Blythe, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1877  584  1736 (84) 12
1878  573  1737 (86) 2
1879  579  1734 (89) 2
1880  614  1739 (93) 0
1881  679  1743 (95) 0
1882  742  1748 (97) 0
1883  803  1752 (98) 0
1884  887  1757 (98) 0
1885  821  1761 (97) 0
1886  811  1766 (95) 0
1887  768  1770 (92) 0
1888  770  1775 (89) 0
1889  742  1779 (84) 2
1890  791  1781 (81) 11
1891  801  1773 (90) 1
1892  841  1769 (99) 0
1893  858  1764 (106) 0
1894  890  1759 (113) 0
1895  904  1754 (119) 0
1896  906  1750 (125) 0
1897  929  1745 (130) 0
1898  909  1740 (135) 0
1899  940  1736 (140) 0
1900  959  1731 (144) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Blythe, William Henry  
Born: 1855
Died: 11 Sep. 1931
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 222
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 293, 345
Periodicals
   [ILN], vol. 69, no. 1954, 23 Dec. 1876, page 614
   [ILN], vol. 72, no. 2025, 20 Apr. 1878, page 375
   [WP], vol. 9, no. 8, 1 Dec. 1876, page 139
   [WP], vol. 9, no. 12, 2 Apr. 1877, page 225
Web
   Saunders, John.  [Varsity Oxford-Cambridge Match: Pen Pictures of Players]

Tournament data

Cambridge 1877     Cambridge University Club Tournament     4  /  12
London, England 1878 (1)     6th Oxford - Cambridge University Match    
  Blythe, W.H. - Kinder, E.H.     1 - 1    
London, England 1879 (4)     7th Oxford - Cambridge University Match    
  Blythe, W.H. - Kinder, E.H.     0.5 - 1.5    
London, England 1889 (2)     1st Oxford Past - Cambridge Past Match    
  Blythe, W.H. - Welsh, J.F.     1 - 1    
London, England 1890 (1)     2nd Oxford Past - Cambridge Past Match    
  Blythe, W.H. - Kinder, E.H.     2 - 0    
Cambridge 1890 (2)     Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Division 2     2.5  /  10
London, England 1891 (1)     3rd Oxford Past - Cambridge Past Match    
  Blythe, W.H. - Osborn, E.B.     0 - 1    
Cambridge 1900     City of London - Cambridge Club Match    
  Blythe, W.H. - Ward, H.S.     0.5 - 0.5    


Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023