Walker, Edward




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1872  574  1724 (103) 3
1873  583  1746 (99) 3
1874  626  1759 (98) 0
1875  653  1771 (96) 2
1876  634  1777 (98) 3
1877  570  1785 (104) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Walker, Edward Johnson  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
The Westminster Papers of 1 Apr. 1873 (p.188) has 'J. Walker', but Steven Mann tells me that according to the Halifax Courier, it was 'E.J. Walker'. He is not sure whether the chess player was Edward Johnson Walker (sen.) born 26-05-1817, died 20-05-1880, or Edward Johnson Walker (jun.) born 1847, died 3-12-1942.
 
References
Periodicals
   [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 6, July 1875, page 163
   [Fld], 29 Mar. 1873
   [HCM], vol. 1, no. 7, Apr. 1873, page 135
   [ILN], vol. 60, no. 1704, 4 May 1872, page 435
   [WP], vol. 5, no. 12, 1 Apr. 1873, page 188
   [WP], vol. 9, no. 2, 1 June 1876, page 26
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1872: Bradford v Halifax]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1873: Bradford v Halifax]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1877: Halifax v Bradford]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - Edward Johnson Walker]

Tournament data

Bradford 1872     Bradford - Halifax Club Match    
  Walker, E.J. - Child, J. (1)     1 - 2    
Bradford 1873 (1)     Bradford - Halifax Club Match    
  Walker, E.J. - Child, J. (1)     2.5 - 0.5    
Halifax, Yorkshire 1875     Halifax Club Handicap Tournament     9  /  11      odds player in pawn and two moves class
Halifax, Yorkshire 1876 (1)     Bradford - Halifax Club Match    
  Walker, E.J. - Illingworth, A.     1 - 2    
Halifax, Yorkshire 1877     Bradford - Halifax Club Match    
  Walker, E.J. - Mills, D. (1)     1 - 0    


Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023