Parratt, Walter




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1859  112  2210 (65) 9
1860  120  2183 (57) 29
1861  120  2208 (64) 2
1862  110  2215 (69) 0
1863  103  2222 (71) 0
1864  102  2229 (70) 5
1865  95  2242 (73) 0
1866  89  2254 (74) 4
1867  83  2268 (78) 0
1868  74  2282 (80) 0
1869  66  2296 (80) 2
1870  67  2293 (83) 0
1871  71  2290 (84) 1
1872  72  2287 (85) 0
1873  76  2284 (85) 2
1874  89  2265 (87) 3
1875  97  2257 (95) 0
1876  94  2249 (101) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Parratt, Walter  
   Also known as: Sir Walter Parratt
Born: 10 Feb. 1841
Died: 27 Mar. 1924
 
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'.
 
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
   [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
   [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]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Parratt, W. - Shepherd, E. 1859         (c)     2   -   0
Parratt, W. - Werner, M.G.E. 1859         (c)     1   -   0
Parratt, W. - Young, J.W. (2) 1859         (c)     2.5   -   0.5
Parratt, W. - Robinson, W.L. 1859         (c)     1   -   0
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
Parratt, W. - Skipworth, A.B. 1869         (f)     2   -   0

Tournament data

Huddersfield and Manchester 1859     4th West Yorkshire Chess Association Meeting    
  Parratt, W. - Cadman, R.     1 - 0    
  Parratt, W. - Thorold, E.     0 - 1    
Bradford 1860 (2)     West Yorkshire Chess Association Tournament - Leading Section    
  Parratt, W. - Thorold, E.     0 - 1    
Leeds 1861 (1)     West Yorkshire Chess Association Tournament    
  Parratt, W. - Cadman, R.     1 - 0    
  Parratt, W. - Thorold, E.     1 - 0    
Worcester, England 1864     Worcester Club - Worcestershire County Match    
  Parratt, W. - Zachary, F.D.     2 - 1    
Huddersfield 1864 (2)     West Yorkshire Chess Association - 1st Class Tournament    
  Parratt, W. - Marsden, D.     1 - 0    
  Parratt, W. - Latham, T.S.     0 - 1    
Worcester, England 1866     Birmingham - Worcester Club Match    
  Parratt, W. - Kempson, S.G.     2 - 0    
Birmingham 1866 (1)     Birmingham - Worcester Club Match    
  Parratt, W. - Earnshaw, S.W.     1 - 1    
Bradford 1871     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Parratt, W. - Steinkuhler, A.     1 - 0    
London 1873     1st Oxford - Cambridge University Match    
  Parratt, W. - de Soyres, J.     2 - 0    
London 1874 (1)     2nd Oxford - Cambridge University Match    
  Parratt, W. - de Soyres, J.     1 - 2    
Oxford 1876     Oxford University Club - Birmingham Club Match    
  Parratt, W. - Ryder, J.F.     1 - 0    

Player information updated: 10 Aug. 2018