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Pollock, William 
  
 
 
| Ratings 
 
 
  | Year | Rank | Edo | Dev. | Games |  
  | 1882 | 117 | 2293 | (67) | 14 |  
  | 1883 | 122 | 2310 | (54) | 8 |  
  | 1884 | 114 | 2330 | (43) | 14 |  
  | 1885 | 87 | 2368 | (32) | 53 |  
  | 1886 | 84 | 2377 | (31) | 58 |  
  | 1887 | 78 | 2381 | (33) | 27 |  
  | 1888 | 69 | 2389 | (31) | 43 |  
  | 1889 | 66 | 2397 | (29) | 57 |  
  | 1890 | 67 | 2406 | (35) | 38 |  
  | 1891 | 57 | 2416 | (35) | 29 |  
  | 1892 | 49 | 2431 | (37) | 20 |  
  | 1893 | 59 | 2399 | (35) | 36 |  
  | 1894 | 76 | 2378 | (42) | 5 |  
  | 1895 | 93 | 2366 | (41) | 39 |  
 
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |  | 
   | Name: Pollock, William Henry Krause |  
   | Born: 21 Feb. 1859 |  
   | Died: 5 Oct. 1896 |  |  |  
   | Notes: |  
   | Reichhelm gives birth date 21-02-1857. Gaige gives birth date 21-02-1859. |  |  |  |  
   | References |  | 
| Books |  
   | Davies, Samuel Lipschütz, page 289 |  
   | Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 278 |  
   | Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 91 |  
   | Forster, Amos Burn, page 208, 282, 967 |  
   | Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 335 |  
   | Goldman, Carl Schlechter!, page 525 |  
   | Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 244 |  
   | Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 193 |  
   | Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 224, 230, 579 |  
   | Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 62 |  
   | Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 512 |  
   | Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 259 |  
   | Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 313 |  
   | Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 16 |  
   | Rowland, Pollock Memories |  
   | Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 229 |  
   | Urcan, Adolf Albin in America, page 48 |  
   | Winter, A Chess Omnibus, page 227 |  | Periodicals |  
   | [BSU], 26 Mar. 1892 |  | Web |  
   | Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: William Pollock] |  
   | Hilbert, John S.  [A Tale of Splendor and Woe] |  
   | Kingston, Taylor and Russell, Hanon.  [The Eighth Annual ChessCafe Holiday Quiz], page 9 |  
   | Sarah.  [Hastings 1895] |  
   | Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800] |  
   | Winter, Edward.  [A Chess Idealist] |  
   | Winter, Edward.  [CN 4738. Marshall's early years] |  |  | 
 Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
 
