Whitaker, Norman




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1908  205  2302 (70) 8
1909  175  2324 (65) 2
1910  164  2333 (58) 11
1911  191  2317 (59) 1
1912  187  2316 (57) 0
1913  186  2314 (50) 13
1914  176  2313 (52) 1
1915  150  2324 (48) 10
1916  174  2304 (44) 26
1917  135  2325 (51) 0
1918  106  2346 (49) 11
1919  100  2355 (53) 1
1920  74  2383 (52) 1
1921  58  2422 (44) 22
1922  44  2439 (46) 11
1923  47  2445 (46) 11
1924  54  2434 (47) 16
1925  58  2423 (53) 1
1926  48  2436 (54) 0
1927  38  2449 (48) 8
1928  49  2440 (43) 17
1929  69  2419 (48) 9
1930  86  2409 (53) 9
1931  82  2412 (58) 8
1932  83  2408 (69) 0
1933  91  2405 (78) 0
1934  91  2401 (84) 0
1935  105  2398 (89) 0
1936  117  2394 (93) 0
1937  116  2390 (95) 0
1938  124  2387 (97) 0
1939  121  2383 (98) 0
1940  119  2380 (98) 0
1941  121  2376 (98) 0
1942  118  2372 (97) 0
1943  113  2369 (94) 0
1944  122  2365 (91) 0
1945  137  2362 (87) 0
1946  147  2358 (82) 0
1947  135  2354 (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