Wisker, John
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1866 |
18 |
2475 | (64) | 7 |
| 1867 |
19 |
2477 | (57) | 6 |
| 1868 |
20 |
2484 | (52) | 2 |
| 1869 |
21 |
2484 | (43) | 25 |
| 1870 |
16 |
2512 | (44) | 10 |
| 1871 |
14 |
2530 | (42) | 14 |
| 1872 |
13 |
2541 | (38) | 26 |
| 1873 |
19 |
2500 | (35) | 54 |
| 1874 |
18 |
2499 | (39) | 30 |
| 1875 |
29 |
2452 | (47) | 10 |
| 1876 |
52 |
2397 | (55) | 6 |
| 1877 |
59 |
2370 | (65) | 0 |
| 1878 |
71 |
2342 | (72) | 0 |
| 1879 |
82 |
2314 | (77) | 0 |
| 1880 |
100 |
2287 | (79) | 12 |
| 1881 |
135 |
2262 | (88) | 0 |
| 1882 |
159 |
2238 | (95) | 0 |
| 1883 |
198 |
2213 | (101) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Wisker, John |
| Born: 30 May 1846 |
| Died: 18 Jan. 1884 |
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| Notes: |
| Gaige gives date of death as 18-01-1884; Sergeant gives date of death as 14-01-1884. Land and Water and various Australian newspapers confirm the former (information from Tim Harding). The Leeds Mercury of 24 Oct. 1867 (p.3) has 'J. Wiske'. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 136 |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 51, 166, 971 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 467 |
| Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 344 |
| Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 69, 374 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 582 |
| Harding, Steinitz in London, page 171 |
| Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 379 |
| Renette and Zavatarelli, Neumann, Hirschfeld and Suhle, page 303 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 171, 191 |
| van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 51 |
| Winter, Chess Facts and Fables, page 218 |
| Winter, A Chess Omnibus, page 27 |
| Zavatarelli, Ignatz Kolisch, page 285 |
| Periodicals |
| [CPC], vol. 3, no. 3, June 1872, page 88 |
| [CPM], vol. 2, no. 9, Sep. 1866, page 280 |
| [Fld], 28 Oct. 1876 |
| [ILN], vol. 68, no. 1923, 3 June 1876, page 551 |
| [LeM], no. 9214, 24 Oct. 1867, page 3 |
| [MeL], no. 1968, 30 Sep. 1893, page 38 |
| [TFF], 30 Dec. 1870 |
| [WP], vol. 1, no. 11, Feb. 1869, page 123 |
| Web |
| Dunn, Paul. [9th NSW v VIC Telegraphic Match 1880] |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - 1866: NYDCA, 2nd Redcar Meeting] |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - John Wisker] |
| Sarah. [Joseph Henry Blackburne] |
| Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dell'800] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Werner, M.G.E. - Wisker, J. 1867 |
(c) |
2 | - | 2 |
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| Neumann, G.R.L. - Wisker, J. 1868 |
(c) |
1 | - | 1 |
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| Rosenthal, S. - Wisker, J. 1871 |
(f) |
5 | - | 4 |
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| Wisker, J. - Burn, A. 1871 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Wisker, J. - Fenton, R.H.F. 1871 |
(c) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
Wisker, J. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Wisker, J. - Zukertort, J.H. 1872 |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Wisker, J. - Owen, J. 1872 |
(f) |
4 | - | 1 |
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| Bird, H.E. - Wisker, J. 1873 (1) |
(f) |
7 | - | 7 |
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| Bird, H.E. - Wisker, J. 1873 (2) |
(f) |
7.5 | - | 5.5 |
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| MacDonnell, G.A. - Wisker, J. 1873 |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Bird, H.E. - Wisker, J. 1873 (3) |
(f) |
9.5 | - | 11.5 |
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| Bird, H.E. - Wisker, J. 1874 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 3.5 |
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| Wisker, J. - MacDonnell, G.A. 1874 |
(f) |
9 | - | 6 |
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| Wisker, J. - Esling, F.K. 1880 |
(f) |
6 | - | 5 |
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Tournament data
| Redcar 1866 (1) |
North Yorkshire and Durham Chess Association - 1st Class Tournament |
5 | / | 7 |
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| Leeds 1867 |
West Riding - North Riding Match |
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Wisker, J. - Watkinson, J. |
2 - 0 |
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| London, England 1869 (1) |
British Chess Association Handicap Tournament |
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Wisker, J. - Bayliss, W. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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Wisker, J. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Wisker, J. - McComas, T. |
1 - 0 |
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Wisker, J. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Wisker, J. - Murphy, J.B. |
1 - 0 |
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Wisker, J. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Wisker, J. - Steinitz, W. |
0 - 1 |
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Steinitz, W. gave odds of the move |
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Wisker, J. - Mongredien, A. (2) |
1 - 0 |
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Wisker, J. gave odds of a knight |
