Koch, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1898  195  2264 (73) 9
1899  212  2254 (72) 0
1900  223  2244 (69) 0
1901  247  2233 (63) 3
1902  270  2227 (57) 9
1903  299  2210 (61) 1
1904  354  2188 (62) 10

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: 3 Jun. 2023