Whitaker, Norman

Ratings
Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
1908 |
198 |
2299 | (70) | 8 |
1909 |
166 |
2321 | (65) | 2 |
1910 |
157 |
2330 | (58) | 11 |
1911 |
189 |
2314 | (59) | 1 |
1912 |
185 |
2312 | (57) | 0 |
1913 |
180 |
2310 | (50) | 13 |
1914 |
167 |
2309 | (52) | 1 |
1915 |
144 |
2320 | (48) | 10 |
1916 |
165 |
2300 | (44) | 26 |
1917 |
132 |
2321 | (51) | 0 |
1918 |
103 |
2341 | (49) | 11 |
1919 |
96 |
2351 | (53) | 1 |
1920 |
74 |
2378 | (52) | 1 |
1921 |
59 |
2417 | (44) | 22 |
1922 |
46 |
2434 | (46) | 11 |
1923 |
47 |
2440 | (46) | 11 |
1924 |
54 |
2428 | (47) | 16 |
1925 |
57 |
2419 | (53) | 1 |
1926 |
47 |
2432 | (54) | 0 |
1927 |
37 |
2445 | (48) | 8 |
1928 |
49 |
2435 | (43) | 17 |
1929 |
70 |
2414 | (48) | 9 |
1930 |
86 |
2404 | (53) | 9 |
1931 |
80 |
2407 | (58) | 8 |
1932 |
83 |
2403 | (69) | 0 |
1933 |
91 |
2399 | (78) | 0 |
1934 |
90 |
2396 | (84) | 0 |
1935 |
105 |
2392 | (89) | 0 |
1936 |
116 |
2388 | (93) | 0 |
1937 |
115 |
2385 | (95) | 0 |
1938 |
123 |
2381 | (97) | 0 |
1939 |
119 |
2378 | (98) | 0 |
1940 |
120 |
2374 | (98) | 0 |
1941 |
128 |
2370 | (98) | 0 |
1942 |
119 |
2367 | (97) | 0 |
1943 |
113 |
2363 | (94) | 0 |
1944 |
123 |
2360 | (91) | 0 |
1945 |
135 |
2356 | (87) | 0 |
1946 |
150 |
2352 | (82) | 0 |
1947 |
136 |
2349 | (75) | 13 |
Rating table notes
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Biographical data |
Name: Whitaker, Norman Tweed |
Born: 9 Apr. 1890 |
Died: 20 May 1975 |
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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 |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
Philadelphia 1908 (2) |
Franklin Chess Club - Mercantile Library Chess Association Match |
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Whitaker, N.T. - Shipley, W.P. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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New York 1908 (4) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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Whitaker, N.T. - Ettlinger, A.K. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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Philadelphia 1908 (5) |
Rex Club - Franklin Second Match |
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Whitaker, N.T. - Shaw (1) |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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Philadelphia 1908 (6) |
Franklin Chess Club - Mercantile Library Chess Association Match |
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Whitaker, N.T. - Shipley, W.P. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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New York 1908 (5) |
10th Triangular Chess League Tournament |
3 | / | 5 |
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Philadelphia and London, England (?) 1909 |
9th Anglo-American Universities Cable Match |
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Whitaker, N.T. - Humphreys, W.H. |
1 - 0 |
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Philadelphia 1909 (4) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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Whitaker, N.T. - Simonson, G. |
1 - 0 |
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Philadelphia 1910 (2) |
Franklin Chess Club - Mercantile Library Chess Association Match |
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Whitaker, N.T. - Voigt, H.G. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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New York 1913 (1) |
American National Tournament |
5.5 | / | 13 |
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New York and Washington 1914 |
Brooklyn Club - Capital City Club Match |
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Whitaker, N.T. - Black, R.T. |
0 - 1 |
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Excelsior 1915 |
16th Western Chess Association Tournament |
8.5 | / | 10 |
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Chicago 1916 |
17th Western Chess Association Tournament |
13.5 | / | 19 |
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Chicago 1918 |
19th Western Chess Association Tournament |
7 | / | 11 |
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New York and Washington 1919 |
Manhattan Club - Capital City Club Telegraphic Match |
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Whitaker, N.T. - Perkins, F.K. |
0 - 1 |
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New York and Washington 1920 |
Manhattan Club - Capital City Club Telegraphic Match |
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Whitaker, N.T. - Kupchik, A. |
0 - 1 |
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Atlantic City 1921 (1) |
8th American Chess Congress - Open Masters Tournament |
8 | / | 11 |
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Cleveland 1921 |
22nd Western Chess Association Tournament |
8 | / | 11 |
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Louisville 1922 |
23rd Western Chess Association Tournament |
9 | / | 11 |
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San Francisco, California 1923 |
24th Western Chess Association Tournament |
9 | / | 11 |
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Detroit 1924 |
25th Western Chess Association Tournament |
11.5 | / | 16 |
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New York 1925 (4) |
Brooklyn Club - International Club Match |
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Whitaker, N.T. - Kevitz, A. |
0 - 1 |
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Kalamazoo 1927 (1) |
1st National Chess Federation Congress |
6.5 | / | 8 |
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The Hague 1928 (1) |
Olympic Amateur Championship |
9.5 | / | 15 |
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Wiesbaden 1928 |
Wiesbaden Chess Festival - Premier Section |
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Whitaker, N.T. - Richter, K. (2) |
0 - 1 |
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London, England and Washington 1928 |
London - Washington Insull Trophy Cable Match |
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Whitaker, N.T. - Michell, R.P. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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Saint Louis 1929 |
30th Western Chess Association Tournament |
6.5 | / | 9 |
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London, England 1930 (2) |
London - Washington Insull Trophy Cable Match |
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Whitaker, N.T. - Thomas, G.A. |
0 - 1 |
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Chicago 1930 (1) |
31st Western Chess Association Tournament |
6.5 | / | 8 |
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Tulsa 1931 |
32nd Western Chess Association Tournament |
7 | / | 9 |
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Corpus Christi 1947 |
48th U.S.A. Open Tournament |
9 | / | 13 |
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Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025 |
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