Ballard, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1872  82  2328 (65) 5
1873  77  2331 (56) 9
1874  69  2337 (49) 19
1875  76  2333 (52) 10
1876  75  2334 (55) 16
1877  84  2321 (65) 2
1878  86  2315 (71) 0
1879  87  2309 (74) 0
1880  98  2304 (76) 0
1881  104  2298 (76) 2
1882  122  2288 (77) 0
1883  144  2278 (77) 0
1884  163  2268 (74) 2
1885  177  2254 (74) 1
1886  193  2246 (73) 1
1887  208  2238 (72) 1
1888  209  2243 (70) 2
1889  199  2244 (71) 2
1890  225  2232 (73) 1
1891  221  2233 (74) 1
1892  218  2244 (76) 1
1893  208  2251 (77) 0
1894  198  2258 (76) 2
1895  186  2272 (76) 1
1896  170  2282 (76) 3
1897  166  2281 (79) 1
1898  170  2280 (84) 3

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Ballard, William Robert  
   Also known as: Dr. William Robert Ballard
Born: 1846
Died: 1 Sep. 1933
 
Notes:
Zukertort mentions 'an American gentleman living in London, Mr. W. Ballard' in Dec. 1876 (quoted in Hilbert's Writings in Chess History, p.55). Was this William Robert Ballard? The Westminster Papers of 1 May 1872 (vol.5, p.5) has 'Wm. Ballard, jun.'.
 
References
Books
   Cornil, Le Café de la Régence, page 145
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 954
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 21
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 85, 93, 94, 211, 357, 475
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 216, 306, 336
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 55
   Renette and Zavatarelli, Neumann, Hirschfeld and Suhle, page 126, 370
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 124, 230
Periodicals
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 1, Feb. 1874, page 23
   [ILN], vol. 60, no. 1706, 18 May 1872, page 491
   [ILN], vol. 62, no. 1765, 28 June 1873, page 619
   [ILN], vol. 63, no. 1785, 15 Nov. 1873, page 471
   [ILN], vol. 64, no. 1813, 23 May 1874, page 499
   [ILN], vol. 70, no. 1957, 13 Jan. 1877, page 47
   [Str], vol. 6, no. 6, 15 June 1873, page 168
   [WP], vol. 5, no. 1, 1 May 1872, page 5
Web
   Harding, Tim.  [The First Women's International Tournament], page 6
   Harding, Tim.  [A History of the City of London Chess Magazine (Part 1)]

