Huntington, W.S.




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1887  276  2171 (83) 5
1888  278  2172 (81) 0
1889  270  2172 (78) 0
1890  287  2172 (74) 0
1891  295  2172 (67) 6
1892  308  2177 (64) 6
1893  307  2175 (67) 0
1894  312  2173 (67) 3
1895  298  2192 (70) 5
1896  307  2181 (78) 0
1897  327  2170 (83) 1
1898  359  2158 (89) 1
1899  384  2149 (95) 0
1900  409  2140 (100) 0
1901  444  2131 (105) 0
1902  478  2122 (109) 0
1903  505  2113 (112) 0
1904  546  2104 (115) 0
1905  576  2094 (118) 0
1906  596  2085 (120) 0
1907  627  2076 (121) 0
1908  675  2067 (123) 0
1909  737  2058 (124) 0
1910  748  2049 (124) 0
1911  795  2040 (125) 0
1912  799  2031 (125) 0
1913  836  2021 (125) 0
1914  829  2012 (124) 1
1915  790  2009 (126) 1
1916  785  2006 (129) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Huntington, W.S.  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Hilbert and Lahde (p.101) give 'W.S. Huntington', 'S.W. Huntington' and 'S.L. Huntington' all on the same page. The Brooklyn Daily Standard-Union of 24 Feb. 1894 gives 'S. Huntington', as does the American Chess Magazine of Jan. 1899 (p.318). The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of 3 Jan. 1895 (p.4) has 'W.H. Huntington'. The New York Evening Post of 5 Nov. 1897 has 'W.C. Huntington'. Reichhelm has 'Huntingdon'.
 
References
Books
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 100, 101, 537
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 26
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 54
   Rogers, New York State Chess Association, page 22
   Urcan, Adolf Albin in America, page 126
Periodicals
   [ACMa], vol. 2, no. 7, Jan. 1899, page 318
   [BDE], vol. 55, no. 2, 3 Jan. 1895, page 4
   [BDE], vol. 91, no. 97, 7 Apr. 1932, page 26
   [BSU], 24 Feb. 1894
   [NYEP], 5 Nov. 1897

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Kemeny, E. - Huntington, W.S. 1891         (f)     5   -   1

Tournament data

New York 1887 (1)     10th New York State Championship    
  Huntington, W.S. - Shipley, W.P.     0 - 1    
  Huntington, W.S. - Bixby, W.C.     1 - 0    
  Huntington, W.S. - Vorrath, A.     0 - 1    
New York 1887 (2)     Manhattan Club - New York Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Baird, D.G.     1.5 - 0.5    
New York 1892 (1)     Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Hodges, A.B.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1892 (2)     Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Hodges, A.B.     0 - 1    
New York 1892 (6)     City Club Handicap Tournament     30  /  36
Philadelphia or New York (?) 1892     Junior Club - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Ferris, W.J.     0 - 1    
New York 1893 (3)     Newark - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Carpenter, E.H.     1 - 0    
Newark 1893     Newark - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Carpenter, E.H.     1 - 0    
New York 1894 (1)     New York State Chess Association General Tournament    
  Huntington, W.S. - Hein, L.     0 - 1    
  Huntington, W.S. - Broughton, L.D.     0 - 1    
New York 1894 (3)     Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Tatum, J.C.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1895 (1)     Newark - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Lissner, J.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (5)     Metropolitan Club - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Hein, L.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1895 (7)     Manhattan - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Vorrath, A.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (12)     New York City - Staten Island Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Raettig, C.E.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (15)     Brooklyn - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Eno, W.F.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1897 (2)     Staten Island Club - City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Raettig, C.E.     1 - 0    
New York 1898 (9)     Metropolitan Club - New York City Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Gunzberg, L.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1914 (4)     Staten Island Club - Lyceum Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Hodges, A.B.     0 - 1    
New York 1915 (5)     Staten Island Club - Lyceum Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Hodges, A.B.     0 - 1    
New York 1916 (9)     Staten Island Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Stevens, P.     1 - 0    


Player information updated: 17 Dec. 2024