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Clay, William 
 
| Ratings 
 
 
  | Year | Rank | Edo | Dev. | Games |  
  | 1866 | 230 | 2099 | (125) | 4 |  
  | 1867 | 234 | 2080 | (129) | 1 |  
 
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |  | 
   | Name: Clay, William |  
   | Born: |  
   | Died: |  |  |  |  
   | References |  | 
| Books |  
   | NDCA, Northumberland and Durham Chess Association Meeting, page 3, 4 |  
   | Whyld, English Tournaments, page 14 |  | Periodicals |  
   | [CPC], vol. 3, no. 25, Jan. 1861, page cover |  
   | [CW], vol. 1, no. 11, Jan. 1866, page 346 |  
   | [CW], vol. 2, no. 2, Apr. 1866, page 54, 55 |  
   | [CW], vol. 2, no. 3, May 1866, page 88 |  
   | [CW], vol. 2, no. 10, Dec. 1866, page 316 |  
   | [CW], vol. 3, no. 2, Apr. 1867, page 62 |  
   | [CW], vol. 4, no. 1, Apr. 1868, page 32 |  |  | 
 
 Tournament data 
  | Newcastle 1866 (1) | Newcastle - Tynemouth Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Clay, W. - Spence, T. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Newcastle 1866 (2) | 1st Northumberland and Durham Chess Association Tournament A |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Clay, W. - Stokoe, T.Y. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Newcastle 1866 (4) | 1st Northumberland and Durham Chess Association Tournament B2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Clay, W. - White, Ja. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Clay, W. - Taylor, G.H. (1) | 0 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | North Shields 1867 (1) | Newcastle and Gateshead - Tynemouth and South Shields Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Clay, W. - Edmundson, D. | 0 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
 
| Player information updated: 21 Sept. 2017 |  
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