  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Harvey, W.L. 1882 | (f) | 8 | - | 6 |  |  
  | Burn, A. - Pollock, W.H.K. 1886 | (c) | 5 | - | 0 |  |  
  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Lee, F.J. 1887 | (f) | 1 | - | 6 | Pollock, W.H.K. gave odds of pawn and move |  
  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Wilson, W.C. 1889 | (c) | 0.5 | - | 0.5 |  |  
  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Priester, A. 1889 | (c) | 1.5 | - | 0.5 |  |  
  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Voigt, H.G. 1889 | (c) | 0 | - | 2 |  |  
  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Mohle, C.A. 1890 | (f) | 7.5 | - | 6.5 |  |  
  | Gunsberg, I.A. - Pollock, W.H.K. 1891 | (f) | 1 | - | 1 |  |  
  | Delmar, E. (1) - Pollock, W.H.K. 1891 | (f) | 5 | - | 3 |  |  
  | Showalter, J.W. - Pollock, W.H.K. 1891 | (f) | 5.5 | - | 4.5 |  |  
  | Lasker, Em. - Pollock, W.H.K. 1892 | (c) | 1 | - | 0 |  |  
  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Barry, G. (1) 1893 | (f) | 1 | - | 0 |  |  
  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Hicks, Wm.H. (1) 1893 | (f) | 1 | - | 0 |  |  
  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Cooke, J.P. 1893 | (f) | 1.5 | - | 0.5 |  |  
  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Gossip, G.H.D. 1894 | (f) | 1 | - | 0 |  |  
  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Gossip, G.H.D. 1895 | (f) | 9 | - | 7 |  |  Tournament data 
  | Clifton 1883 | Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Tibbits, N. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Bath 1883 | Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Vernon, J.E. | 1.5 - 0.5 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Birmingham 1883 (4) | 13th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class II | 11 | / | 14 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Bath 1884 (1) | Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Franklin, W. (1) | 1 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Bath 1884 (4) | 14th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Division 2 | 7 | / | 10 |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Loman, R.J. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Fedden, N. | 0 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Bristol 1885 | Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Harsant, W.H. | 1 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1885 (7) | British Chess Association - Tennyson Prize Tournament | 6.5 | / | 7 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1885 (9) | British Chess Association Tournament | 10.5 | / | 15 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Hamburg 1885 (1) | 4th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier A | 4.5 | / | 7 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Hereford 1885 (6) | 15th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Collins, W. (1) | 1 - 0 |  |  |  | Pollock, W.H.K. gave odds of pawn and two moves |  
  |  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Raymond, E.L. | 0 - 1 |  |  |  | Pollock, W.H.K. gave odds of pawn and move |  
  | Hereford 1885 (7) | 15th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Master Tournament | 3 | / | 10 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Dublin 1885 | 1st Irish Chess Association Congress | 9 | / | 10 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1886 (2) | British Chess Club Master Tourney | 2 | / | 6 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Clifton 1886 | Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Williams, L.J. | 0.5 - 0.5 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Bath 1886 | Bath - Bristol and Clifton Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Fedden, N. | 1 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1886 (5) | 2nd British Chess Association Congress - Master Tourney | 4.5 | / | 12 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Nottingham 1886 (6) | Counties Chess Association - Handicap Tournament |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Kirke, J. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  | Pollock, W.H.K. gave odds of knight and move |  
  |  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Taylor, Ro. | 0 - 1 |  |  |  | Pollock, W.H.K. gave odds of pawn and two moves |  
  | Nottingham 1886 (7) | Counties Chess Association - International Masters' Tournament | 3 | / | 9 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Belfast 1886 (1) | 2nd Irish Chess Association Congress | 8 | / | 8 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Belfast 1886 (2) | Handicap Tournament | 10.5 | / | 13 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1887 (2) | City of London - Saint George's Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Wayte, W. | 0.5 - 0.5 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Stamford 1887 (1) | Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Division I | 3 | / | 6 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Stamford 1887 (3) | Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Jacobs, H.L. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  | Pollock, W.H.K. gave odds of the move |  
  |  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Williamson, T. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  | Pollock, W.H.K. gave odds of pawn and two moves |  
  |  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Blake, J.H. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Bird, H.E. | 0 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1887 (4) | 3rd British Chess Association Congress - Master Tournament | 4 | / | 9 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1888 (1) | City of London - Saint George's Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Gattie, W.M. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1888 (7) | Simpson's Divan Handicap Tournament | 8 | / | 14 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1888 (8) | British Chess Club Handicap | 7 | / | 13 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Bradford 1888 (1) | British Chess Association Tournament - Master Section | 7 | / | 16 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1889 (1) | Simpson's Divan Handicap Tournament | 8 | / | 14 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Dublin 1889 (1) | 3rd Irish Chess Association Congress | 5.5 | / | 7 |  |  |  |  |  
  | New York 1889 (2) | 6th American Chess Congress | 19 | / | 41 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Saint Louis 1890 | 3rd United States Chess Association Congress | 8 | / | 11 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Chicago 1890 | Chicago Tournament | 10 | / | 13 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Lexington 1891 | 4th United States Chess Association Congress | 5 | / | 6 |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Showalter, J.W. | 0 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Lexington (?) 1891 | Triangular Tournament | 0.5 | / | 2 |  |  |  |  |  
  | New York 1892 (7) | Brooklyn Club Championship | 15 | / | 18 |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Russell, G. | 0.5 - 0.5 |  |  |  |  |  
  | New York 1893 (5) | New York State Chess Association - Handicap Tournament, Class A1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Hanham, J.M. | 2 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | New York 1893 (9) | New York State Challenge Cup | 2.5 | / | 8 |  |  |  |  |  
  | New York 1893 (11) | New York State Chess Association - Handicap Tournament, Final | 4 | / | 6 |  |  |  |  |  
  | New York 1893 (12) | Cafe Bondy Handicap Tournament | 31.5 | / | 40 |  |  |  |  |  
  | New York 1893 (13) | Impromptu International Tournament | 5 | / | 12 |  |  |  |  |  
  | New York 1894 (2) | 16th New York State Championship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Hanham, J.M. | 0 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Burlingame, E.E. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Delmar, E. (1) | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Pollock, W.H.K. - Halpern, J.C. | 0 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Montreal 1895 (1) | Montreal Club Handicap Tournament | 14 | / | 20 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Hastings 1895 (7) | Hastings International Congress - Master's Tournament | 8 | / | 21 |  |  |  |  |  
 
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