| London, England 1869 (2) |
Glowworm Prize Tournament |
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Wisker, J. - Murphy, J.B. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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Wisker, J. - Gossip, G.H.D. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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Wisker, J. - MacDonnell, G.A. |
0 - 1 |
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Wisker, J. - Lord, J. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1869 (3) |
2nd British Chess Association Challenge Cup |
4.5 | / | 12 |
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| London, England 1869 (4) |
Mongredien Prize Tournament |
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Wisker, J. - Janson, E. |
1 - 0 |
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Wisker, J. - Blackburne, J.H. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1870 (1) |
Westminster Club - City of London Club Match |
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Wisker, J. - Lord, J. |
1 - 1 |
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| London, England 1870 (3) |
3rd British Chess Association Challenge Cup |
5 | / | 6 |
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Wisker, J. - Burn, A. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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| Malvern 1871 (3) |
2nd Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
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Wisker, J. - Newham, W.L. |
1 - 0 |
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Wisker, J. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Wisker, J. - Thorold, E. |
1 - 0 |
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Wisker, J. - Curzon, J.R. |
1 - 0 |
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Wisker, J. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| London, England 1872 (2) |
4th British Chess Association Challenge Cup |
6.5 | / | 8 |
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Wisker, J. - de Vere, C.V. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1872 (3) |
British Chess Association Grand Tourney |
2 | / | 6 |
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| London, England 1872 (4) |
British Chess Association Handicap Tournament |
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Wisker, J. - Martin, Wi. |
1 - 0 |
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Wisker, J. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Wisker, J. - Eschwege, H. |
1 - 0 |
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Wisker, J. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Wisker, J. - Zukertort, J.H. |
1 - 0 |
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Wisker, J. - Thorold, E. |
0 - 2 |
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Wisker, J. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Bristol 1873 (2) |
4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
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Wisker, J. - Gossip, G.H.D. |
1 - 0 |
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Wisker, J. - Minchin, J.I. |
0 - 1 |
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Wisker, J. gave odds of pawn and move |
| London, England 1874 (4) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Wisker, J. - Pfahl, J. |
2 - 0 |
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Wisker, J. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Wisker, J. - Reynolds (1) |
2 - 0 |
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Wisker, J. gave odds of a knight |
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Wisker, J. - Sothers |
1 - 1 |
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Wisker, J. gave odds of a knight |
| London, England 1875 (7) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Wisker, J. - Stevens, S.J. |
2 - 1 |
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Wisker, J. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Wisker, J. - Zappert |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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Wisker, J. gave odds of a knight |
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Wisker, J. - Ballard, W.R. |
2 - 3 |
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Wisker, J. gave odds of pawn and move |
| London, England 1876 (9) |
Simpson's Divan Tournament |
0.5 | / | 5 |
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| London, England 1876 (15) |
City of London Club - Bermondsey Club Match |
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Wisker, J. - Dredge, R. |
1 - 0 |
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Wisker, J. gave odds of a knight |
| Sydney and Melbourne 1880 |
9th New South Wales - Victoria Telegraphic Match |
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Wisker, J. - Russell, G.A. |
0 - 1 |
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| Sydney and Melbourne 1883 |
10th New South Wales - Victoria Telegraphic Match |
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Wisker, J. - Smith, R. |
0 - 1 |
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| Player information updated: 22 Aug. 2023 |
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