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Barnett, Richard 
  
 
 
| Ratings 
 
 
  | Year | Rank | Edo | Dev. | Games |  
  | 1884 | 528 | 2011 | (67) | 9 |  
  | 1885 | 525 | 2007 | (57) | 7 |  
  | 1886 | 498 | 2023 | (51) | 23 |  
  | 1887 | 483 | 2038 | (56) | 5 |  
  | 1888 | 490 | 2031 | (60) | 4 |  
  | 1889 | 506 | 2016 | (66) | 2 |  
  | 1890 | 561 | 2001 | (72) | 1 |  
  | 1891 | 590 | 1990 | (76) | 1 |  
  | 1892 | 666 | 1970 | (79) | 4 |  
  | 1893 | 682 | 1968 | (87) | 0 |  
  | 1894 | 689 | 1965 | (94) | 0 |  
  | 1895 | 692 | 1963 | (100) | 0 |  
  | 1896 | 701 | 1960 | (105) | 0 |  
  | 1897 | 705 | 1958 | (109) | 0 |  
  | 1898 | 735 | 1955 | (113) | 0 |  
  | 1899 | 756 | 1952 | (116) | 0 |  
  | 1900 | 776 | 1950 | (118) | 0 |  
  | 1901 | 787 | 1947 | (121) | 0 |  
  | 1902 | 791 | 1945 | (123) | 0 |  
  | 1903 | 787 | 1942 | (124) | 0 |  
  | 1904 | 825 | 1939 | (125) | 0 |  
  | 1905 | 855 | 1937 | (126) | 0 |  
  | 1906 | 869 | 1934 | (127) | 0 |  
  | 1907 | 902 | 1932 | (127) | 0 |  
  | 1908 | 899 | 1929 | (128) | 0 |  
  | 1909 | 987 | 1927 | (128) | 0 |  
  | 1910 | 979 | 1924 | (127) | 0 |  
  | 1911 | 1004 | 1921 | (126) | 0 |  
  | 1912 | 988 | 1919 | (126) | 0 |  
  | 1913 | 1010 | 1916 | (124) | 0 |  
  | 1914 | 980 | 1914 | (123) | 0 |  
  | 1915 | 916 | 1911 | (121) | 0 |  
  | 1916 | 907 | 1909 | (119) | 0 |  
  | 1917 | 911 | 1906 | (116) | 0 |  
  | 1918 | 929 | 1903 | (113) | 0 |  
  | 1919 | 946 | 1901 | (109) | 0 |  
  | 1920 | 1045 | 1898 | (105) | 0 |  
  | 1921 | 1142 | 1896 | (101) | 0 |  
  | 1922 | 1167 | 1893 | (95) | 0 |  
  | 1923 | 1313 | 1890 | (88) | 0 |  
  | 1924 | 1333 | 1888 | (81) | 0 |  
  | 1925 | 1407 | 1885 | (71) | 10 |  
  | 1926 | 1479 | 1893 | (75) | 0 |  
  | 1927 | 1477 | 1900 | (77) | 0 |  
  | 1928 | 1466 | 1907 | (77) | 0 |  
  | 1929 | 1470 | 1915 | (75) | 0 |  
  | 1930 | 1483 | 1922 | (71) | 12 |  
 
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |  | 
   | Name: Barnett, Richard Whieldon |  | Also known as: Captain Barnett; Major R.W. Barnett; Sir Richard Whieldon Barnett |  
   | Born: 6 Dec. 1863 |  
   | Died: 17 Oct. 1930 |  |  |  
   | Notes: |  
   | Bird, in Chess Reminiscences, mentions a 'Dr. Barnett' in Belfast, but R.W. Barnett was a Major, not a Doctor. |  |  |  |  
   | References |  | 
| Books |  
   | Bird, Chess History and Reminiscences |  
   | Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 221 |  
   | Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 279 |  
   | Forster, Amos Burn, page 247, 954 |  
   | Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 236, 354, 503 |  
   | Hooper and Brandreth, Unknown Capablanca, page 156 |  
   | Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 202, 347 |  
   | Winter, Chess Facts and Fables, page 362 |  | Periodicals |  
   | [WDP], 16 Nov. 1885 |  | Web |  
   | McAlister, David and Forster, Richard.  [Porterfield Rynd 1846-1917] |  
   | Saunders, John.  [Varsity Oxford-Cambridge Match: Pen Pictures of Players] |  
   | Sericano, C.  [Belfast 1886] |  |  | 
 