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

Coburn, H.I. - Ballard, W.R. 1873         (f)     5   -   4

Tournament data

London, England 1872 (4)     British Chess Association Handicap Tournament    
  Ballard, W.R. - Minchin, J.I.     1 - 0    
  Ballard, W.R. - Gossip, G.H.D.     1 - 0    
  Ballard, W.R. - Thorold, E.     0 - 1    
London, England 1872 (5)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Ballard, W.R. - Cooper (1)     1 - 0    
  Ballard, W.R. - Stow, A.T.     0 - 1          Ballard, W.R. gave odds of pawn and two moves
London, England 1874 (4)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Ballard, W.R. - Woodard     0 - 2          Ballard, W.R. gave odds of pawn and move
  Ballard, W.R. - Watts, J.J.     2 - 0          Ballard, W.R. gave odds of pawn and move
  Ballard, W.R. - Connford     2 - 0          Ballard, W.R. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Ballard, W.R. - Pfahl, J.     1 - 0          Ballard, W.R. gave odds of pawn and move
  Ballard, W.R. - Maas, A.J.     1 - 2          Ballard, W.R. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Ballard, W.R. - Rippin, G.H.     2 - 1          Ballard, W.R. gave odds of pawn and move
London, England 1874 (5)     City of London Club Tournament     15  /  18
  Ballard, W.R. - Vyse, W.E.     1 - 0    
London, England 1874 (9)     City of London Club - Bermondsey Club Match    
  Ballard, W.R. - Holeman, A.     0 - 1          Ballard, W.R. gave odds of a knight
London, England 1875 (7)     City of London Club Handicap    
  Ballard, W.R. - Sharpe, F.     1 - 0          Ballard, W.R. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Ballard, W.R. - Day (1)     2.5 - 0.5          Ballard, W.R. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Ballard, W.R. - Wisker, J.     3 - 2          Wisker, J. gave odds of pawn and move
  Ballard, W.R. - Maas, A.J.     0 - 1          Ballard, W.R. gave odds of pawn and move
London, England 1876 (6)     West End Club Even Tournament     11.5  /  14
London, England 1876 (17)     Saint George's - West End Club Match    
  Ballard, W.R. - Mocatta, A.     2 - 0    
London, England 1877 (2)     West-End Club Handicap    
  Ballard, W.R. - Heath (1)     0.5 - 0.5          Ballard, W.R. gave odds of pawn and move
  Ballard, W.R. - Heath (1)     0 - 1          Ballard, W.R. gave odds of pawn and two moves
London, England 1881 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Ballard, W.R. - Gunsberg, I.A.     1 - 1    
London, England 1881 (4)     City of London Club First Class - Fourth Class Match    
  Ballard, W.R. - Foster, I. (1)     1 - 0          Ballard, W.R. gave odds of a knight
London, England 1884 (7)     Saint George's Club - Bristol and Clifton Club Match    
  Ballard, W.R. - Thorold, E.     1 - 1    
London, England 1885 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Ballard, W.R. - Gunsberg, I.A.     0 - 1    
London, England 1886 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Ballard, W.R. - Heppell, J.T.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1887 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Ballard, W.R. - Heppell, J.T.     0 - 1    
London, England 1888 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Ballard, W.R. - Hooke, G.A.     0 - 1    
London, England 1888 (2)     British Chess Club - Saint George's Club Match    
  Ballard, W.R. - Guest, A.A.G.     1 - 0    
London, England 1889 (3)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Ballard, W.R. - Anger, J.C.F.     1 - 0    
London, England 1889 (4)     British Chess Club - Saint George's Club Match    
  Ballard, W.R. - Locock, C.D.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1890 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Ballard, W.R. - Serraillier, L.C.     0 - 1    
London, England 1891 (3)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Ballard, W.R. - Moriau, C.     0 - 1    
London, England 1892 (6)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Ballard, W.R. - Mocatta, A.     1 - 0    
London, England 1894 (1)     North and South Match    
  Ballard, W.R. - Guy, T.A.     1 - 0    
London, England 1894 (3)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Ballard, W.R. - Physick, T.     0 - 1    
London, England 1894 (6)     City of London Club - Metropolitan Club Match    
  Ballard, W.R. - Watt, John     0 - 1    
London, England 1895 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Ballard, W.R. - Stevens, S.J.     1 - 0    
London, England 1896 (1)     City of London Club - Metropolitan Club Match    
  Ballard, W.R. - Muller, Osc.C.     1 - 0    
London, England 1896 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Ballard, W.R. - Wagner, H. (2)     1 - 0    
London, England 1896 (3)     North of the Thames - South of the Thames Match    
  Ballard, W.R. - Eckenstein, E.     1 - 0    
London, England 1896 (4)     Divan Chess Association - City of London Club Match    
  Ballard, W.R. - Tinsley, S.     0 - 1    
London, England 1897 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Ballard, W.R. - Trenchard, H.W.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1898 (1)     British Chess Club - Saint George's Club Match    
  Ballard, W.R. - Locock, C.D.     0 - 1    
London, England 1898 (3)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Ballard, W.R. - Cole, H.H.     1 - 0    
London, England 1898 (4)     British Chess Club - Saint George's Club Match    
  Ballard, W.R. - Mortimer, J.     1 - 0    


Player information updated: 14 May 2025