Whitaker, Norman




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1908  204  2300 (70) 8
1909  174  2322 (65) 2
1910  165  2331 (58) 11
1911  189  2316 (59) 1
1912  185  2314 (57) 0
1913  184  2313 (50) 13
1914  171  2312 (52) 1
1915  148  2323 (48) 10
1916  169  2303 (44) 26
1917  134  2324 (51) 0
1918  104  2344 (49) 11
1919  97  2354 (53) 1
1920  74  2381 (52) 1
1921  58  2420 (44) 22
1922  44  2437 (46) 11
1923  47  2444 (46) 11
1924  53  2432 (47) 16
1925  56  2422 (53) 1
1926  46  2435 (54) 0
1927  38  2448 (48) 8
1928  49  2438 (43) 17
1929  69  2418 (48) 9
1930  86  2408 (53) 9
1931  80  2410 (58) 8
1932  82  2407 (69) 0
1933  91  2403 (78) 0
1934  91  2400 (84) 0
1935  105  2396 (89) 0
1936  116  2392 (93) 0
1937  116  2389 (95) 0
1938  125  2385 (97) 0
1939  119  2382 (98) 0
1940  117  2378 (98) 0
1941  121  2374 (98) 0
1942  118  2371 (97) 0
1943  113  2367 (94) 0
1944  122  2364 (91) 0
1945  136  2360 (87) 0
1946  146  2357 (82) 0
1947  135  2353 (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