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Ball, Rouse

Ratings Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games  1873  266  2079 (83) 2 1874  265  2091 (72) 17 1875  279  2082 (75) 3 1876  281  2082 (82) 2 1877  277  2076 (89) 2 Rating table notes

Biographical data Name: Ball, Walter William Rouse   Born: 14 Aug. 1850 Died: 4 Apr. 1925   Notes: John Saunders lists him under 'R' for 'Rouse Ball'.   References Books    Harding, Steinitz in London, page 235    Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 344 Periodicals    [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 2, Mar. 1875, page 37    [CPC], vol. 4, no. 2, Apr. 1874, page 57    [CPC], vol. 4, no. 8, Apr. 1875, page 254    [Fld], 4 Apr. 1874    [ILN], vol. 64, no. 1806, 4 Apr. 1874, page 331    [ILN], vol. 66, no. 1859, 27 Mar. 1875, page 307    [ILN], vol. 68, no. 1916, 15 Apr. 1876, page 383    [WP], vol. 7, no. 12, 1 Apr. 1875, page 237 Web    Harding, Tim.  [The First Oxford-Cambridge University Match], page 6    Saunders, John.  [Varsity Oxford-Cambridge Match: Pen Pictures of Players]

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Tournament data

London, England 1873 (1)	1st Oxford - Cambridge University Match
	Ball, W.W.R. - Nicholson, E.W.B.	1 - 1
London, England 1874 (3)	2nd Oxford - Cambridge University Match
	Ball, W.W.R. - Grundy, W. (1)	1 - 1
Cambridge 1874	Cambridge University Club Tournament		9.5	/	15
London, England 1875 (6)	3rd Oxford - Cambridge University Match
	Ball, W.W.R. - Meredith, S.R.	1 - 2
London, England 1876 (7)	4th Oxford - Cambridge University Match
	Ball, W.W.R. - Grundy, W. (1)	1 - 1
London, England 1877 (3)	5th Oxford - Cambridge University Match
	Ball, W.W.R. - Grundy, W. (1)	1 - 1

Player information updated: 19 Aug. 2022