Tait, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1870  335  1960 (108) 2
1871  362  1959 (105) 1
1872  371  1959 (103) 3
1873  377  1963 (104) 0
1874  395  1967 (105) 0
1875  406  1971 (105) 1
1876  406  1959 (107) 3
1877  397  1949 (108) 0
1878  407  1938 (109) 0
1879  414  1928 (109) 0
1880  456  1918 (109) 2
1881  517  1913 (111) 2
1882  564  1901 (115) 0
1883  642  1889 (118) 0
1884  729  1877 (121) 0
1885  719  1865 (124) 0
1886  718  1853 (126) 0
1887  705  1841 (128) 0
1888  722  1829 (130) 0
1889  712  1817 (132) 1
1890  771  1808 (134) 0
1891  781  1799 (137) 1
1892  819  1792 (141) 0
1893  844  1786 (144) 0
1894  876  1779 (148) 0
1895  886  1772 (151) 0
1896  890  1765 (153) 0
1897  916  1758 (156) 0
1898  899  1752 (159) 0
1899  932  1745 (161) 0
1900  954  1738 (163) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Tait, William  
Born: 1844
Died: 23 Mar. 1914
 
Notes:
Gaige has birth date between 25-03-1844 and 24-03-1845.
 
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]

Tournament data

Glasgow 1870     Glasgow Club - Athenaeum Club Match    
  Tait, W. - Hunter, A.     1 - 1    
Edinburgh 1871     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Tait, W. - Walker, W.N.     0 - 1    
Edinburgh and Glasgow 1872     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Tait, W. - Nimmo, J.     1 - 2    
Glasgow 1875 (1)     6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Scotland - England Match    
  Tait, W. - Coker, J.     1 - 0    
Glasgow 1876     Western Chess Club University - Non-University Match    
  Tait, W. - Kemp (2)     2 - 1    
Edinburgh 1880     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Tait, W. - Fraser, Jo.     0 - 2    
Edinburgh 1881     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Tait, W. - Ballingall, G.A.     2 - 0    
Edinburgh 1882     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Tait, W. - Greig, J.     2 - 0    
Liverpool 1889 (1)     Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match    
  Tait, W. - Howard, F.C.     0 - 1    
Glasgow 1891 (2)     Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match    
  Tait, W. - Rutherford, W.W.     0 - 1    
Glasgow 1900     Glasgow - Liverpool Club Match    
  Tait, W. - Edge, F.T.     0.5 - 0.5    


Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023