Widmeyer, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1902  714  1976 (52) 17
1903  647  2016 (47) 17
1904  643  2038 (45) 13
1905  657  2040 (44) 20
1906  702  2026 (47) 8
1907  722  2022 (47) 14
1908  720  2028 (49) 7
1909  764  2035 (49) 15
1910  744  2039 (53) 0
1911  759  2043 (50) 12
1912  743  2046 (49) 10
1913  799  2023 (49) 17
1914  744  2029 (57) 0
1915  699  2034 (60) 10
1916  701  2030 (69) 0
1917  696  2027 (75) 0
1918  712  2023 (79) 0
1919  723  2019 (82) 0
1920  798  2015 (83) 0
1921  872  2011 (83) 0
1922  911  2008 (81) 0
1923  996  2004 (77) 0
1924  1061  2000 (72) 0
1925  1128  1996 (64) 13
1926  1180  1992 (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