Fisher, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1874  404  1963 (72) 15
1875  412  1969 (72) 9
1876  404  1964 (80) 0
1877  387  1959 (87) 0
1878  393  1954 (92) 0
1879  398  1949 (96) 0
1880  433  1944 (99) 0
1881  487  1939 (101) 0
1882  524  1934 (103) 0
1883  585  1928 (104) 0
1884  637  1923 (105) 0
1885  640  1918 (104) 0
1886  641  1913 (103) 0
1887  633  1908 (102) 0
1888  642  1903 (100) 0
1889  629  1898 (97) 0
1890  681  1893 (93) 0
1891  686  1888 (89) 7
1892  737  1873 (97) 0
1893  772  1857 (104) 0
1894  812  1842 (111) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Fisher, William Rogers  
   Also known as: R. Fisher
Born: 24 Feb. 1846
Died: 13 Nov. 1910
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 120
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 344
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 11, no. 9, Sep. 1891, page 405
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 12, Jan. 1875, page 296
   [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 2, Mar. 1875, page 37
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 8, Apr. 1875, page 254
   [Fld], 19 Dec. 1874
   [Fld], 13 Feb. 1875
   [ILN], vol. 66, no. 1859, 27 Mar. 1875, page 307
   [SoT], 9 Jan. 1875
   [WP], vol. 7, no. 12, 1 Apr. 1875, page 237
Web
   Saunders, John.  [Varsity Oxford-Cambridge Match: Pen Pictures of Players]

Tournament data

Cambridge 1874     Cambridge University Club Tournament     6.5  /  15
London, England 1875 (6)     3rd Oxford - Cambridge University Match    
  Fisher, W.R. - Wright, F.M.     2 - 1    
Cambridge 1875     Cambridge University Selection Tournament     6  /  10
Oxford 1891 (2)     Counties Chess Association - Class I, Division II     3  /  7
London, England 1894 (2)     Oxford Past - Cambridge Past Match    
  Fisher, W.R. - Hunt, R.G.     0.5 - 0.5    

Player information updated: 19 Aug. 2022