Hunter, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1856  205  1791 (126) 2
1857  213  1802 (122) 0
1858  234  1814 (119) 0
1859  258  1826 (115) 2
1860  279  1839 (111) 3
1861  284  1849 (110) 1
1862  303  1860 (108) 1
1863  307  1860 (108) 0
1864  318  1859 (107) 0
1865  365  1859 (106) 0
1866  390  1859 (105) 0
1867  382  1858 (102) 0
1868  393  1858 (99) 0
1869  401  1858 (95) 2
1870  427  1870 (94) 0
1871  448  1882 (92) 0
1872  450  1895 (88) 3
1873  449  1910 (89) 0
1874  456  1926 (89) 0
1875  456  1941 (88) 0
1876  422  1957 (86) 3
1877  397  1960 (88) 0
1878  398  1963 (90) 0
1879  384  1967 (90) 0
1880  414  1970 (90) 0
1881  468  1973 (88) 0
1882  481  1976 (85) 1
1883  499  1997 (82) 2
1884  511  2014 (81) 2
1885  509  2016 (82) 2
1886  512  2008 (87) 2
1887  549  1989 (94) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Hunter, William Wilks  
Born: 5 Jan. 1827
Died: 13 Nov. 1890
 
Notes:
Edgar (Liverpool Chess Club, 1893, p.55) lists a W. Hunter as a member of the Liverpool Club from 1861? The Chess World of July 1867 (vol.3, p.145) has 'W.H. Hunter'.
 
References
Books
   Chess Association, Manchester 1857 Report, page 6
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 183
   Whyld, English Tournaments, page 12
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 4, no. 12, Dec. 1884, page 440
   [BLL], 18 Dec. 1853, page 8
   [CPC], vol. 2, no. 2, Feb. 1854, page cover
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 1, Jan. 1855, page cover
   [CPM], vol. 1, no. 6, June 1865, page 184
   [CPM], vol. 3, no. 7, 1 July 1867, page 217
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 8, Aug. 1869, page 246
   [CW], vol. 3, no. 4, July 1867, page 145
   [Era], vol. 27, no. 1393, 4 June 1865, page 6
   [Era], vol. 31, no. 1603, 13 June 1869, page 7
   [Era], vol. 32, no. 1655, 12 June 1870, page 5
   [HCWYA], no. 893, 1 June 1867, page 5
   [ILN], vol. 28, no. 794, 19 Apr. 1856, page 411
   [ILN], vol. 36, no. 1034, 2 June 1860, page 542
   [ILN], vol. 38, no. 1093, 15 June 1861, page 565
   [ILN], vol. 40, no. 1125, 4 Jan. 1862, page 30, 30
   [ILN], vol. 54, no. 1543, 12 June 1869, page 603
   [ILN], vol. 56, no. 1598, 11 June 1870, page 619
   [ILN], vol. 64, no. 1815, 6 June 1874, page 547
   [LiM], vol. 47, no. 3018, 7 Aug. 1857, page 12
   [LW], 27 Jan. 1883
   [WP], vol. 9, no. 2, 1 June 1876, page 26
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1856: Huddersfield v Wakefield Match]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1883: Yorkshire v Lancashire]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - William Wilks Hunter]

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

Watkinson, J. - Hunter, W.W. 1859         (c)     2   -   0
Werner, M.G.E. - Hunter, W.W. 1860         (c)     1   -   0

Tournament data

Huddersfield 1856     Huddersfield - Wakefield Club Match    
  Hunter, W.W. - Tarn, E.W.     1 - 1    
Bradford 1860 (2)     West Yorkshire Chess Association Tournament - Leading Section    
  Hunter, W.W. - Birchall, C.     1 - 0    
  Hunter, W.W. - Thorold, E.     0 - 1    
Wakefield 1861     Huddersfield - Wakefield Club Match    
  Hunter, W.W. - Watkinson, J.     0 - 1    
Wakefield 1862 (1)     7th West Yorkshire Chess Association Meeting - 1st Tournament    
  Hunter, W.W. - Barlow, E.     1 - 0    
Huddersfield 1869 (2)     Bradford - Wakefield Club Match    
  Hunter, W.W. - Petty, J.     0 - 2    
Wakefield 1872     Bradford - Wakefield Club Match    
  Hunter, W.W. - Petty, J.     1 - 2    
Halifax, Yorkshire 1876 (2)     West Yorkshire Chess Association - 1st Class Tournament    
  Hunter, W.W. - Bilborough, A.     1 - 0    
  Hunter, W.W. - Dunne, F.     1 - 0    
  Hunter, W.W. - Robinson, W.L.     0 - 1    
Wakefield 1882     Dewsbury - Wakefield Club Match    
  Hunter, W.W. - Howgate, L.     0 - 1    
Leeds 1883 (1)     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Hunter, W.W. - McClelland, W.M.     1 - 1    
Manchester 1884     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Hunter, W.W. - Edgar, J.S.     1.5 - 0.5    
Wakefield 1885 (1)     Bradford - Wakefield Woodhouse Cup Match    
  Hunter, W.W. - Spencer, T.     1.5 - 0.5    
Leeds 1886     Wakefield - Leeds Woodhouse Cup Match    
  Hunter, W.W. - Rayner, Ja.     1 - 1    
Wakefield 1887     Sheffield - Wakefield Match    
  Hunter, W.W. - Huntsman, E.J.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023