Allison, William


Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1857  145  2095 (139) 4

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Allison, William S.  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Hillyer gives 'W.S. Allston'. Could this be the 'W. Allison' of the Wakefield, Yorkshire, Chess Club in 1843 (Chess Player's Chronicle, 1843, p.57)?
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 221
   Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 67
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 66
Periodicals
   [CMNY], vol. 2, no. 4, Apr. 1858, page 114
   [FLIN], 15 May 1858
Web
   Sarah.  [American Chess Congress Players]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4780. Thomas Frère]

Tournament data

New York 1857 (4)     1st American Chess Congress    
  Allison, W.S. - Montgomery, H.P.     1 - 3    


Player information updated: 23 Aug. 2019