Tait, William

Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1870 |
363 |
1966 | (108) | 2 |
| 1871 |
391 |
1965 | (105) | 1 |
| 1872 |
405 |
1965 | (103) | 3 |
| 1873 |
408 |
1969 | (104) | 0 |
| 1874 |
412 |
1973 | (105) | 0 |
| 1875 |
426 |
1977 | (105) | 1 |
| 1876 |
430 |
1965 | (107) | 3 |
| 1877 |
422 |
1955 | (108) | 0 |
| 1878 |
442 |
1945 | (108) | 0 |
| 1879 |
444 |
1934 | (109) | 0 |
| 1880 |
481 |
1924 | (108) | 2 |
| 1881 |
549 |
1919 | (110) | 2 |
| 1882 |
594 |
1908 | (114) | 0 |
| 1883 |
658 |
1896 | (118) | 0 |
| 1884 |
749 |
1884 | (121) | 0 |
| 1885 |
740 |
1872 | (123) | 0 |
| 1886 |
752 |
1860 | (125) | 0 |
| 1887 |
738 |
1848 | (127) | 0 |
| 1888 |
758 |
1836 | (129) | 0 |
| 1889 |
755 |
1825 | (130) | 1 |
| 1890 |
803 |
1816 | (133) | 0 |
| 1891 |
812 |
1807 | (135) | 1 |
| 1892 |
867 |
1801 | (139) | 0 |
| 1893 |
911 |
1794 | (143) | 0 |
| 1894 |
954 |
1788 | (146) | 0 |
| 1895 |
970 |
1781 | (149) | 0 |
| 1896 |
971 |
1775 | (151) | 0 |
| 1897 |
981 |
1768 | (154) | 0 |
| 1898 |
972 |
1762 | (157) | 0 |
| 1899 |
1010 |
1755 | (159) | 0 |
| 1900 |
1049 |
1749 | (161) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Tait, William |
| Born: 1844 |
| Died: 23 Mar. 1914 |
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| Notes: |
| Gaige has birth date between 25-03-1844 and 24-03-1845. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 970 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 418 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 189 |
| Periodicals |
| [CML], vol. 1, no. 8, Apr. 1880, page 228 |
| [CPC], vol. 4, no. 10, Aug. 1875, page 312 |
| [ILN], vol. 54, no. 1533, 10 Apr. 1869, page 371 |
| [ILN], vol. 56, no. 1588, 9 Apr. 1870, page 387 |
| [ILN], vol. 58, no. 1653, 3 June 1871, page 555 |
| [WP], vol. 4, no. 2, 1 June 1871, page 19 |
| Web |
| McGowan, Alan. [Scottish Championship 1895] |
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Tournament data
| Glasgow 1870 |
Glasgow Club - Athenaeum Club Match |
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Tait, W. - Hunter, A. |
1 - 1 |
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| Edinburgh 1871 |
East and West of Scotland Match |
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Tait, W. - Walker, W.N. |
0 - 1 |
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| Edinburgh and Glasgow 1872 |
East and West of Scotland Match |
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Tait, W. - Nimmo, J. |
1 - 2 |
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| Glasgow 1875 (1) |
6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Scotland - England Match |
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Tait, W. - Coker, J. |
1 - 0 |
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| Glasgow 1876 |
Western Chess Club University - Non-University Match |
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Tait, W. - Kemp (2) |
2 - 1 |
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| Edinburgh 1880 |
East and West of Scotland Match |
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Tait, W. - Fraser, Jo. |
0 - 2 |
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| Edinburgh 1881 |
East and West of Scotland Match |
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Tait, W. - Ballingall, G.A. |
2 - 0 |
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| Edinburgh 1882 |
East and West of Scotland Match |
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Tait, W. - Greig, J. |
2 - 0 |
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| Liverpool 1889 (1) |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
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Tait, W. - Howard, F.C. |
0 - 1 |
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| Glasgow 1891 (2) |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
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Tait, W. - Rutherford, W.W. |
0 - 1 |
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| Glasgow 1900 |
Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match |
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Tait, W. - Edge, F.T. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023 |
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