Gibson, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1907  295  2237 (62) 7
1908  334  2222 (54) 7
1909  332  2227 (47) 11
1910  282  2248 (41) 22
1911  298  2252 (44) 7
1912  255  2271 (39) 24
1913  245  2279 (42) 17
1914  257  2263 (49) 6
1915  277  2239 (53) 7
1916  279  2242 (59) 0
1917  264  2245 (60) 0
1918  257  2249 (56) 0
1919  252  2252 (47) 11
1920  237  2267 (43) 20
1921  256  2267 (47) 7
1922  279  2261 (47) 6
1923  332  2241 (42) 21
1924  467  2191 (46) 11
1925  472  2193 (53) 5
1926  412  2220 (60) 0
1927  371  2247 (63) 0
1928  301  2273 (62) 0
1929  245  2300 (57) 7
1930  260  2291 (58) 5
1931  242  2289 (59) 11

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Gibson, William  
Born: May 1873
Died: 27 Mar. 1932
 
Notes:
Gaige (Chess Personalia) has 'Gibson, William'; Di Felice has 'Gibson, William P.', as does Saunders. Harding has 'W.W. Gibson' on p.501 of his biography of Blackburne. Which middle initial is correct, if any?
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 305
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 324
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 383
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 139
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 466, 478, 484, 501, 575
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 248
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 86
Web
   Saunders, John.  [Tournament: 13th British Chess Championship]

Tournament data

Edinburgh 1907     24th Scottish Championship     6  /  7
Dundee 1908     25th Scottish Championship     4  /  7
Glasgow 1909     26th Scottish Championship     7  /  11
Edinburgh 1910     27th Scottish Championship     7.5  /  9
  Gibson, W. - Richmond, G.W.     0 - 2    
Oxford 1910 (2)     7th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     4.5  /  11
Glasgow 1911 (1)     28th Scottish Championship     4  /  7
Edinburgh 1912     29th Scottish Championship     5.5  /  8
  Gibson, W. - Wenman, F.P.     1 - 1    
  Gibson, W. - Macdonald, E.     2 - 0    
Richmond 1912 (1)     British Championship Team - Major Open Team Match    
  Gibson, W. - Schelfhout, W.A.T.     0 - 1    
Richmond 1912 (2)     9th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     6.5  /  11
Glasgow 1913     30th Scottish Championship     4  /  6
Cheltenham 1913 (1)     10th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     6  /  11
Dundee 1914     31st Scottish Championship     3.5  /  5
The Hague 1914     England - Netherlands Team Match    
  Gibson, W. - van Foreest, D.     1 - 0    
Glasgow 1915     32nd Scottish Championship     4  /  7
Hastings 1919 (2)     British Chess Federation Special Victory Congress - Minor Tournament     5.5  /  11
Edinburgh 1920 (1)     33rd Scottish Championship     3.5  /  5
  Gibson, W. - Wenman, F.P.     1.5 - 2.5    
Edinburgh 1920 (2)     13th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     6.5  /  11
Glasgow 1921     34th Scottish Championship     6  /  7
Perth, Scotland 1922     35th Scottish Championship     5.5  /  6
Glasgow 1923     36th Scottish Championship     6  /  7
  Gibson, W. - Macdonald, R.C.     2 - 1    
Portsmouth 1923 (2)     16th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     5  /  11
Southport 1924 (1)     17th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     1.5  /  11
Scarborough 1925 (2)     Scarborough Tournament - Section 2     2  /  5
Ramsgate 1929 (2)     22nd Kent County Chess Association Congress - Premier Tournament, Section A     5.5  /  7
Dundee 1930     43rd Scottish Championship     4  /  5
Worcester, England 1931 (1)     24th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     5  /  11

Player information updated: 10 May 2021