Chinnery, Walter




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1862  181  2108 (72) 4
1863  163  2127 (66) 8
1864  166  2139 (69) 1
1865  162  2154 (71) 3
1866  176  2150 (73) 7
1867  178  2138 (82) 0
1868  195  2127 (89) 0
1869  199  2115 (95) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Chinnery, Walter Moresby  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Löwenthal and Medley (p.4) have an 'H. Chinnery' at a preliminary meeting for the Congress of London 1868-1869, but it was W.B. Chinnery who participated in the event. The Era of 20 Dec. 1863 (p.4) and of 31 Jan. 1864 (p.14) have 'V. Chinnery'. The Era of 28 May 1865 (p.14) has 'W.N. Chinnery'; The Chess Player's Magazine of May 1866 has 'W. Moresby' on p.153 and 'W. Moresby Chinery' on p.154.
 
References
Books
   Gillam, London, 1868/9, page 4
   Löwenthal and Medley, Chess Congress of 1862, page 173, 323
   Löwenthal and Medley, Transactions of the BCA, 1868-1869, page 9, 13
   Renette and Zavatarelli, Neumann, Hirschfeld and Suhle, page 371
   Saint James' Chess Club, Chess Match by Electric Telegraph, page 1
Periodicals
   [BLL], 13 July 1862, page 7
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 7, July 1862, page 199
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 7, July 1864, page 218
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 1, Jan. 1866, page 23
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 5, May 1866, page 153
   [CPM], vol. 3, no. 6, 1 June 1867, page 188
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 5, Feb. 1869, page 154
   [CW], vol. 4, no. 9, Dec. 1868, page 344
   [Era], vol. 24, no. 1241, 6 July 1862, page 5
   [Era], vol. 25, no. 1277, 15 Mar. 1863, page 13
   [Era], vol. 26, no. 1309, 25 Oct. 1863, page 14
   [Era], vol. 26, no. 1317, 20 Dec. 1863, page 4
   [Era], vol. 26, no. 1323, 31 Jan. 1864, page 14
   [Era], vol. 26, no. 1324, 7 Feb. 1864, page 14
   [Era], vol. 26, no. 1329, 13 Mar. 1864, page 14
   [Era], vol. 26, no. 1330, 20 Mar. 1864, page 14
   [Era], vol. 27, no. 1378, 19 Feb. 1865, page 4
   [Era], vol. 27, no. 1385, 9 Apr. 1865, page 6
   [Era], vol. 27, no. 1392, 28 May 1865, page 14
   [Era], vol. 28, no. 1421, 17 Dec. 1865, page 4
   [ILN], vol. 50, no. 1426, 11 May 1867, page 482

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

Deacon, F.H. - Chinnery, W.M. 1863         (f)     0   -   1      Deacon, F.H. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Green, V. - Chinnery, W.M. 1863         (f)     1   -   1

Tournament data

London, England 1862 (4)     British Chess Association Congress - Handicap Tournament    
  Chinnery, W.M. - Green, V.     1.5 - 2.5          Green, V. gave odds of pawn and move
London, England 1863     Saint James's Club - Mr. Worrall's Tournament     7  /  13      odds player in pawn and two moves class
  Chinnery, W.M. - Stewart, H.C.     0.5 - 0.5          Stewart, H.C. gave odds of pawn and move
London, England 1864     London Club Handicap    
  Chinnery, W.M. - Mongredien, A. (1)     0.5 - 0.5          Mongredien, A. (1) gave odds of pawn and two moves
London, England 1865     St. James Club Handicap    
  Chinnery, W.M. - Lousada, C.     1 - 0          Chinnery, W.M. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Chinnery, W.M. - Pearl, G.     1 - 0    
  Chinnery, W.M. - Sich, A.     1 - 0    
London, England and Bristol 1866     St. George's Club - Bristol and Bath Clubs Telegraphic Match    
  Chinnery, W.M. - Isaacs, H.M.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1866 (2)     British Chess Association Handicap Tournament    
  Chinnery, W.M. - Lyttelton, G.W.     2 - 0          Chinnery, W.M. gave odds of the move
  Chinnery, W.M. - Mocatta, A.     1 - 3    
London, England 1869 (1)     British Chess Association Handicap Tournament    
  Chinnery, W.M. - Ide, E.G.     1 - 0          Chinnery, W.M. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  Chinnery, W.M. - Murphy, J.B.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 30 Sept. 2018