Whitaker, Norman




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1908  195  2305 (70) 8
1909  169  2328 (64) 2
1910  156  2338 (57) 12
1911  187  2321 (59) 1
1912  185  2319 (57) 0
1913  183  2316 (50) 13
1914  173  2314 (52) 1
1915  150  2324 (48) 10
1916  177  2304 (44) 26
1917  136  2324 (51) 0
1918  108  2345 (49) 11
1919  102  2355 (53) 1
1920  74  2382 (52) 1
1921  58  2421 (44) 22
1922  46  2438 (46) 11
1923  47  2444 (46) 11
1924  56  2432 (47) 16
1925  60  2421 (53) 1
1926  52  2434 (54) 0
1927  40  2446 (48) 8
1928  54  2436 (43) 17
1929  85  2413 (48) 9
1930  106  2399 (52) 9
1931  115  2396 (58) 8
1932  120  2386 (69) 0
1933  137  2375 (77) 0
1934  160  2365 (83) 0
1935  187  2355 (87) 0
1936  209  2344 (91) 0
1937  234  2334 (93) 0
1938  275  2323 (94) 0
1939  288  2313 (94) 0
1940  291  2303 (94) 0
1941  310  2292 (92) 0
1942  298  2282 (90) 0
1943  317  2271 (87) 0
1944  345  2261 (82) 0
1945  376  2251 (75) 0
1946  406  2240 (67) 0
1947  404  2230 (55) 13
1948  428  2174 (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 1910 (4)     Philadelphia Chess League - New York Interborough Chess League Match    
  Whitaker, N.T. - Huntington, W.S.     1 - 0    
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: 17 Jul. 2026