Koch, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1898  186  2268 (73) 9
1899  208  2258 (72) 0
1900  220  2247 (68) 0
1901  246  2237 (62) 3
1902  268  2231 (55) 9
1903  299  2216 (58) 1
1904  335  2197 (57) 11
1905  367  2186 (68) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Koch, William  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Urcan has 'P. Koch' in the Cosmopolitan Club Championship of 1898, taken from The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of 17 Jul. 1898 (p.11), but the American Chess Magazine of Aug. 1898 (p.82) has 'W. Koch' there, and in the Nov. 1898 issue (p.210), William Koch is listed as a member of the Cosmopolitan Club.
 
References
Books
   Urcan, Julius Finn, page 21, 50
Periodicals
   [ACMa], vol. 2, no. 2, Aug. 1898, page 82
   [ACMa], vol. 2, no. 5, Nov. 1898, page 210
   [BDE], vol. 58, no. 197, 17 July 1898, page 11
   [NYTi], vol. 53, no. 16800, 9 Nov. 1903, page 12

Tournament data

New York 1898 (10)     Cosmopolitan Club Championship     7  /  9
New York 1901 (4)     New York State Chess Association - General Tournament    
  Koch, W. (1) - Selover, B.C.     0 - 1    
  Koch, W. (1) - Curt, C.     1 - 0    
  Koch, W. (1) - Kirkham, J.H.     1 - 0    
New York 1902 (4)     Manhattan Club Championship     4  /  9
Philadelphia or New York (?) 1903     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Koch, W. (1) - Roeske, J.F.     1 - 0    
New York 1904 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     4.5  /  11

Player information updated: 12 Nov. 2024