Spens, Walter
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1867 |
221 |
2040 | (67) | 18 |
| 1868 |
209 |
2047 | (71) | 0 |
| 1869 |
207 |
2054 | (72) | 0 |
| 1870 |
216 |
2061 | (70) | 0 |
| 1871 |
210 |
2068 | (66) | 3 |
| 1872 |
201 |
2101 | (61) | 3 |
| 1873 |
194 |
2112 | (54) | 27 |
| 1874 |
222 |
2088 | (54) | 0 |
| 1875 |
241 |
2064 | (48) | 21 |
| 1876 |
275 |
2039 | (49) | 21 |
| 1877 |
267 |
2037 | (59) | 0 |
| 1878 |
270 |
2036 | (65) | 0 |
| 1879 |
275 |
2034 | (67) | 0 |
| 1880 |
287 |
2033 | (67) | 0 |
| 1881 |
326 |
2031 | (63) | 0 |
| 1882 |
351 |
2030 | (56) | 9 |
| 1883 |
376 |
2048 | (52) | 7 |
| 1884 |
370 |
2068 | (49) | 9 |
| 1885 |
407 |
2049 | (46) | 21 |
| 1886 |
481 |
1991 | (48) | 11 |
| 1887 |
506 |
1972 | (51) | 7 |
| 1888 |
488 |
1979 | (52) | 6 |
| 1889 |
471 |
1994 | (49) | 11 |
| 1890 |
437 |
2028 | (46) | 20 |
| 1891 |
438 |
2034 | (51) | 6 |
| 1892 |
404 |
2069 | (52) | 10 |
| 1893 |
363 |
2112 | (55) | 6 |
| 1894 |
352 |
2128 | (55) | 8 |
| 1895 |
369 |
2113 | (56) | 7 |
| 1896 |
391 |
2093 | (57) | 5 |
| 1897 |
394 |
2080 | (56) | 10 |
| 1898 |
416 |
2066 | (60) | 4 |
| 1899 |
466 |
2044 | (62) | 7 |
| 1900 |
494 |
2023 | (68) | 7 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Spens, Walter Cook |
| Also known as: Sheriff Walter Cook Spens |
| Born: 1 Feb. 1842 |
| Died: 15 July 1900 |
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| References |
| Books |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 177, 969 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 401 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 54, 542, 580 |
| Renette and Zavatarelli, Neumann, Hirschfeld and Suhle, page 288, 375 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 149, 192, 238 |
| Periodicals |
| [CPM], vol. 3, 1 Oct. 1867, page 307 |
| [ILN], vol. 58, 3 June 1871, page 555 |
| [TG], vol. 33, 6 Jan. 1877, page 7 |
| [WP], vol. 4, 1 June 1871, page 19 |
| Web |
| McGowan, Alan. [Scottish Championship 1894] |
| Sarah. [The Denoument - Morphy Retires] |
| Sericano, C. [Dundee 1867] |
| Winter, Edward. [CN 4652. Chess by circulation] |
| [Development of the Club] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Spens, W.C. - Scott, W. (3) 1873 |
(f) |
3 | - | 1 |
|
| Spens, W.C. - Hunter, A. 1873 |
(f) |
6 | - | 5 |
|
| Spens, W.C. - Fraser, Ja.C. 1873 |
(f) |
3 | - | 1 |
|
| Spens, W.C. - Marshall (1) 1873 |
(f) |
5 | - | 3 |
|
| Spens, W.C. - Hunter, A. 1875 |
(f) |
4 | - | 3 |
|
| Hunter, A. - Spens, W.C. 1876 |
(f) |
4 | - | 3 |
|
| Spens, W.C. - Barbier, G.E. 1885 |
(f) |
7 | - | 3 |
|
Tournament data
| Dundee 1867 (1) |
Dundee Tournament |
0.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Dundee 1867 (2) |
Scottish Tournament |
3 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| Dundee 1867 (3) |
Dundee Handicap Tournament |
| | | | | | |
|
Spens, W.C. - Fraser, G.B. |
1 - 0 |
| | |
Fraser, G.B. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
|
Spens, W.C. - Fraser, Ja.C. |
0 - 1 |
| | |
Fraser, Ja.C. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Edinburgh 1871 |
East and West of Scotland Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Spens, W.C. - Baxter, C.R. |
0 - 3 |
| | | |
| Edinburgh and Glasgow 1872 |
East and West of Scotland Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Spens, W.C. - Baxter, C.R. |
2 - 0 |
| | | |
| Glasgow and London, England 1872 |
Crystal Palace Meeting: Glasgow-London Telegraph Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Spens, W.C. - Minchin, J.I. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Glasgow 1875 (1) |
6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Scotland - England Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Spens, W.C. - Ranken, C.E. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
|
Spens, W.C. - Minchin, J.I. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Glasgow 1875 (2) |
6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Provincial Champion's Cup |
3 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Glasgow 1875 (3) |
6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
| | | | | | |
|
Spens, W.C. - Martin, Wi. |
0 - 1 |
| | |
Martin, Wi. gave odds of a pawn for the move |
| Cheltenham 1876 (3) |
7th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Provincial Champion's Cup |
1 | / | 11 |
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| Edinburgh 1876 |
East and West of Scotland Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Spens, W.C. - Meikle, C. |
1 - 2 |
| | | |
| Manchester 1882 (1) |
12th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I |
1 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Birmingham 1883 (2) |
13th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Section B |
1.5 | / | 7 |
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| Glasgow 1884 |
1st Scottish Championship |
6 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Edinburgh 1885 |
2nd Scottish Championship |
5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Glasgow 1886 |
3rd Scottish Championship |
3.5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Edinburgh 1887 |
4th Scottish Championship |
2 | / | 7 |
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| Glasgow 1888 (1) |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Spens, W.C. - Burn, A. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Glasgow 1888 (2) |
5th Scottish Championship |
1 | / | 5 |
| | | |
| Edinburgh 1889 |
6th Scottish Championship |
6 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Liverpool 1889 (1) |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
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|
Spens, W.C. - Leather, R.K. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Dundee 1890 |
7th Scottish Championship |
6.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
|
Spens, W.C. - Walker, W.N. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Manchester 1890 (3) |
6th British Chess Association Tournament - Amateur Championship |
4.5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Glasgow 1891 (1) |
8th Scottish Championship |
2 | / | 5 |
| | | |
| Glasgow 1891 (2) |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
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|
Spens, W.C. - Burn, A. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Edinburgh 1892 |
9th Scottish Championship |
5.5 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Dundee 1893 |
10th Scottish Championship |
4.5 | / | 6 |
| | | |
| Glasgow 1894 |
11th Scottish Championship |
7 | / | 8 |
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| Edinburgh 1895 (1) |
12th Scottish Championship |
4.5 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| Dundee 1896 |
13th Scottish Championship |
2 | / | 5 |
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| Glasgow 1897 |
14th Scottish Championship |
6 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Edinburgh 1898 |
15th Scottish Championship |
3 | / | 4 |
| | | |
| Stirling 1899 |
16th Scottish Championship |
3.5 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| Glasgow 1900 |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Spens, W.C. - Dod, W. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Dundee 1900 |
17th Scottish Championship |
2.5 | / | 6 |
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| Player information updated: 5 May 2020 |
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