0
1918  929  1865 (122) 0
1919  956  1856 (121) 0
1920  1054  1846 (120) 0
1921  1148  1837 (118) 0
1922  1167  1827 (116) 0
1923  1308  1818 (114) 1
1924  1369  1814 (112) 0
1925  1439  1811 (110) 0
1926  1514  1807 (107) 1
1927  1535  1806 (104) 0
1928  1507  1804 (101) 0
1929  1500  1803 (97) 0
1930  1554  1801 (92) 0
1931  1641  1800 (86) 0
1932  1675  1799 (78) 13
1933  1655  1803 (76) 0
1934  1766  1807 (72) 11
1935  1773  1793 (71) 14
1936  1696  1786 (77) 0
1937  1581  1779 (82) 0
1938  1559  1772 (85) 0
1939  1360  1765 (86) 0
1940  1140  1758 (87) 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. (1)     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 1932 (11)     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: 31 Jan. 2025