Whitaker, Norman




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1908  196  2299 (70) 8
1909  166  2321 (65) 2
1910  159  2330 (58) 11
1911  189  2315 (59) 1
1912  187  2313 (57) 0
1913  179  2311 (50) 13
1914  169  2310 (52) 1
1915  145  2321 (48) 10
1916  165  2301 (44) 26
1917  132  2322 (51) 0
1918  102  2342 (49) 11
1919  96  2352 (53) 1
1920  74  2379 (52) 1
1921  58  2418 (44) 22
1922  47  2435 (46) 11
1923  47  2442 (47) 11
1924  54  2430 (47) 16
1925  57  2420 (53) 1
1926  47  2433 (54) 0
1927  37  2446 (48) 8
1928  49  2436 (43) 17
1929  69  2415 (48) 9
1930  86  2405 (53) 9
1931  79  2408 (58) 8
1932  83  2404 (69) 0
1933  92  2400 (78) 0
1934  90  2397 (84) 0
1935  103  2393 (89) 0
1936  116  2389 (93) 0
1937  115  2386 (95) 0
1938  123  2382 (97) 0
1939  119  2379 (98) 0
1940  119  2375 (98) 0
1941  124  2371 (98) 0
1942  117  2368 (97) 0
1943  112  2364 (94) 0
1944  122  2360 (91) 0
1945  135  2357 (87) 0
1946  150  2353 (82) 0
1947  136  2349 (75) 13

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Whitaker, Norman Tweed  
Born: 9 Apr. 1890
Died: 20 May 1975
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 320
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 341
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 409
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 484
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 462
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 303
   Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 167, 185, 237
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 293, 312, 345
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 278, 361
   King, Sultan Khan, page 205
   McGowan, Kurt Richter, page 35, 36, 368
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 296
   Urcan, Julius Finn, page 187
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Whitaker, N.T. - Eschner, M.R. 1910         (f)     5.5   -   2.5
Whitaker, N.T. - Goldberg, A. (1) 1910         (f)     1.5   -   0.5
Whitaker, N.T. - Edwards, E.M. 1911         (f)     0   -   1      Whitaker, N.T. gave odds of pawn and move
Showalter, J.W. - Whitaker, N.T. 1916         (f)     6   -   1

Tournament data

Philadelphia 1908 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Mercantile Library Chess Association Match    
  Whitaker, N.T. - Shipley, W.P.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1908 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Whitaker, N.T. - Ettlinger, A.K.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1908 (5)     Rex Club - Franklin Second Match    
  Whitaker, N.T. - Shaw (1)     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1908 (6)     Franklin Chess Club - Mercantile Library Chess Association Match    
  Whitaker, N.T. - Shipley, W.P.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1908 (5)     10th Triangular Chess League Tournament     3  /  5
Philadelphia and London, England (?) 1909     9th Anglo-American Universities Cable Match    
  Whitaker, N.T. - Humphreys, W.H.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1909 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Whitaker, N.T. - Simonson, G.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1910 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Mercantile Library Chess Association Match    
  Whitaker, N.T. - Voigt, H.G.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1913 (1)     American National Tournament     5.5  /  13
New York and Washington 1914     Brooklyn Club - Capital City Club Match    
  Whitaker, N.T. - Black, R.T.     0 - 1    
Excelsior 1915     16th Western Chess Association Tournament     8.5  /  10
Chicago 1916     17th Western Chess Association Tournament     13.5  /  19
Chicago 1918     19th Western Chess Association Tournament     7  /  11
New York and Washington 1919     Manhattan Club - Capital City Club Telegraphic Match    
  Whitaker, N.T. - Perkins, F.K.     0 - 1    
New York and Washington 1920     Manhattan Club - Capital City Club Telegraphic Match    
  Whitaker, N.T. - Kupchik, A.     0 - 1    
Atlantic City 1921 (1)     8th American Chess Congress - Open Masters Tournament     8  /  11
Cleveland 1921     22nd Western Chess Association Tournament     8  /  11
Louisville 1922     23rd Western Chess Association Tournament     9  /  11
San Francisco, California 1923     24th Western Chess Association Tournament     9  /  11
Detroit 1924     25th Western Chess Association Tournament     11.5  /  16
New York 1925 (4)     Brooklyn Club - International Club Match    
  Whitaker, N.T. - Kevitz, A.     0 - 1    
Kalamazoo 1927 (1)     1st National Chess Federation Congress     6.5  /  8
The Hague 1928 (1)     Olympic Amateur Championship     9.5  /  15
Wiesbaden 1928     Wiesbaden Chess Festival - Premier Section    
  Whitaker, N.T. - Richter, K. (2)     0 - 1    
London, England and Washington 1928     London - Washington Insull Trophy Cable Match    
  Whitaker, N.T. - Michell, R.P.     0.5 - 0.5    
Saint Louis 1929     30th Western Chess Association Tournament     6.5  /  9
London, England 1930 (2)     London - Washington Insull Trophy Cable Match    
  Whitaker, N.T. - Thomas, G.A.     0 - 1    
Chicago 1930 (1)     31st Western Chess Association Tournament     6.5  /  8
Tulsa 1931     32nd Western Chess Association Tournament     7  /  9
Corpus Christi 1947     48th U.S.A. Open Tournament     9  /  13

Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025