Widmeyer, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1902  712  1974 (52) 17
1903  643  2015 (47) 17
1904  643  2037 (45) 13
1905  660  2039 (44) 20
1906  704  2026 (47) 8
1907  726  2022 (47) 14
1908  721  2028 (49) 7
1909  762  2035 (49) 15
1910  746  2039 (53) 0
1911  757  2044 (50) 12
1912  740  2047 (49) 10
1913  797  2024 (49) 17
1914  742  2029 (57) 0
1915  697  2035 (60) 10
1916  700  2031 (69) 0
1917  693  2027 (75) 0
1918  706  2024 (79) 0
1919  716  2020 (82) 0
1920  789  2016 (83) 0
1921  863  2012 (83) 0
1922  895  2008 (81) 0
1923  986  2005 (77) 0
1924  1052  2001 (72) 0
1925  1117  1997 (64) 13
1926  1169  1993 (66) 10

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Widmeyer, William  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Checkmate (1903, p.277) has 'W.W. Widmeyer'.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 320
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 341
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 285
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 451
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 297
Periodicals
   [ChM], 1903, page 277
   [SLGD], 1 Sep. 1912, page 40
Web
   [Memphis Chess History - Chess War 1914]
   [US Open 1926, Chicago = 27th Western Champ.]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Widmeyer, W. - Friedlander, J. 1905         (f)     2   -   1

Tournament data

Excelsior 1902     3rd Western Chess Association Tournament (3rd USA Open)     5.5  /  17
Chicago 1903     4th Western Chess Association Tournament     6.5  /  17
Saint Louis 1904 (1)     7th American Chess Congress - Minor Tournament     6  /  13
Excelsior 1905     6th Western Chess Association Tournament (6th USA Open)     7  /  17
Chicago 1906 (1)     7th Western Chess Association Tournament - Section 1     2  /  8
Excelsior 1907     8th Western Chess Association Tournament (8th USA Open)     4.5  /  14
Excelsior 1908 (1)     9th Western Chess Association Tournament - Preliminary Section A     2  /  5
Excelsior 1908 (3)     9th Western Chess Association Tournament - Minor Tournament     3.5  /  4
Excelsior 1909     10th Western Chess Association Tournament     5.5  /  15
Excelsior 1911     12th Western Chess Association Tournament     5.5  /  13
Excelsior 1912     13th Western Chess Association Tournament     5.5  /  10
Chicago 1913     14th Western Chess Association Tournament     5  /  17
Excelsior 1915     16th Western Chess Association Tournament     4  /  10
Cedar Point 1925     26th Western Chess Association Tournament     5  /  13
Chicago 1926 (2)     27th Western Chess Association Meeting - Championship Preliminary B     4  /  10

Player information updated: 6 Aug. 2024