Parratt, Walter

Ratings
Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
1859 |
122 |
2213 | (65) | 9 |
1860 |
135 |
2186 | (57) | 29 |
1861 |
130 |
2212 | (64) | 2 |
1862 |
117 |
2220 | (69) | 0 |
1863 |
106 |
2228 | (71) | 0 |
1864 |
106 |
2236 | (70) | 5 |
1865 |
97 |
2251 | (73) | 0 |
1866 |
91 |
2265 | (74) | 4 |
1867 |
84 |
2282 | (78) | 0 |
1868 |
71 |
2299 | (79) | 0 |
1869 |
67 |
2315 | (79) | 2 |
1870 |
66 |
2317 | (81) | 0 |
1871 |
63 |
2318 | (82) | 1 |
1872 |
66 |
2321 | (82) | 0 |
1873 |
67 |
2324 | (81) | 4 |
1874 |
75 |
2300 | (84) | 3 |
1875 |
87 |
2291 | (92) | 0 |
1876 |
86 |
2281 | (99) | 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'. |
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References |
Books |
Forster, Amos Burn, page 966 |
Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 320 |
Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 294, 296, 303, 344 |
Whyld, English Tournaments, page 12 |
Periodicals |
[CPC], vol. 1, June 1859, page 190 |
[CPC], vol. 2, Mar. 1860, page 85 |
[CPC], vol. 3, Dec. 1873, page 377 |
[CPM], vol. 2, July 1864, page 205 |
[CPQC], vol. 1, Aug. 1869, page 246 |
[Era], vol. 26, 5 June 1864, page 5 |
[Era], vol. 31, 13 June 1869, page 7 |
[HCM], vol. 1, Apr. 1873, page 136 |
[ILN], vol. 30, 16 May 1857, page 472 |
[ILN], vol. 36, 18 Feb. 1860, page 166 |
[ILN], vol. 36, 2 June 1860, page 542 |
[ILN], vol. 40, 4 Jan. 1862, page 30 |
[ILN], vol. 44, 11 June 1864, page 579 |
[ILN], vol. 54, 12 June 1869, page 603 |
[ILN], vol. 64, 21 Mar. 1874, page 283 |
[ILN], vol. 66, 13 Feb. 1875, page 163 |
[ILN], vol. 68, 11 Mar. 1876, page 263 |
[LiM], 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] |
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 (1) |
2nd Oxford - Cambridge University Match |
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Parratt, W. - de Soyres, J. |
1 - 2 |
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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: 25 Jun. 2019 |
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