Parratt, Walter
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1859 |
127 |
2217 | (65) | 9 |
| 1860 |
145 |
2190 | (56) | 29 |
| 1861 |
144 |
2216 | (63) | 2 |
| 1862 |
141 |
2224 | (68) | 0 |
| 1863 |
129 |
2232 | (70) | 0 |
| 1864 |
134 |
2240 | (70) | 5 |
| 1865 |
121 |
2254 | (73) | 0 |
| 1866 |
112 |
2269 | (73) | 4 |
| 1867 |
105 |
2286 | (77) | 0 |
| 1868 |
90 |
2303 | (78) | 0 |
| 1869 |
82 |
2319 | (78) | 2 |
| 1870 |
80 |
2321 | (79) | 0 |
| 1871 |
81 |
2323 | (80) | 1 |
| 1872 |
83 |
2326 | (79) | 0 |
| 1873 |
78 |
2330 | (77) | 4 |
| 1874 |
90 |
2308 | (79) | 3 |
| 1875 |
102 |
2302 | (84) | 2 |
| 1876 |
99 |
2293 | (92) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Parratt, Walter |
| Also known as: Sir Walter Parratt |
| Born: 10 Feb. 1841 |
| Died: 27 Mar. 1924 |
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| Notes: |
| Spinrad says obituary appeared August 4, 1892, but Gaige gives death date 27-03-1924. The Liverpool Mercury of 25 May 1871 (p.3) has 'Porratt'. The Chess Player's Chronicle of Dec. 1873 (p.377) has 'U. Parratt'. The Chess Player's Chronicle of Apr. 1874 (p.50) has 'H. Parratt'. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 966 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 320 |
| Harding, Steinitz in London, page 239 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 294, 296, 303, 344 |
| Whyld, English Tournaments, page 12 |
| Periodicals |
| [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 2, Mar. 1875, page 36 |
| [CPC], vol. 1, no. 6, June 1859, page 190 |
| [CPC], vol. 2, no. 15, Mar. 1860, page 85 |
| [CPC], vol. 3, no. 12, Dec. 1873, page 377 |
| [CPC], vol. 4, no. 2, Apr. 1874, page 50, 57 |
| [CPM], vol. 2, no. 7, July 1864, page 205 |
| [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 8, Aug. 1869, page 246 |
| [Era], vol. 26, no. 1341, 5 June 1864, page 5 |
| [Era], vol. 31, no. 1603, 13 June 1869, page 7 |
| [Fld], 4 Apr. 1874 |
| [HCM], vol. 1, no. 7, Apr. 1873, page 136 |
| [ILN], vol. 30, no. 859, 16 May 1857, page 472 |
| [ILN], vol. 36, no. 1017, 18 Feb. 1860, page 166 |
| [ILN], vol. 36, no. 1034, 2 June 1860, page 542 |
| [ILN], vol. 40, no. 1125, 4 Jan. 1862, page 30 |
| [ILN], vol. 44, no. 1263, 11 June 1864, page 579 |
| [ILN], vol. 54, no. 1543, 12 June 1869, page 603 |
| [ILN], vol. 64, no. 1804, 21 Mar. 1874, page 283 |
| [ILN], vol. 66, no. 1853, 13 Feb. 1875, page 163 |
| [ILN], vol. 68, no. 1911, 11 Mar. 1876, page 263 |
| [LiM], no. 7281, 25 May 1871, page 3 |
| Web |
| Harding, Tim. [The First Oxford-Cambridge University Match], page 5 |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - Thomas and Walter Parratt] |
| Priestley, Edgar. [A 'Pride Of Huddersfield' Man] |
| Saunders, John. [Varsity Oxford-Cambridge Match: Pen Pictures of Players] |
| Spinrad, Jeremy P. [When Blindfold Chess Became Easy], page 10 |
| [History of the Huddersfield Chess Club] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Parratt, W. - Shepherd, E. 1859 |
(c) |
2 | - | 0 |
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| Parratt, W. - Werner, M.G.E. 1859 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Parratt, W. - Young, J.W. (2) 1859 |
(c) |
2.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Parratt, W. - Robinson, W.L. 1859 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Watkinson, J. - Parratt, W. 1860 |
(f) |
9 | - | 5 |
Watkinson, J. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Werner, M.G.E. - Parratt, W. 1860 |
(f) |
8 | - | 6 |
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| Parratt, W. - Skipworth, A.B. 1869 |
(f) |
2 | - | 0 |
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Tournament data
| Huddersfield and Manchester 1859 |
4th West Yorkshire Chess Association Meeting |
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Parratt, W. - Cadman, R. |
1 - 0 |
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Parratt, W. - Thorold, E. |
0 - 1 |
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| Bradford 1860 (2) |
West Yorkshire Chess Association Tournament - Leading Section |
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Parratt, W. - Thorold, E. |
0 - 1 |
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| Leeds 1861 (1) |
West Yorkshire Chess Association Tournament |
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Parratt, W. - Cadman, R. |
1 - 0 |
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Parratt, W. - Thorold, E. |
1 - 0 |
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| Worcester, England 1864 |
Worcester Club - Worcestershire County Match |
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Parratt, W. - Zachary, F.D. |
2 - 1 |
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| Huddersfield 1864 (2) |
West Yorkshire Chess Association - 1st Class Tournament |
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Parratt, W. - Marsden, D. |
1 - 0 |
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Parratt, W. - Latham, T.S. |
0 - 1 |
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| Worcester, England 1866 |
Birmingham - Worcester Club Match |
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Parratt, W. - Kempson, S.G. |
2 - 0 |
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| Birmingham 1866 (1) |
Birmingham - Worcester Club Match |
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Parratt, W. - Earnshaw, S.W. |
1 - 1 |
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| Bradford 1871 |
Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match |
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Parratt, W. - Steinkuhler, A. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1873 (1) |
1st Oxford - Cambridge University Match |
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Parratt, W. - de Soyres, J. |
2 - 0 |
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| Oxford 1873 |
Bristol and Clifton Club - Oxford University Club Match |
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Parratt, W. - Mosely, L. |
2 - 0 |
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| London, England 1874 (3) |
2nd Oxford - Cambridge University Match |
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Parratt, W. - de Soyres, J. |
1 - 2 |
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| Oxford 1875 |
Oxford University Club Handicap |
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Parratt, W. - Brook, C.L. |
1 - 1 |
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Parratt, W. gave odds of a knight |
| Oxford 1876 |
Oxford University Club - Birmingham Club Match |
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Parratt, W. - Ryder, J.F. |
1 - 0 |
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| Player information updated: 19 Aug. 2022 |
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