Mitchell, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1865  388  1674 (178) 3
1866  431  1669 (177) 0
1867  407  1663 (176) 0
1868  433  1658 (175) 0
1869  440  1653 (173) 0
1870  514  1648 (172) 0
1871  556  1643 (171) 3

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Mitchell, William Wallace  
Born: 16 Sep. 1803
Died: 2 Nov. 1884
 
Notes:
Full name, birth and death dates from official records, sent to me by Alan McGowan.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 285
Periodicals
   [CPC], vol. 13, no. 3, Mar. 1852, page 85
   [CPC], vol. 1, no. 3, Mar. 1853, page 78, 92
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 4, Nov. 1868, page 122
   [Era], vol. 34, no. 1725, 15 Oct. 1871, page 7
   [ILN], vol. 58, no. 1653, 3 June 1871, page 555
   [ILN], vol. 59, no. 1674, 14 Oct. 1871, page 363
   [ILN], vol. 61, no. 1727, 12 Oct. 1872, page 359
   [ILN], vol. 62, no. 1759, 17 May 1873, page 475
   [WP], vol. 4, no. 2, 1 June 1871, page 19
   [WP], vol. 7, no. 2, 1 June 1874, page 19

Tournament data

Edinburgh 1865     Dundee - Glasgow Club Match    
  Mitchell, W.W. - Pindar, E.D.     0.5 - 2.5    
Edinburgh 1871     East and West of Scotland Match    
  Mitchell, W.W. - Macfie, C.     0 - 3    


Player information updated: 1 Feb. 2023