Huntington, W.S.




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1887  272  2174 (83) 5
1888  268  2175 (82) 0
1889  265  2175 (79) 0
1890  285  2175 (74) 0
1891  284  2175 (67) 6
1892  293  2179 (65) 6
1893  292  2177 (68) 0
1894  302  2175 (68) 3
1895  284  2194 (70) 5
1896  291  2181 (78) 0
1897  311  2168 (85) 1
1898  350  2154 (90) 1
1899  377  2142 (97) 0
1900  407  2130 (103) 0
1901  435  2117 (108) 0
1902  486  2105 (112) 0
1903  518  2093 (116) 0
1904  564  2081 (119) 0
1905  602  2068 (122) 0
1906  639  2056 (125) 0
1907  688  2044 (127) 0
1908  712  2032 (129) 0
1909  800  2019 (130) 0
1910  822  2007 (132) 0
1911  868  1995 (133) 0
1912  865  1983 (134) 0
1913  893  1970 (135) 0
1914  843  1958 (135) 1
1915  808  1950 (138) 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    
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 (3)     Staten Island Club - Lyceum Club Match    
  Huntington, W.S. - Hodges, A.B.     0 - 1    


Player information updated: 18 Mar. 2024