Wyvill, Marmaduke




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1840  18  2413 (80) 16
1841  21  2390 (79) 0
1842  30  2368 (76) 1
1843  33  2358 (73) 6
1844  32  2362 (73) 0
1845  34  2366 (71) 0
1846  38  2370 (65) 168
1847  33  2392 (69) 0
1848  28  2414 (70) 0
1849  27  2437 (68) 0
1850  25  2459 (63) 0
1851  22  2481 (55) 24
1852  19  2469 (68) 0
1853  22  2457 (79) 0
1854  25  2445 (87) 0
1855  29  2433 (94) 0
1856  28  2421 (100) 0
1857  38  2409 (106) 0
1858  45  2397 (110) 0
1859  49  2385 (114) 0
1860  60  2372 (117) 0
1861  70  2360 (120) 0
1862  77  2348 (123) 0
1863  77  2336 (125) 0
1864  88  2324 (127) 0
1865  94  2312 (129) 0
1866  101  2300 (131) 0
1867  109  2288 (132) 0
1868  116  2276 (133) 0
1869  117  2264 (133) 0
1870  126  2252 (134) 0
1871  139  2240 (134) 0
1872  153  2228 (134) 0
1873  163  2216 (134) 0
1874  170  2203 (134) 0
1875  192  2191 (133) 0
1876  196  2179 (132) 0
1877  198  2167 (131) 0
1878  212  2155 (130) 0
1879  219  2143 (129) 0
1880  256  2131 (127) 0
1881  293  2119 (125) 0
1882  319  2107 (122) 0
1883  367  2095 (119) 0
1884  418  2083 (116) 0
1885  446  2071 (113) 1
1886  441  2071 (111) 1
1887  434  2075 (112) 1
1888  434  2081 (115) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Wyvill, Marmaduke  
   Also known as: Marmaduke Wyvill, jun.
Born: 22 Dec. 1815
Died: 25 June 1896
 
Notes:
Golombek gives birth year 1814, as do Hooper and Whyld in their 1st edition, but correct it to 1815 in their 2nd edition. Gaige gives birth date 22-12-1815. Sergeant says he was 82 when he died on 6 June 1896, but according to Gaige's birth date, he died at age 80. The Era of 20 Jul. 1862 (p.5) has 'W. Wyvill', corrected in the 27 Jul. 1862 issue (p.5).
 
References
Books
   Dubois and Tonetti, Il Primo Torneo Nazionale, page XVIII
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 471
   Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 347
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 381
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 451
   Löwenthal and Medley, Chess Congress of 1862, page xl
   Löwenthal and Medley, Transactions of the BCA, 1868-1869, page 2, 14
   Saint James' Chess Club, Chess Match by Electric Telegraph, page 3
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 229
   Townsend, Historical Notes on Players, page 10
Periodicals
   [BLL], 19 July 1840, page 2
   [BLL], 18 Apr. 1841, page 4
   [BLL], 9 May 1841, page 3
   [BLL], 23 Feb. 1862, page 1
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 7, Aug. 1874, page 161
   [CPC], vol. 6, no. 6, June 1845, page 181
   [CPC], vol. 13, no. 8, Aug. 1852, page 236
   [CPC], vol. 2, no. 1, Jan. 1854, page 31
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 30, June 1861, page 165
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 3, June 1872, page 88
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 4, Aug. 1874, page 118
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 7, July 1864, page 218
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 4, Apr. 1866, page 109
   [CPM], vol. 3, no. 8, 1 Aug. 1867, page 254
   [CW], vol. 2, no. 3, May 1866, page 89
   [Era], vol. 3, no. 134, 18 Apr. 1841, page 11
   [Era], vol. 21, no. 1077, 15 May 1859, page 14
   [Era], vol. 24, no. 1243, 20 July 1862, page 5
   [Era], vol. 24, no. 1244, 27 July 1862, page 5
   [Era], vol. 26, no. 1349, 31 July 1864, page 5
   [ESIC], no. 3, 10 July 1864, page 9
   [ILN], vol. 18, no. 471, 22 Feb. 1851, page 163
   [ILN], vol. 26, no. 748, 16 June 1855, page 599
   [ILN], vol. 28, no. 805, 7 June 1856, page 643
   [ILN], vol. 34, no. 973, 14 May 1859, page 478
   [ILN], vol. 40, no. 1132, 22 Feb. 1862, page 204
   [ILN], vol. 57, no. 1627, 17 Dec. 1870, page 627
   [RSI], vol. 1, no. 4, Apr. 1900, page 106
   [RSI], vol. 1, no. 6, June 1900, page 170, 171
   [SoT], 7 May 1859
   [SZ], vol. 6, no. 6, June 1851, page 233
   [SZ], vol. 22, no. 15, 1 Nov. 1867, page 335
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - Marmaduke Wyvill]
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]
   Sericano, C.  [Topi]
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Collected results, 1836-1863]
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Early World Rankings], page 7
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Wyvill, M. - Topi 1840         (s)     1   -   0
Wyvill, M. - Toni 1840         (s)     2.5   -   0.5
Wyvill, M. - Luchini, L. 1840         (s)     3.5   -   2.5
Wyvill, M. - Filiberti, F. 1840         (s)     3   -   3
de Saint-Amant, P.C.F. - Wyvill, M. 1842         (c)     1   -   0      de Saint-Amant, P.C.F. gave odds of pawn and move
Wyvill, M. - Cronhelm, F.W. 1843         (c)     2   -   0
Wyvill, M. - Francis, H.R. 1843         (c)     2   -   0
Wyvill, M. - Cronhelm, E. 1843         (c)     1.5   -   2.5
Dubois, S. - Wyvill, M. 1846 (1)         (c)     55   -   26
Dubois, S. - Wyvill, M. 1846 (2)         (c)     30   -   39      Dubois, S. gave odds of pawn and move
Wyvill, M. - Marulli 1846         (c)     5   -   1
Wyvill, M. - Giustiniani 1846         (c)     8   -   4

Tournament data

London, England 1851 (1)     The International Chess Tournament    
  Wyvill, M. - Lowe, E.     2 - 0    
  Wyvill, M. - Kennedy, H.A.     4.5 - 3.5    
  Wyvill, M. - Williams, E. (1)     4 - 3    
  Wyvill, M. - Anderssen, K.E.A.     2.5 - 4.5    
London, England 1885 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Wyvill, M. - Anger, J.C.F.     0 - 1    
London, England 1886 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Wyvill, M. - Chappell, W.T.     0 - 1    
London, England 1887 (2)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  Wyvill, M. - Jacobs, H.L.     0 - 1    
London, England 1888 (5)     Oxford University - Saint George's Club Match    
  Wyvill, M. - Stoney, W.     2 - 0    

Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2026