 Tournament data 
  | Oxford 1884 (1) | Oxford University - Oxford City Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Barnett, R.W. - Underhill, C.M. | 1 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Oxford 1884 (2) | Oxford University Club - Mr. Coker's Team Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Barnett, R.W. - Crosse, E.I. | 3 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Reading 1884 | Oxford University - Southampton Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Barnett, R.W. - George, W.B. | 0 - 2 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1884 (2) | City of London Club 4th Class - Oxford University Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Barnett, R.W. - Julius, A.O. | 0 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1884 (4) | Saint George's Club - Oxford University Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Barnett, R.W. - Salmond | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1884 (5) | 12th Oxford - Cambridge University Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Barnett, R.W. - Gwinner, H.G. | 1 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1884 (12) | City of London Club 4th Class - Oxford University Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Barnett, R.W. - Hopkins, A.B. | 0.5 - 0.5 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1885 (3) | City of London - Universities Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Barnett, R.W. - Hunnex, J.R. | 0 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1885 (4) | Saint George's Club - Oxford Univesity Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Barnett, R.W. - Pearse, A. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1885 (5) | 13th Oxford - Cambridge University Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Barnett, R.W. - Young, F.M. | 0 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1885 (6) | Universities - Brighton Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Barnett, R.W. - Smith, A. (3) | 1 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Swindon 1885 | Clifton - Oxford University Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Barnett, R.W. - Williams, L.J. | 0 - 2 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1886 (3) | 14th Oxford - Cambridge University Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Barnett, R.W. - Young, F.M. | 0 - 2 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Belfast 1886 (1) | 2nd Irish Chess Association Congress | 4.5 | / | 8 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Belfast 1886 (2) | Handicap Tournament | 9 | / | 14 | odds player in pawn and two moves class |  |  |  |  |  
  | Oxford 1887 | Oxford University Club, Old v Present Members Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Barnett, R.W. - Ranken, C.E. | 1 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1887 (1) | 15th Oxford - Cambridge University Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Barnett, R.W. - Gwinner, H.G. | 0.5 - 1.5 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Liverpool 1887 (2) | Liverpool Club - Irish Chess Association Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Barnett, R.W. - Owen, J. | 0.5 - 0.5 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1888 (3) | City of London - Universities Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Barnett, R.W. - Hamburger, E.L.F. | 0 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1888 (5) | Oxford University - Saint George's Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Barnett, R.W. - Minchin, J.I. | 0.5 - 0.5 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1888 (6) | 16th Oxford - Cambridge University Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Barnett, R.W. - Schott, G.A. | 1 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1889 (2) | 1st Oxford Past - Cambridge Past Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Barnett, R.W. - Sherrard, H.W. | 0 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1889 (3) | City of London - Saint George's Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Barnett, R.W. - Wilson, John (2) | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1889 (4) | British Chess Club - Saint George's Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Barnett, R.W. - Hughes-Hughes, M.E. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1890 (1) | 2nd Oxford Past - Cambridge Past Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Barnett, R.W. - Gwinner, H.G. | 0 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1891 (1) | 3rd Oxford Past - Cambridge Past Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Barnett, R.W. - Kearney, E.L. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Belfast 1892 (2) | 1st Ulster Championship | 0.5 | / | 4 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Stratford-upon-Avon 1925 (1) | 18th British Chess Federation Congress - 1st Class, Section A | 6 | / | 11 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Nice 1930 (2) | Nice Minor Tournament | 6 | / | 11 |  |  |  |  |  
  | London, England 1930 (1) | Imperial Club - National Liberal Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Barnett, R.W. - Sultan Khan, M. | 0 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
 
| Player information updated: 31 Jan. 2025 |  
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