Fieldsend, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1862  286  1914 (99) 1
1863  286  1907 (93) 0
1864  300  1900 (85) 9
1865  360  1865 (83) 5
1866  397  1845 (85) 1
1867  404  1829 (86) 0
1868  419  1812 (86) 0
1869  428  1796 (84) 2
1870  478  1785 (83) 5
1871  521  1781 (87) 0
1872  542  1777 (90) 6

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Fieldsend, William  
Born: 1829
Died: 1877
 
Notes:
There were two players named 'Fieldsend' who were active in the Bradford Chess Club in the 1860s and 1870s, 'William Fieldsend', and 'Thomas Fieldsend'. Both were active as early as 1864, but the report in the Illustrated London News (30 Apr. 1864, p.435) of the earliest events lists only 'Fieldsend'. I am guessing that this was 'William Fieldsend', purely on the basis that he appears in subsequent events on higher boards for the Bradford team and thus was probably the stronger player.
 
References
Books
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 959
   Whyld, English Tournaments, page 12
Periodicals
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 3, June 1872, page 93
   [CPM], vol. 1, no. 6, June 1865, page 184
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 1, Feb. 1868, page 27
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 8, Aug. 1869, page 246
   [CW], vol. 2, no. 5, July 1866, page 156
   [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
   [Era], vol. 34, no. 1750, 7 Apr. 1872, page 2
   [ILN], vol. 38, no. 1093, 15 June 1861, page 565
   [ILN], vol. 45, no. 1290, 3 Dec. 1864, page 571
   [ILN], vol. 48, no. 1374, 9 June 1866, page 571, 571
   [ILN], vol. 54, no. 1543, 12 June 1869, page 603
   [ILN], vol. 56, no. 1598, 11 June 1870, page 619
   [LeT], vol. 32, no. 1679, 27 May 1865, page 3
   [LiM], no. 7281, 25 May 1871, page 3
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1869: Bradford-Halifax Meeting]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1872: Bradford v Halifax]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - William Fieldsend and Thomas Fieldsend]

Tournament data

Wakefield 1862 (2)     7th West Yorkshire Chess Association Meeting - 2nd Tournament    
  Fieldsend, W. - Day, S.     1 - 0    
  Fieldsend, W. - Pullan, B.C.     0 - 1    
Huddersfield 1864 (1)     Huddersfield - Bradford Club Match    
  Fieldsend, W. - Campbell, A. (1)     1 - 2    
Bradford 1864     Huddersfield - Bradford Club Match    
  Fieldsend, W. - Campbell, A. (1)     2 - 1    
Huddersfield or Bradford (?) 1864     Huddersfield - Bradford Club Match    
  Fieldsend, W. - Scott, W. (2)     2 - 1    
Bradford and Huddersfield 1865     Huddersfield - Bradford Club Match    
  Fieldsend, W. - Scott, W. (2)     0 - 3    
Bradford 1865 (1)     West Yorkshire Chess Association - First Class    
  Fieldsend, W. - Menssing, G.A.     1 - 0    
  Fieldsend, W. - Knowles, T.A.     0 - 1    
Leeds 1866 (1)     West Yorkshire Chess Association - Tournament 1    
  Fieldsend, W. - Pope, R.     1 - 0    
  Fieldsend, W. - Taylor, G.H. (1)     0 - 1    
Huddersfield 1869 (2)     Bradford - Wakefield Club Match    
  Fieldsend, W. - Day, S.     0 - 2    
Halifax, Yorkshire 1870 (1)     Bradford - Halifax Club Match    
  Fieldsend, W. - Stringer, J.W.     0 - 2    
Bradford 1870     Bradford - Halifax Club Match    
  Fieldsend, W. - Stringer, J.W.     2 - 0    
Halifax, Yorkshire 1870 (4)     West Yorkshire Chess Association - 3rd Tournament    
  Fieldsend, W. - Bilborough, A.     0 - 1    
Halifax, Yorkshire 1872     Bradford - Halifax Club Match    
  Fieldsend, W. - Parker, G.L.     1.5 - 1.5    
Bradford 1872     Bradford - Halifax Club Match    
  Fieldsend, W. - Werner, M.G.E.     0 - 3          Werner, M.G.E. gave odds of pawn and move

Player information updated: 19 Aug. 2022