Widmeyer, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1902  766  1980 (51) 17
1903  707  2020 (46) 17
1904  688  2041 (45) 13
1905  714  2043 (43) 20
1906  751  2030 (47) 8
1907  774  2026 (46) 14
1908  775  2032 (49) 7
1909  814  2039 (48) 15
1910  803  2042 (53) 0
1911  809  2045 (50) 12
1912  787  2047 (49) 10
1913  864  2022 (49) 17
1914  835  2027 (57) 0
1915  764  2032 (59) 10
1916  770  2029 (69) 0
1917  766  2026 (75) 0
1918  775  2023 (79) 0
1919  781  2020 (82) 0
1920  866  2017 (83) 0
1921  952  2014 (82) 0
1922  1004  2011 (80) 0
1923  1105  2008 (77) 0
1924  1148  2005 (71) 0
1925  1225  2001 (63) 13
1926  1299  1996 (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 (2)     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 (2)     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