Barnett, Richard




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  526  2011 (67) 9
1885  526  2008 (58) 7
1886  501  2022 (51) 23
1887  482  2037 (56) 5
1888  493  2030 (60) 4
1889  509  2015 (66) 2
1890  566  2000 (72) 1
1891  586  1988 (76) 1
1892  669  1968 (79) 4
1893  689  1966 (87) 0
1894  693  1964 (94) 0
1895  696  1961 (100) 0
1896  697  1959 (105) 0
1897  701  1956 (109) 0
1898  730  1954 (113) 0
1899  748  1951 (116) 0
1900  771  1949 (118) 0
1901  777  1946 (121) 0
1902  787  1944 (123) 0
1903  777  1942 (124) 0
1904  818  1939 (125) 0
1905  844  1937 (126) 0
1906  861  1934 (127) 0
1907  889  1932 (127) 0
1908  894  1929 (128) 0
1909  985  1927 (128) 0
1910  973  1925 (127) 0
1911  998  1922 (127) 0
1912  979  1920 (126) 0
1913  1004  1917 (124) 0
1914  973  1915 (123) 0
1915  910  1912 (121) 0
1916  902  1910 (119) 0
1917  905  1907 (116) 0
1918  922  1905 (113) 0
1919  940  1903 (109) 0
1920  1038  1900 (105) 0
1921  1129  1898 (101) 0
1922  1142  1895 (95) 0
1923  1277  1893 (88) 0
1924  1308  1890 (81) 0
1925  1382  1888 (71) 10
1926  1458  1895 (75) 0
1927  1458  1903 (77) 0
1928  1449  1910 (77) 0
1929  1436  1917 (75) 0
1930  1461  1925 (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