Boultbee, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  371  2109 (64) 15
1885  337  2129 (61) 15
1886  346  2122 (68) 0
1887  367  2115 (71) 0
1888  375  2108 (72) 0
1889  375  2101 (70) 0
1890  405  2094 (66) 0
1891  416  2088 (58) 14
1892  399  2115 (61) 11
1893  428  2105 (68) 0
1894  457  2094 (72) 0
1895  490  2084 (74) 0
1896  498  2074 (72) 0
1897  524  2064 (69) 8
1898  584  2046 (72) 8

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Boultbee, William H.  
Born: 15 Mar. 1832
Died: 5 Nov. 1902
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 49
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 29
   Winter, Kings, Commoners and Knaves, page 62
   Yanofsky, 100 Years of Chess in Canada, page 27
Periodicals
   [Era], vol. 26, no. 1312, 15 Nov. 1863, page 14
   [NYC], 25 Oct. 1862
   [NYC], 17 Jan. 1863
   [NYC], 24 Oct. 1863
   [TG], vol. 53, no. 14777, 30 June 1897, page 10
   [TG], vol. 53, no. 14778, 1 July 1897, page 8
Web
   Boultbee, Ditch.  [William Boultbee]
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: Champions - Closed] (broken)
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: William Boultbee] (broken)
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4078. 'Thornton castling trap']
   Wright, Stephen.  [Early Canadian Championships]

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

Zukertort, J.H. - Boultbee, W.H. 1884         (c)     3   -   0      Zukertort, J.H. gave odds of a knight
Phillips, C.W. - Boultbee, W.H. 1885         (f)     5.5   -   4.5
Boultbee, W.H. - Ascher, J.G. 1885         (c)     3.5   -   1.5

Tournament data

Hamilton, Ontario 1858 (1)     Hamilton Tournament    
  Boultbee, W.H. - Ambrose (1)     2 - 0    
  Boultbee, W.H. - Birdsall, R.     0 - 2    
Toronto 1884     Toronto Club Championship     8.5  /  12
Montreal 1891     18th Canadian Championship     4  /  14
Toronto 1892     19th Canadian Championship Tournament     11  /  13
Orillia 1897 (1)     22nd Canadian Championship Tournament     4.5  /  8
Toronto 1898     23rd Canadian Championship Tournament - First Class     3.5  /  8


Player information updated: 1 Feb. 2023