Common, Arthur




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1876  574  1836 (120) 1
1877  505  1856 (116) 0
1878  486  1876 (112) 0
1879  459  1896 (107) 0
1880  473  1917 (102) 0
1881  514  1937 (95) 0
1882  515  1957 (88) 4
1883  550  1964 (89) 0
1884  584  1972 (88) 3
1885  588  1968 (91) 0
1886  605  1964 (93) 2
1887  611  1958 (98) 0
1888  622  1953 (102) 1
1889  606  1953 (106) 0
1890  644  1954 (110) 0
1891  644  1955 (114) 0
1892  687  1956 (116) 0
1893  706  1957 (119) 1
1894  699  1960 (123) 0
1895  691  1963 (126) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Common, Arthur Welsh  
Born: 1851
Died: 1915
 
Notes:
Steve Mann gives date of death as 1914-1915, though his death was registered in the first quarter of 1915.
 
References
Periodicals
   [WP], vol. 9, no. 2, 1 June 1876, page 26
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1873: Bradford v Halifax]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - Walter Common and Arthur Welsh Common]
   [West Yorkshire v. Tyne and Tees-Side]

Tournament data

Halifax, Yorkshire 1876 (6)     West Yorkshire Chess Association - 5th Tournament    
  Common, A.W. - Tannett, J.     1 - 0    
  Common, A.W. - Field, T.W.     0 - 1    
Leeds 1882 (3)     Leeds - Halifax Club Match    
  Common, A.W. - Bilborough, A.     0.5 - 1.5    
Halifax, Yorkshire 1882     Leeds - Halifax Club Match    
  Common, A.W. - Hussey, E.B.     2 - 0    
Bradford 1884 (4)     Bradford - Halifax Club Match    
  Common, A.W. - Tetley, J.H.     1 - 0    
Manchester 1884     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Common, A.W. - Blumberg, H. (1)     1 - 1    
Bradford 1886 (7)     1st Yorkshire County Chess Club Meeting - Class A    
  Common, A.W. - Tetley, J.H.     1 - 0    
  Common, A.W. - White, Ja.     0 - 1    
Harrogate 1888     Tyneside and Tees-Side - West Yorkshire Match    
  Common, A.W. - Birks, J.     0 - 1    
Birmingham 1893     North and South Match    
  Common, A.W. - Butler, H.W.     0 - 1    
Halifax, Yorkshire 1895     10th Yorkshire County Chess Club Meeting - Class A    
  Common, A.W. - Croft, C.     1 - 0    

Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023