Whitaker, Norman




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1908  206  2303 (70) 8
1909  175  2325 (65) 2
1910  162  2334 (58) 11
1911  191  2318 (59) 1
1912  187  2317 (57) 0
1913  184  2316 (50) 13
1914  175  2314 (52) 1
1915  150  2325 (48) 10
1916  175  2304 (44) 26
1917  136  2325 (51) 0
1918  106  2346 (49) 11
1919  100  2356 (53) 1
1920  74  2383 (52) 1
1921  58  2422 (44) 22
1922  45  2439 (46) 11
1923  47  2445 (46) 11
1924  54  2433 (47) 16
1925  59  2422 (53) 1
1926  50  2434 (54) 0
1927  40  2447 (48) 8
1928  53  2437 (43) 17
1929  80  2413 (48) 9
1930  100  2399 (52) 9
1931  112  2397 (58) 8
1932  117  2387 (69) 0
1933  130  2376 (77) 0
1934  156  2366 (83) 0
1935  181  2356 (87) 0
1936  204  2345 (91) 0
1937  228  2335 (93) 0
1938  273  2325 (94) 0
1939  284  2314 (94) 0
1940  283  2304 (94) 0
1941  302  2294 (92) 0
1942  293  2283 (90) 0
1943  312  2273 (87) 0
1944  338  2263 (82) 0
1945  369  2252 (75) 0
1946  400  2242 (67) 0
1947  403  2232 (55) 13
1948  424  2176 (54) 19

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 (2)     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
South Fallsburg 1948     7th U.S.A. Championship     6  /  19

Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026