Barnett, Richard




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  527  2010 (67) 9
1885  526  2007 (58) 7
1886  501  2021 (51) 23
1887  481  2036 (56) 5
1888  493  2029 (60) 4
1889  510  2014 (66) 2
1890  565  1998 (72) 1
1891  586  1987 (76) 1
1892  670  1967 (79) 4
1893  691  1965 (87) 0
1894  694  1962 (94) 0
1895  696  1960 (100) 0
1896  700  1957 (105) 0
1897  704  1955 (109) 0
1898  731  1952 (113) 0
1899  749  1950 (116) 0
1900  774  1948 (118) 0
1901  782  1945 (121) 0
1902  790  1943 (123) 0
1903  786  1940 (124) 0
1904  821  1938 (125) 0
1905  847  1935 (126) 0
1906  866  1933 (127) 0
1907  899  1930 (127) 0
1908  897  1928 (128) 0
1909  986  1925 (128) 0
1910  977  1923 (127) 0
1911  999  1921 (126) 0
1912  979  1918 (126) 0
1913  1007  1916 (124) 0
1914  976  1913 (123) 0
1915  911  1911 (121) 0
1916  904  1908 (119) 0
1917  906  1906 (116) 0
1918  924  1903 (113) 0
1919  942  1901 (109) 0
1920  1042  1898 (105) 0
1921  1133  1896 (101) 0
1922  1156  1893 (95) 0
1923  1293  1891 (88) 0
1924  1324  1889 (81) 0
1925  1391  1886 (71) 10
1926  1469  1893 (75) 0
1927  1467  1901 (77) 0
1928  1457  1908 (77) 0
1929  1443  1916 (75) 0
1930  1467  1923 (71) 12

Rating table notes

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