Atkinson, Walter
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1894 |
491 |
2074 | (120) | 1 |
| 1895 |
473 |
2087 | (117) | 0 |
| 1896 |
445 |
2099 | (113) | 0 |
| 1897 |
420 |
2112 | (108) | 1 |
| 1898 |
442 |
2118 | (106) | 1 |
| 1899 |
435 |
2126 | (104) | 0 |
| 1900 |
439 |
2133 | (101) | 1 |
| 1901 |
454 |
2129 | (100) | 1 |
| 1902 |
478 |
2126 | (100) | 0 |
| 1903 |
497 |
2122 | (98) | 0 |
| 1904 |
526 |
2119 | (96) | 0 |
| 1905 |
538 |
2115 | (93) | 0 |
| 1906 |
547 |
2112 | (89) | 0 |
| 1907 |
561 |
2109 | (84) | 0 |
| 1908 |
587 |
2105 | (78) | 1 |
| 1909 |
604 |
2110 | (71) | 9 |
| 1910 |
610 |
2109 | (79) | 0 |
| 1911 |
643 |
2107 | (84) | 0 |
| 1912 |
643 |
2105 | (89) | 0 |
| 1913 |
644 |
2104 | (92) | 0 |
| 1914 |
639 |
2102 | (94) | 0 |
| 1915 |
613 |
2100 | (95) | 0 |
| 1916 |
610 |
2098 | (96) | 0 |
| 1917 |
613 |
2097 | (95) | 0 |
| 1918 |
624 |
2095 | (94) | 0 |
| 1919 |
642 |
2093 | (92) | 0 |
| 1920 |
693 |
2092 | (89) | 0 |
| 1921 |
748 |
2090 | (85) | 0 |
| 1922 |
779 |
2088 | (79) | 0 |
| 1923 |
864 |
2087 | (71) | 0 |
| 1924 |
891 |
2085 | (61) | 1 |
| 1925 |
919 |
2091 | (47) | 16 |
| 1926 |
904 |
2107 | (46) | 11 |
| 1927 |
783 |
2140 | (46) | 9 |
| 1928 |
778 |
2148 | (49) | 9 |
| 1929 |
821 |
2144 | (56) | 9 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Atkinson, Walter |
| Born: 21 June 1866 |
| Died: 1 June 1939 |
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| Notes: |
| According to Steve Mann, the birth and death dates are for a 'Walter Atkinson' who is only tentatively identified as the chess player, but seems a likely candidate. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 318 |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 954 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 16 |
| Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 18 |
| Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 15 |
| Web |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - Walter Atkinson] |
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Tournament data
| Birmingham 1893 |
North and South Match |
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Atkinson, Wa. - Crassweller, T. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1894 (1) |
North and South Match |
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Atkinson, Wa. - Thorold, E. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England and Leeds 1897 |
City of London Club - Yorkshire Chess Association Telephone Match |
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Atkinson, Wa. - Jacobs, H.L. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Manchester 1898 |
Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match |
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Atkinson, Wa. - Burn, A. |
0 - 1 |
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| Manchester 1900 (1) |
Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match |
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Atkinson, Wa. - Blake, P.F. |
1 - 0 |
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| Leeds 1901 |
Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match |
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Atkinson, Wa. - Carroll, F.C. |
1 - 0 |
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| Sheffield 1908 |
Yorkshire - Middlesex County Match |
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Atkinson, Wa. - Passmore, S. |
0 - 1 |
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| Scarborough 1909 (2) |
6th British Chess Federation Congress - First Class, Section A |
5.5 | / | 9 |
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| London, England 1924 (1) |
English Counties Championship Semi-Final Match: Yorkshire - Surrey |
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Atkinson, Wa. - Rees, L.P. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Scarborough 1925 (2) |
Scarborough Tournament - Section 2 |
1 | / | 5 |
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| Stratford-upon-Avon 1925 (4) |
18th British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open Tournament |
5.5 | / | 11 |
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| Sheffield 1925 |
English Counties Championship Semi-final Match: Yorkshire - Warwickshire |
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Atkinson, Wa. - Conway, E.B.M. |
1 - 0 |
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| Edinburgh 1926 (2) |
19th British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open |
5 | / | 11 |
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| Hastings 1927 (2) |
7th Hastings Christmas Congress - Major Tournament |
4.5 | / | 9 |
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| Hastings 1928 (3) |
8th Hastings Christmas Congress - Major Open, Section B |
5 | / | 9 |
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| Hastings 1929 (3) |
9th Hastings Christmans Congress - Major Tournament A |
4.5 | / | 9 |
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| Hastings 1934 (4) |
Hastings - Brighton Match |
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Atkinson, Wa. - Jones, J.H. |
1 - 0 |
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| Player information updated: 27 Apr. 2021 |
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