Cook, William
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1872 |
378 |
1966 | (100) | 3 |
| 1873 |
361 |
1984 | (98) | 0 |
| 1874 |
361 |
2002 | (95) | 0 |
| 1875 |
359 |
2019 | (92) | 1 |
| 1876 |
342 |
2031 | (89) | 1 |
| 1877 |
311 |
2050 | (87) | 0 |
| 1878 |
298 |
2069 | (83) | 0 |
| 1879 |
272 |
2088 | (78) | 0 |
| 1880 |
263 |
2107 | (71) | 0 |
| 1881 |
270 |
2126 | (61) | 9 |
| 1882 |
260 |
2147 | (61) | 5 |
| 1883 |
238 |
2183 | (65) | 7 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Cook, William |
| Born: 1850 |
| Died: 25 Aug. 1917 |
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| Notes: |
| The Chess Players' Chronicle of Jun. 1875 (p.284) has 'W. Cooke'. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Burt, Bristol Chess Club, page 25 |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 260, 958 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 75 |
| Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 178 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 108, 175, 524 |
| Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 93 |
| Winter, Kings, Commoners and Knaves, page 118 |
| Zavatarelli, Gloomy Fate of Arthur Towle Marriott, page 73, 93 |
| Periodicals |
| [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 10, Nov. 1875, page 293 |
| [CPC], vol. 3, no. 1, Feb. 1872, page 26 |
| [CPC], vol. 3, no. 7, Feb. 1873, page 218 |
| [CPC], vol. 4, no. 9, June 1875, page 284 |
| [CPQC], vol. 2, no. 6, Dec. 1870, page 188 |
| [ILN], vol. 57, no. 1622, 12 Nov. 1870, page 507 |
| [ILN], vol. 65, no. 1836, 31 Oct. 1874, page 427 |
| [ILN], vol. 66, no. 1858, 20 Mar. 1875, page 283 |
| [ILN], vol. 66, no. 1867, 22 May 1875, page 499 |
| [WDP], 12 Dec. 1904 |
| [WP], vol. 7, no. 7, 1 Nov. 1874, page 123 |
| Web |
| Burt, John. [The Bristol Chess Club] |
| Sericano, C. [Leamington 1881] |
| Winter, Edward. [Royal Walkabouts] |
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Tournament data
| Clifton 1872 |
Bristol and Clifton Married vs. Unmarried Members Match |
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Cook, W. - Tribe, W. |
1 - 2 |
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| Cheltenham 1875 |
Cheltenham - Clifton Club Match |
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Cook, W. - Fisher, B.W. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Cheltenham 1876 (1) |
7th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
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Cook, W. - Fisher, B.W. |
0 - 1 |
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| Leamington 1881 |
11th Counties Chess Association Meeting |
4 | / | 9 |
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| Oxford 1882 (2) |
Birmingham Club - Oxford University Club Match |
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Cook, W. - Wainwright, G.E. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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| Birmingham 1882 |
Bristol and Clifton - Birmingham Club Match |
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Cook, W. - Fedden, N. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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| Nottingham 1882 (4) |
Nottingham - Birmingham Club Match |
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Cook, W. - Marriott, A.T. |
0 - 1 |
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| Birmingham 1883 (1) |
13th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Section A |
3.5 | / | 6 |
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| Birmingham 1883 (3) |
13th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I Play-offs |
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Cook, W. - Burn, A. |
1 - 0 |
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| Player information updated: 22 Jul. 2022 |
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