Werner, M. Edward




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1859  147  2167 (70) 5
1860  143  2190 (60) 24
1861  151  2197 (65) 0
1862  139  2204 (67) 1
1863  125  2222 (67) 3
1864  120  2241 (64) 6
1865  102  2262 (63) 3
1866  96  2280 (60) 0
1867  84  2298 (53) 8
1868  94  2289 (47) 33
1869  99  2271 (55) 3
1870  108  2257 (62) 0
1871  117  2242 (64) 5
1872  129  2230 (70) 5
1873  141  2217 (79) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Werner, Maximilian Georg Edward  
Born: 6 Oct. 1836
Died: 18 Oct. 1919
 
Notes:
Staunton, in the Illustrated London News of 10 Dec. 1859 (p.561), gives 'Edward Werner' as a member of the Bradford (Yorkshire) club, and in the 18 Feb. 1860 issue (p.166) gives 'M.E. Werner' as a member of the Bradford club. The Chess Player's Chronicle has 'Mr. E. Werner' of Bradford (June 1860, p.165; Aug. 1860, p.249) and 'Mr. M.E. Werner' of Bradford (Oct. 1860, p.310). The Chess Player's Quarterly Chronicle likewise has 'Mr. M.E. Werner' of Bradford (Feb. 1868, p.25) but 'M.E. Werner' of Halifax (Feb. 1868, p.27) and 'Mr. E. Werner' (May 1868, p.33). Forster (Amos Burn biography) has M.E. Werner as a member of the Manchester Chess Club from 1869. I therefore assume that 'E. Werner' and 'M.E. Werner' are the same person and that his name was 'M. Edward Werner'. The Quarterly for Chess History, 1868, p.313, has a W. Werner?
 
References
Books
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 971
   Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 137
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 84
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 152
Periodicals
   [CPC], vol. 1, no. 6, June 1859, page 190
   [CPC], vol. 2, no. 15, Mar. 1860, page 85
   [CPC], vol. 2, no. 18, June 1860, page 165
   [CPC], vol. 2, no. 20, Aug. 1860, page 249
   [CPC], vol. 2, no. 22, Oct. 1860, page 310
   [CPM], vol. 1, no. 3, Mar. 1865, page 96
   [CPM], vol. 1, no. 6, June 1865, page 184
   [CPM], vol. 3, no. 7, 1 July 1867, page 217
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 1, Feb. 1868, page 25, 27
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 2, May 1868, page 33
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 3, 18 July 1868, page 85
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 8, Aug. 1869, page 246, 248
   [CPQC], vol. 2, no. 4, Aug. 1870, page 121
   [CW], vol. 3, no. 4, July 1867, page 145
   [Era], vol. 27, no. 1393, 4 June 1865, page 6
   [Era], vol. 29, no. 1497, 2 June 1867, page 7
   [Era], vol. 31, no. 1603, 13 June 1869, page 7
   [Era], vol. 32, no. 1655, 12 June 1870, page 5
   [HCWYA], no. 893, 1 June 1867, page 5
   [ILN], vol. 35, no. 1006, 10 Dec. 1859, page 561
   [ILN], vol. 36, no. 1017, 18 Feb. 1860, page 166
   [ILN], vol. 51, no. 1454, 9 Nov. 1867, page 523
   [ILN], vol. 54, no. 1543, 12 June 1869, page 603
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1859: Settle v Bradford Match]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1869: Bradford-Halifax Meeting]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1872: Bradford v Halifax]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1873: Bradford v Halifax]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - Maximilian Edward (Georg) Werner]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Parratt, W. - Werner, M.G.E. 1859         (c)     1   -   0
Harrwitz, D. - Werner, M.G.E. 1860         (c)     4   -   1      Harrwitz, D. gave odds of a knight
Werner, M.G.E. - Hunter, W.W. 1860         (c)     1   -   0
Werner, M.G.E. - Parratt, W. 1860         (f)     8   -   6
Watkinson, J. - Werner, M.G.E. 1860         (f)     1   -   0
Watkinson, J. - Werner, M.G.E. 1862         (f)     1   -   0
Werner, M.G.E. - Wisker, J. 1867         (c)     2   -   2
Werner, M.G.E. - Skipworth, A.B. 1868 (1)         (f)     5   -   4
Werner, M.G.E. - Skipworth, A.B. 1868 (2)         (f)     6.5   -   4.5
Werner, M.G.E. - Skipworth, A.B. 1868 (3)         (f)     1   -   2

Tournament data

Huddersfield and Manchester 1859     4th West Yorkshire Chess Association Meeting    
  Werner, M.G.E. - Kipping, J.S.     0 - 1    
Settle 1859     Bradford - Settle Club Match    
  Werner, M.G.E. - Birkbeck, J.     2.5 - 0.5    
Bradford 1860 (1)     Bradford - Settle Club Match    
  Werner, M.G.E. - Birkbeck, J.     2.5 - 0.5    
Skipton 1863     Bradford - Settle Club Match    
  Werner, M.G.E. - Birkbeck, J.     2.5 - 0.5    
Huddersfield 1864 (1)     Huddersfield - Bradford Club Match    
  Werner, M.G.E. - Brook, G.     2 - 1    
Huddersfield or Bradford (?) 1864     Huddersfield - Bradford Club Match    
  Werner, M.G.E. - Brook, G.     1 - 2    
Bradford and Huddersfield 1865     Huddersfield - Bradford Club Match    
  Werner, M.G.E. - Brook, G.     2 - 1    
Wakefield 1867 (1)     West Yorkshire Chess Association - Tournament 1    
  Werner, M.G.E. - Watkinson, J.     1 - 0    
  Werner, M.G.E. - Young, J.W. (2)     0 - 1    
Leeds 1867     West Riding - North Riding Match    
  Werner, M.G.E. - Skipworth, A.B.     1.5 - 0.5    
Sheffield 1868 (1)     West Yorkshire Chess Association - Class I    
  Werner, M.G.E. - Skipworth, A.B.     0 - 1    
York 1868 (2)     1st Yorkshire Chess Association Meeting, 1st Class     5.5  /  9
Huddersfield 1869 (2)     Bradford - Wakefield Club Match    
  Werner, M.G.E. - Young, J.W. (2)     1 - 1    
Manchester 1869     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Werner, M.G.E. - Steel, Ro.     1 - 0    
Liverpool 1871     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Werner, M.G.E. - Burn, A.     0.5 - 1.5    
Bradford 1871     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Werner, M.G.E. - Soul, J.     0 - 2    
Manchester 1871     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Werner, M.G.E. - Burn, A.     1 - 0    
Bradford 1872     Bradford - Halifax Club Match    
  Werner, M.G.E. - Fieldsend, W.     3 - 0          Werner, M.G.E. gave odds of pawn and move
Wakefield 1872     Bradford - Wakefield Club Match    
  Werner, M.G.E. - Young, J.W. (2)     0.5 - 1.5    
Bradford 1873 (1)     Bradford - Halifax Club Match    
  Werner, M.G.E. - Menssing, G.A.     1 - 1          Werner, M.G.E. gave odds of pawn and move


Player information updated: 5 May 2020