Ballard, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1872  78  2329 (65) 5
1873  73  2332 (56) 9
1874  66  2338 (49) 19
1875  74  2335 (52) 10
1876  74  2335 (55) 16
1877  80  2322 (65) 2
1878  82  2317 (71) 0
1879  84  2311 (74) 0
1880  96  2305 (76) 0
1881  103  2299 (76) 2
1882  121  2290 (77) 0
1883  143  2280 (77) 0
1884  160  2270 (74) 2
1885  178  2257 (74) 1
1886  194  2248 (73) 1
1887  205  2241 (72) 1
1888  205  2246 (70) 2
1889  199  2248 (71) 2
1890  226  2237 (72) 1
1891  220  2239 (74) 1
1892  213  2249 (75) 1
1893  202  2256 (76) 0
1894  194  2262 (76) 2
1895  181  2277 (76) 1
1896  165  2286 (76) 3
1897  163  2285 (79) 1
1898  165  2284 (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
   [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: 6 Aug. 2024